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: Classifieds etiquette MariaS, Jun 26, 2019
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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: No Alerts??? Rainstorm, May 13, 2019
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  2. General

    1. New members

      Please pop in and say hi and introduce yourself.
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      Latest: Greetings fish friends Gerrit, Aug 25, 2019 at 5:16 PM
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    2. Beginner Discussions

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      Latest: CO2 DIY TetraJacques, Aug 17, 2019
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    3. General Discussions

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      Latest: Shipping tank? Jandre Frey, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:27 PM
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    4. Articles

      Post any articles you've written here
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      Latest: Proper Aclimation of fish Reedfish, Jun 6, 2019
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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: Tropheus Ebrahim, Jun 14, 2019
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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: August 2019 Tank of the Month Entries A new day, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:26 PM
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    7. RSS Feeds

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      Latest: Clown Pleco | Panaqolus maccus care & info Toy, Aug 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM
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  3. Freshwater Tank Discussions

    1. Community Tanks

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      Latest: Challenges with NO2 and NO3 Barry Roux, Aug 7, 2019
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    2. Species Tanks

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      Latest: New tank running Frans jc, Aug 12, 2019
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    3. Planted Tanks

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      Latest: First attempt at a planted tank David Kusner, Aug 25, 2019 at 3:16 PM
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    4. Ponds

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      Latest: Diy co2 pond BradK, Jul 7, 2019
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    5. Algae

      We all know it and most probably hate it...
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      Latest: String Algae infestation Taufeeq, Aug 25, 2019 at 4:09 PM
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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: 6 Fish to ID *please help* Whoknows, Aug 25, 2019 at 9:27 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: Are shrimp and crayfish still blacklisted? Ammar, Jan 8, 2019
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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: Some advise on tank choice for final scape TetraJacques, Aug 25, 2019 at 1:33 PM
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  5. Tropical Fish

    1. General Fish Discussions

      Discussions about fish in general
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      Latest: Advice needed on for a paranoid fishkeeper (new fish) Reafer, Aug 23, 2019 at 10:05 AM
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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: First Pure ( big spot) Black Diamond SA bred pups!! Whoknows, Aug 25, 2019 at 9:13 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: Shellies - Neolamprologus brevis pierreschoonraad, Jul 29, 2019
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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: Black Phantom Tetra Lowflyer7, Aug 21, 2019 at 8:37 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: Clown Loach Lovers MariaS, Aug 23, 2019 at 7:04 AM
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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: Show your DISCUS MariaS, Aug 12, 2019
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    7. Breeding

      Fish breeding information and discussion
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      Latest: At it again pierreschoonraad, Aug 19, 2019
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    8. Diseases

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      Latest: Possible Camallanus infection in Betta Cale24, Aug 17, 2019
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  6. Plants

    1. Aquatic plants

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      Latest: Storing Plants while rescaping Saibot, Aug 22, 2019 at 3:05 PM
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  7. Equipment

    1. General Equipment discussion

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      Latest: Zetlight ZP4000 Series TetraJacques, Aug 21, 2019 at 9:57 AM
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    2. Equipment Reviews

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      Latest: Jbl c02 f-fish, Aug 16, 2019
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    3. Filtration

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      Latest: Looking for a Canister filter expert or technical person Neezo, Aug 22, 2019 at 11:57 AM
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  8. Aquarium Systems

    1. Members Systems

      Come share your tank with us
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      Latest: Sparkling Gourami Nano Tank Chandz, Aug 25, 2019 at 4:42 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 - 1.45 x 600 x 450 Gerrit, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:22 PM
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  10. Photo Gallery

    1. Full tank shots

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      Latest: 3 tank A new day, Aug 25, 2019 at 5:25 PM
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    2. Fish pics

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      Latest: Clown Killi Cale24, Jul 23, 2019
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    3. General Images

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      Latest: Patiently awaiting spring August 2019 Ashen, Aug 14, 2019
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    4. Photography

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      Latest: Sunset DoubleDutch, Dec 14, 2018
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  11. Classifieds

    1. Equipment Classifieds

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      Latest: Shrimp tank got torn down. Now there's bits and Bobs Saibot, Aug 25, 2019 at 5:43 AM
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    2. Livestock Classifieds

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      Latest: Geophagus Redhead Tapajos (Adults) Smittied, Aug 24, 2019 at 8:11 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: Help finding a pump impeller Toy, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:03 PM
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    4. Junk Yard

      For all things non-aquarium related
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      Latest: Various Hardscape, CT, Southern Suburbs Hawk, Jun 24, 2019
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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: Rare fish wanted Hooks, Dec 17, 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: Zetlight Lancia II LED Range in Stock JungleAquatics, Aug 7, 2019
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    3. Aquarium Depot

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

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

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      Latest: New Sponsor - King Coral Reedfish, Apr 3, 2019
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    6. Aquaria SA

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

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      Latest: Christmas @ Majestic⛄ Majestic Pets, Dec 14, 2018
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    8. 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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    9. Live Aquatics

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      Latest: Wonder why live aquatics is not post in TASA about the auction. f-fish, Mar 23, 2019
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  13. Off Topic

    1. General Off-Topic chat

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      Latest: Summer Photos in Europe DoubleDutch, Aug 23, 2019 at 5:10 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: Started keeping bees DoubleDutch, Aug 4, 2019
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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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