Tropical Aquariums SA

  1. Rules and Forum Support

    1. Rules and Regulations

      *** please read ***
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      Latest: Clarity on the new ICASA rules that were passed into law regarding public media MariaS, Jan 17, 2020
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    2. Announcements

      Important announcements to read
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      Latest: Well wishes to MariaS David Kusner, May 5, 2021
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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: Removal of threads. BadgerBadger, Jun 27, 2020
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  2. General

    1. New members

      Please pop in and say hi and introduce yourself.
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      Latest: Help with Setting up new planted tank A new day, May 9, 2021 at 2:12 PM
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    2. Beginner Discussions

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      Latest: Some thoughts from someone new to the hobby Shrimp_Hoops, May 13, 2021 at 8:44 AM
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    3. General Discussions

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      Latest: Starting fresh carl leathwhite, May 10, 2021 at 2:13 PM
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    4. Articles

      Post any articles you've written here
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      Latest: Curved tank with cabinet for sale! Shiraz Mea, Apr 21, 2021
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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: Male flowerhorn for sale i year old Ivor smith, May 9, 2021 at 11:27 AM
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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: May 2021 POTM entries Kiaan26, May 13, 2021 at 11:41 AM
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    7. RSS Feeds

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      Latest: Best Canister Filter RSS Feed, May 11, 2021 at 6:02 PM
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  3. Freshwater Tank Discussions

    1. Community Tanks

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      Latest: Help me stock a new easy going 5 foot tank Beachless, Apr 10, 2021
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    2. Species Tanks

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      Latest: African Cichlids Garage Display Tank Shabir, May 10, 2021 at 11:48 AM
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    3. Planted Tanks

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      Latest: Help planning tank fux940510, May 13, 2021 at 3:08 AM
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    4. Ponds

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      Latest: Hugbug's raised wooden goldfish pond Whoknows, May 11, 2021 at 3:46 PM
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    5. Algae

      We all know it and most probably hate it...
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      Latest: Algae out of control kruger1356, Feb 26, 2021
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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: More strange stuff... ID please Hendrik Bergh, May 4, 2021
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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 A new day, May 12, 2021 at 4:06 PM
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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: Need help with Ich Reedfish, May 13, 2021 at 7:25 AM
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  5. Tropical Fish

    1. General Fish Discussions

      Discussions about fish in general
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      Latest: Trends in the aquarium hobby Gamma, May 9, 2021 at 7:40 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: My babby Shabir, May 9, 2021 at 9:51 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: Complete revamp Ortaega, Mar 10, 2021
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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: Willd caught colombian aeneus Zander Jacobs, May 9, 2021 at 5:10 PM
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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: Gourami and catfiah Beachless, Feb 28, 2021
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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: Dashing discus symptoms BoelderBeestie, May 7, 2021
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    7. Breeding

      Fish breeding information and discussion
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      Latest: Breeding Gourami Reedfish, May 13, 2021 at 7:24 AM
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    8. Diseases

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      Latest: Tiger barbs going dark? Vitesh, Apr 14, 2021
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  6. Plants

    1. Aquatic plants

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      Latest: Nelumbo - Lotus Reedfish, May 13, 2021 at 8:02 AM
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  7. Equipment

    1. General Equipment discussion

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      Latest: Custom tanks in Cape Town - who makes them? Shrimp_Hoops, May 13, 2021 at 2:47 PM
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    2. Equipment Reviews

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      Latest: Can anyone recommend a siphon/ gravel vacuum that doesn’t break 3 seconds after you buy it Whoknows, Feb 10, 2021
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    3. Filtration

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      Latest: Advice needed: HMA filters (3 stage)and impact on water parameters Reedfish, Apr 26, 2021
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  8. Aquarium Systems

    1. Members Systems

      Come share your tank with us
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      Latest: Plant propogation tank Radesh, May 11, 2021 at 5:32 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: Bluechem Filter Sand From Builders is it safe and how to clean it David Kusner, Apr 30, 2021
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  10. Photo Gallery

    1. Full tank shots

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      Latest: The Fallen Lucky01, Jan 24, 2021
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    2. Fish pics

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      Latest: Red Fancy Tiger A new day, Mar 2, 2021
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    3. General Images

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      Latest: Wild Olive Burl GaryG, Jun 3, 2020
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    4. Photography

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      Latest: Different phone cameras. DoubleDutch, Apr 26, 2020
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  11. Classifieds

    1. Equipment Classifieds

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      Latest: Complete Nano Betta Setup - CPT JCW_IV, May 13, 2021 at 4:20 PM
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    2. Livestock Classifieds

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      Latest: Low grade cherry shrimp Whoknows, May 11, 2021 at 3:29 PM
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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: Pest snails oupoot, May 14, 2021 at 4:19 AM
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    4. Junk Yard

      For all things non-aquarium related
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      Latest: Cooler box and drink cooler WernerP, Apr 7, 2021
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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: Garra Rufa for a spa albertus.vanheer, Feb 13, 2021
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    2. Art of Aqua

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      Latest: Art of Aqua - Financial Year End Sale Art of Aqua, Mar 1, 2021
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    3. The Fishkeeper

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      Latest: July/August 2018 The Fishkeeper Hendre, Jul 2, 2018
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    4. King Coral

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      Latest: New Sponsor - King Coral Reedfish, Apr 3, 2019
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    5. 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: Flowerhorn wanted!!! Reafer, Aug 14, 2019
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    6. RBM Aquatics

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      Latest: Epic Aquatic Plants In Stock Whoknows, Jul 27, 2020
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    7. Shrimp Nation

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      Latest: Shrimp Nation Black Friday ShrimpNation, Nov 26, 2020
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    8. Marine and Reef Connection

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      Latest: MRC George Betta in the bushes RHox, Nov 27, 2020
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    9. Perky Pets Superstore

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      Latest: New Sponsor - Perky pets MariaS, Nov 17, 2020
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    10. Viking Aquatics SA

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      Latest: Some new stock landed. Andrew Terblanche, Mar 24, 2021
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  13. Off Topic

    1. General Off-Topic chat

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      Latest: Nature Photos T. Guppy, May 13, 2021 at 6:27 PM
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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: Chameleon Cale24, Aug 15, 2020
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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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