Tropical Aquariums SA

  1. Rules and Forum Support

    1. Rules and Regulations

      *** please read ***
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      Latest: Blacklisted species discussion now allowed but no trading dorff, Jan 16, 2017
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    2. Announcements

      Important announcements to read
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      Latest: Unethical behavior RobK, Jun 5, 2018
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    3. Website Suggestions, Support and Feedback

      Suggestions, problems, help with forum features, how the forum works etc. No aquarium related questions in here please.
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      Latest: User titles Discusnut, Oct 28, 2017
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  2. General

    1. New members

      Please pop in and say hi and introduce yourself.
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      Latest: Back to Fresh water Nico Hamman, Jun 16, 2018 at 8:13 PM
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    2. Beginner Discussions

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      Latest: Algae problem f-fish, Jun 20, 2018 at 5:39 PM
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    3. General Discussions

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      Latest: Tank journey stand build Adrian Gatter, Jun 17, 2018 at 4:45 PM
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    4. Articles

      Post any articles you've written here
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      Latest: Discus for beginners. An introduction to discus from my own experience. Pierré Schoonraad, May 28, 2018
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    5. Social Groups

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      Social Groups

      Sub-Forums

      1. JHB Aquarists

      2. KZN Fish Club

      3. Cape Town Fish Keepers

      4. Eastern Cape Aquatic Club

      5. Pretoria Aquarium Fanatics

      Latest: KZN Members Register TankMaster, May 4, 2018
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    6. Competitions

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      Competitions

      Sub-Forums

      1. TOTM

      2. FOTM

      3. POTM

      4. Photo of the Month Competition

      5. Monthly Winners

      6. Designerguppy Challenge 2

      7. Guppy challenge

      8. Planted tank Nano Entries

      Latest: King Coral and Orca Labs meme/joke competition! TheGrissom, Jun 20, 2018 at 5:07 AM
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    7. RSS Feeds

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      Latest: Wild Betta fish | 9 fascinating alternatives to domestic Bettas! TrevorR, May 24, 2018
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  3. Freshwater Tank Discussions

    1. Community Tanks

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      Latest: Guppy or cory dora baby MariaS, Jun 19, 2018 at 7:48 PM
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    2. Species Tanks

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      Latest: Guppy Colouration f-fish, Jun 20, 2018 at 2:29 AM
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    3. Planted Tanks

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      Latest: Planted journey Innocent159, Jun 19, 2018 at 3:22 PM
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    4. Ponds

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      Latest: DIY pond building RalphK, Mar 24, 2018
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    5. Algae

      We all know it and most probably hate it...
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      Latest: Is Black-Beard Algae bad for a tank? Udo, Apr 22, 2018
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    6. ID Needed

      Post pics here if you have something and you don't know what it is
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      Latest: anyone know what these are and where i can get them? pierreschoonraad, Jun 15, 2018 at 3:24 PM
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    7. Blacklisted species

      This forum is for the discussion of fauna/flora found on the South African Blacklist.
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      Latest: Axolotl's MadHatter, Jun 6, 2018
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  4. Advanced

    1. Advanced Topics

      For the more in-depth discussions. No off topic posts in these threads please.
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      Latest: Just how curious (and smart?) Some fish are TrevorR, May 31, 2018
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  5. Tropical Fish

    1. General Fish Discussions

      Discussions about fish in general
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      Latest: Cycling a new tank with established media Nico Hamman, Jun 20, 2018 at 8:04 PM
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    2. Oddball fish

      Less common fish such as Arowana, Reedfish, Polys, Stingrays, Dats, Lungfish, Knife fish etc.
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      Latest: How cute is this..... there are some buns in the oven!! MariaS, Jun 15, 2018 at 8:25 PM
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    3. Africa

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      Africa

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cichlids

      2. Killifish

      3. Tetras

      4. Catfish

      5. Other

      Latest: Hormone Food Ebi Omer, Jun 6, 2018
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    4. South and Central America

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      South and Central America

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cichlids

      2. Tetras

      3. Catfish

      4. Livebearers

      5. Other

      Latest: Out and about! Reedfish, May 30, 2018
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    5. Asia

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      Asia

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cyprinids

      2. Loaches

      3. Labyrinth Fish

      4. Catfish

      5. Killifish

      6. Asian Other

      Latest: Gekkie my Giant gourami having fun Stalker, Apr 15, 2018
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    6. Discus

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      Discus

      Sub-Forums

      1. General Discus discussions

      2. Problems with Discus

      3. Feeding and Nutrition

      4. Wild Discus

      5. Tankmates

      6. Discus Breeding

      7. Parasite free keeping

      8. Technical

      Latest: Parents eating wrigglers BoelderBeestie, Jun 18, 2018 at 6:39 AM
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    7. Breeding

      Fish breeding information and discussion
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      Latest: Amanos Innocent159, Jun 18, 2018 at 8:38 PM
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    8. Diseases

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      Latest: Why my 3 spot gourami died? f-fish, Jun 16, 2018 at 7:21 PM
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  6. Plants

    1. Aquatic plants

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      Latest: Madagascar Lace (Aponogeton madagascariensis) f-fish, Jun 12, 2018
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  7. Equipment

    1. General Equipment discussion

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      Latest: Heater questions Nico Hamman, Jun 19, 2018 at 5:28 PM
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    2. Equipment Reviews

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      Latest: Eheim Quick Vac pro - Battery operated gravel cleaner Adrian Gatter, Jun 15, 2018 at 1:40 PM
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    3. Filtration

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      Latest: Dophin C 500 canister filter? f-fish, Jun 18, 2018 at 3:18 PM
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  8. Aquarium Systems

    1. Members Systems

      Come share your tank with us
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      Latest: 540L DIY Project - 200 X 45 X 60 Nico Hamman, Jun 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM
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    2. TOTM

      Winners of our Monthly TOTM competitions. (Tank Of The Month)
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      Latest: TOTM January 2017 - BoelderBeestie BoelderBeestie, Mar 6, 2017
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  9. DIY

    1. Anything DIY related

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      Latest: New Build Adrian Gatter, Jun 20, 2018 at 8:00 AM
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  10. Photo Gallery

    1. Full tank shots

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      Latest: DISPLAY TANK - Share yours! Riaan1984, Jun 19, 2018 at 10:00 PM
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    2. Fish pics

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      Latest: New Apache Member martin91, Jun 1, 2018
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    3. General Images

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      Latest: Tiled Tank? TrevorR, May 23, 2018
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    4. Photography

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      Latest: Different phone cameras. MadHatter, May 23, 2018
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  11. Classifieds

    1. Equipment Classifieds

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      Latest: Aquariums and extras for sale GaryG, Jun 18, 2018 at 6:20 AM
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    2. Livestock Classifieds

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      Latest: Various fish and plants Ammar, Jun 19, 2018 at 10:17 AM
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    3. Wanted/Swop/Freebies

      Forum for items you are looking for, wanting to swop or freebies to give away.
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      Latest: Livestock Adrian Gatter, Jun 19, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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    4. Junk Yard

      For all things non-aquarium related
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      Latest: Lowerpro format 150aw smally99, May 13, 2018
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  12. Sponsors

    1. Sponsor Requests

      Looking for a particular product/livestock? Post your request in here.
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      Latest: Impeller for a Tetratec EX600 cannister filter RebelPets, May 24, 2018
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    2. Jungle Aquatics

      Our fully secured online shop cater for all national sales on hardware...or drop us a visit at our retail premises in the Little Falls Garden Centre in Roodepoort!
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      Latest: Welcome Aquarium Munster - Dr Bassleer Biofish Food JungleAquatics, Feb 9, 2018
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    3. Dorry Pets

      Specializing in tropical, planted and marine aquariums.
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      Latest: We are hiring! Dorry_Pets, Jun 14, 2018 at 6:14 PM
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    4. Aquarium Depot

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      Latest: REEFTEK regulators, bubble counters & solenoid shipment received Facebook, Jan 21, 2014
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    5. The Fishkeeper

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      Latest: The Fishkeeper May/June 2018 The Fishkeeper, May 3, 2018
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    6. Wild on Pets

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      Latest: Available stock LunaTic, Jun 18, 2018 at 8:11 PM
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    7. King Coral

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    8. Aquaria SA

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      Latest: Welcome to new sponsors - Aquaria SA Pezulu, Jun 8, 2018
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    9. Majestic Pets

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      Latest: Aquaforest and Bonsias trees Nico Hamman, Jun 20, 2018 at 6:25 PM
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    10. Rebel Pets

      Shop 6, Nimrod Center, 63 Pienaar Ave, Cnr Pienaar & Can Riebeek Street Kempton Park https://rebelpets.co.za/
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      Latest: New sponsor: Rebel Pets Christiaan Duvenage, May 24, 2018
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    11. Quality Marines

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      Latest: Would You like to win a R3000.00 Aquaforest Freshwater hamper? Vince, Jun 18, 2018 at 3:30 PM
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  13. Off Topic

    1. General Off-Topic chat

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      Latest: Official anti-derail thread Nico Hamman, Jun 10, 2018
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    2. Other Pets

      Dogs, cats, snakes, birds, lizards, spiders etc. Any pets that aren't fish.
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      Latest: Meet Gibling!!! Fishlips, Apr 12, 2016
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  14. Aquarium Expo

    1. AquariumExpo 2012

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      Latest: AquariumExpo2012 Q&A rsa, Mar 17, 2017
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