Looking For Useful Websites And Links!

[Sophie]

Thanks all Something for me to read through tomorrow.

 

[TallTree01]

This was my first fish forum. I've since joined others but I fell out of them cos they were ' Nasty ones '. This is one of 2 of the friendliest fish forums around.

 

[Noahsfish]

I completely understand the reasoning behind the other forum rules....however, the site I was about to suggest has a forum as well, but its forum really sucks...I'll say it anyways, as I can't really see anybody ditching this forum for this ones...dwarf puffers.com, has all the basics for dwarf puffers only, I used it for when I was getting into DPs. Great litte fish btw.

 

[ech0o]

Yea I keep the DP's and used that site for information.   Instead of suggesting a page like that though, just site the source of knowledge for Puffer Fish at that forum, a gentlemen who posts by the name of RTR.  
 
When it comes to puffer fish, If RTR says it is so, it surely is so.   He posts on numerous different forums but he is one of the leading Puffer Fish experts on the web!

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I completely understand the reasoning behind the other forum rules....however, the site I was about to suggest has a forum as well, but its forum really sucks...I'll say it anyways, as I can't really see anybody ditching this forum for this ones...dwarf puffers.com, has all the basics for dwarf puffers only, I used it for when I was getting into DPs. Great litte fish btw.

 
 
There is no ban on mentioning sites that have a forum that are specialty sites.  I mentioned "planetcatfish" on this thread earlier, which also has a forum, but it is also a much better source of information on catfish than this site.  
 
The main goal of Rule 5 is to ensure that when folks are sent to other sites its for very specific reasons, not just to a nearly identical site to this one.  Dwarf puffers would certainly be a "specialty" site.

 

[ech0o]

 

I completely understand the reasoning behind the other forum rules....however, the site I was about to suggest has a forum as well, but its forum really sucks...I'll say it anyways, as I can't really see anybody ditching this forum for this ones...dwarf puffers.com, has all the basics for dwarf puffers only, I used it for when I was getting into DPs. Great litte fish btw.

 
 
There is no ban on mentioning sites that have a forum that are specialty sites.  I mentioned "planetcatfish" on this thread earlier, which also has a forum, but it is also a much better source of information on catfish than this site.  
 
The main goal of Rule 5 is to ensure that when folks are sent to other sites its for very specific reasons, not just to a nearly identical site to this one.  Dwarf puffers would certainly be a "specialty" site.
 

 
 
They do have the site name banned from this forum though, so maybe there is another reason for it?

 

[eaglesaquarium]

PM me the exact URL.  I'll look into it.
 
 
http/www.dwarfpuffers.com
 
 
If that is the site you are referring to, I don't see it being blocked.

 

[ech0o]

Well i'll be, I could have swore it blocked me from using pictures hosted on that URL.  NVM

 

[eaglesaquarium]

It might have been blocking the format of the picture.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

This is one of the policies that demean the value of this site and always has, imo. I have never ever supported the linking ban and never will. It deprives the members here of some excellent information all from an irrational fear that finding sites with better information on specific topics than is available here will cause folks to leave here. I have been and am a member of a number of fish related sites and this is the only one with such a policy. Most sites want their members to get the best information wherever that may be. I fully support a policy which deletes solicitations to join another site or posts which designed to cause harm here. But that is why there are mods. They can delete such posts and ban new members who join only to post such things.
 
The link above to Badman's should be in everyone's favorites. It has a forum where I never read nor am I a member there, but I raly on their species info all the time.  Even better is http/www.mongabay.com/. This is a superb resource especially on species informationand on so much more too.
 
Here area a few more interesting places to poke around:
http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/index.html
http/animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/information/Diseases.htm
http/www.tropica.com/en/home.aspx
http/fins.actwin.com/aquariafaq.html
http/rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/Melano.htm
http/www.xiphophorus.txstate.edu/
http/www.loaches.com/
http/www.nettaigyo.com/corydoras/encyc/index-e.html
http/www.aquapress-bleher.com/index.php?lang=en
http/www.finarama.com/
http/www.advancedaquarist.com/

 

[Sophie]

This is one of the policies that demean the value of this site and always has, imo. I have never ever supported the linking ban and never will. It deprives the members here of some excellent information all from an irrational fear that finding sites with better information on specific topics than is available here will cause folks to leave here. I have been and am a member of a number of fish related sites and this is the only one with such a policy. Most sites want their members to get the best information wherever that may be. I fully support a policy which deletes solicitations to join another site or posts which designed to cause harm here. But that is why there are mods. They can delete such posts and ban new members who join only to post such things.
 
The link above to Badman's should be in everyone's favorites. It has a forum where I never read nor am I a member there, but I raly on their species info all the time.  Even better is http/www.mongabay.com/. This is a superb resource especially on species informationand on so much more too.
 
Here area a few more interesting places to poke around:
http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/index.html
http/animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/information/Diseases.htm
http/www.tropica.com/en/home.aspx
http/fins.actwin.com/aquariafaq.html
http/rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/Melano.htm
http/www.xiphophorus.txstate.edu/
http/www.loaches.com/
http/www.nettaigyo.com/corydoras/encyc/index-e.html
http/www.aquapress-bleher.com/index.php?lang=en
http/www.finarama.com/
http/www.advancedaquarist.com/

 
Thank you very much for these, much appreciated

 

[eaglesaquarium]

This is one of the policies that demean the value of this site and always has, imo. 

 
Well, the way that we have enforced it more recently I think is a way that you would support.  In general, the Mod Team gives fairly liberal leeway in terms of what is and what is not acceptable.  We don't block "forums".  We block those that offer nothing more than this site and we always remove posts recruiting for them.

 

[TallTree01]

What if you link a topic from another forum to this one if the topic from the other forum answers an OP's question?

Sorry if what I just said makes no sense.

 

[Noahsfish]

Couldn't you just say what they said on the other forum tall tree?

 

[TallTree01]

I guess, but it would be better to to show the whole discussion if you get me. Plus if I just copy and past the hole thing over
1) that's plagiarism or some crap like that
2) I'm too lazy to do that l