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: Condolences to @Pezulu's family BadgerBadger, Jan 27, 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: Algae out of control kruger1356, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:33 PM
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    2. Beginner Discussions

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      Latest: Can I use The taps on a Dolphin canister to restrict the flow Dolphin, Mar 5, 2021 at 7:30 PM
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    3. General Discussions

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      Latest: Tank plans/ideas Whoknows, Feb 28, 2021 at 7:24 PM
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    4. Articles

      Post any articles you've written here
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      Latest: A Guide to Keeping and Breeding Walter-Worms Aquarist, Feb 22, 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: Clubs in KZN? TaahirT, Feb 7, 2021
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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: March 2021 POTM entries Acpret, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:32 AM
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    7. RSS Feeds

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      Latest: Dwarf Aquarium Lily Care Sheet RSS Feed, Mar 4, 2021 at 4:02 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, Mar 5, 2021 at 6:28 PM
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    2. Species Tanks

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      Latest: Malawi tank Gerhardt, Mar 3, 2021 at 12:07 PM
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    3. Planted Tanks

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      Latest: Aquascaping inspiration from the internet Nirvashen, Mar 5, 2021 at 12:04 PM
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    4. Ponds

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      Latest: A new day’s bog garden Zuraki, Mar 3, 2021 at 8:41 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: Strange Stuff Growing in Tank Colinp67, Mar 2, 2021 at 8:47 AM
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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: Link to black list 2016 fux940510, Feb 12, 2021
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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: Co2 diffuser position AlgaeAqua, Feb 20, 2021
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  5. Tropical Fish

    1. General Fish Discussions

      Discussions about fish in general
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      Latest: Angels fighting krg007, Mar 5, 2021 at 5:21 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: One of my Happiest Moments to date Ruben Fitton, Mar 1, 2021 at 9:24 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 Reedfish, Feb 24, 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: Trials and tribulations of biotope-dreams Nina_W, Feb 26, 2021
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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 at 6:05 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: Fish Reedfish, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:01 AM
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    7. Breeding

      Fish breeding information and discussion
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      Latest: Lake Malawi cichlids breeding "season" Whoknows, Mar 4, 2021 at 2:34 PM
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    8. Diseases

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      Latest: What's wrong with my goldfish Zuraki, Mar 4, 2021 at 7:24 PM
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  6. Plants

    1. Aquatic plants

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      Latest: Wanted. Vallis Barry Roux, Feb 27, 2021
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  7. Equipment

    1. General Equipment discussion

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      Latest: Canister filter Fish08, Feb 28, 2021 at 6:44 AM
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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: pumice stone as filter media Whoknows, Feb 9, 2021
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  8. Aquarium Systems

    1. Members Systems

      Come share your tank with us
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      Latest: I got sunshine on a cloudy day GaryG, Mar 6, 2021 at 3:38 AM
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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: Replacing glass GaryG, Mar 3, 2021 at 9:54 AM
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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 at 5:48 AM
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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: Various items for sale Naresh, Mar 5, 2021 at 6:55 PM
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    2. Livestock Classifieds

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      Latest: Adult Tiger Oscars x3 Little Nicky, Mar 2, 2021 at 1:52 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: Wanted : poppy pipe carl leathwhite, Mar 5, 2021 at 12:58 PM
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    4. Junk Yard

      For all things non-aquarium related
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      Latest: Hedgehog PJs, Feb 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 at 11:04 AM
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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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  13. Off Topic

    1. General Off-Topic chat

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      Latest: Stuff that happened to you today but isn't worth a thread Nina_W, Mar 5, 2021 at 10:51 AM
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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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