Shot Forms For Words And What They Stand For

[PRW1988]

Alright, so I've noticed that a lot of people seem to enjoy using short forms for words, myself included, I've also noticed that a lot of people ask what the short form means,

What does RTBS stand for?

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I thought that it'd be helpful if we were to all list off some short form words, and what they stand for, as a sort of helpful guide line to new members, or even to experienced members that just don't know what people are trying to say.


RTBS- red tailed black shark
lol- laugh out loud
IMO- in my opinion
IMHO- in my humble opinion

Can't really think of too many more terms, if anybody can please add them to this list.

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

LFS - local (or live) fish shop
HoB - hang on back filter
OS - over stocked
IME - in my experience
GBR - German Blue Ram
ADF - African Dwarf Frog

 

[heymickey94]

RO-reverse osmasis
DP-Dwarf Puffer
BP-Blood Parrot
ABF-African Butterfly fish
RR-reef ready

I will add more when I think of them.

 

[divisible by zero]

ty iow what RTBS was

 

[Esfa]

ACF = african clawed frog
lmao = Laugh my ass off
CAE = chinese Algae Eater
SAE = Siamese algae eater

 

[Maximus]

Or we could just use this.

 

[Esfa]

Yes. Yes we could

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

Or we could just use this.

Shhh...we were having fun. Besides, I do believe we've already come up with a few that haven't been covered on the master list (although I had forgotten about that thread)

 

[GoldfishAttentionSpan]

VT = Viel Tail (betta)
CT = CrownTail (betta)
HM = HalfMoon (betta)

LR = LiveRock (used in marine tanks)

 

[afishdude]

LOL - Laugh out loud
LMAO - Laughing my a** off
ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROFLMAO -Rolling on floor laughing my ar*e off
BTW - By the way
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
IME - In my experience
FYI - For your information
OTOH - On the other hand
AFAIK - As far as I know
FWIW - For what it's worth
IOW - In other words
HTH - Hope this helps (or helped)

....some of the more fish related ones

LFS - Local fish store
LPS - Local pet store
GH - General hardness
KH - Karbonate hardness
DOC's - Dissolves organic compounds
DSB - Deep sand bed
FO - Fish only (type of Marine Aquarium)
FOWLR - Fish only with live rock (type of Marine Aquarium)
CO2 - Carbon dioxide
NH4 - Ammonia
NO2 - Nitrite
NO3 - Nitrate
GAL - Gallon
HO - Hi output flourescent light
SHO - Super Hi output flourescent light
VHO - Very Hi output flourescent light
RO - Reverse osmosis (type of water purification)
UGF - Under gravel filter
RUGF - Reverse flow under gravel filter
HOB - Hangs on back
HOBF - Hangs on back filter
SG - Specific Gravity
UV - Ultra violet

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