Monthly welcome, links, and FAQ pointer

Welcome to alt.aquaria and rec.aquaria.freshwater.*, the oldest places
for aquarium info on the internet!

We have an extensive FAQ, located at http://faq.thekrib.com. The
beginner's section is http://faq.thekrib.com/begin.html and
http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html explains why new tanks are
hard to start. There is a lot of valuable information there on
everything from starting your first fishtank to fish selection to
growing live plants. Please have a look at the FAQ to see if your
questions are answered there before you post.

There are also a number of very valuable internet resources on fish and
aquaria. Here are some of the very best, and you will often see them
mentioned.

Pages by our regulars:
Netmax's site with great general information http://www.netmax.tk
Richard Sexton's site, with articles and a great photo collection
http://aquaria.net
International Killifish Association http://killi.net
CanadianCray's Crayfish Addicts Anonymous http://www.canadiancrayfish.ca

Other great sites:
The Skeptical Aquarist with general information
http://www.skepticalaquarist.com
Monga Bay with biotope and species information http://www.mongabay.com
Fishbase - very accurate species information http://www.fishbase.org
The Krib, host of many years of carefully selected rec.aquaria archives
http://www.thekrib.com
FINS - Fish Information Service http://fins.actwin.com/fish/
Planet Catfish http://www.planetcatfish.com
Cichlids.com http://www.cichlids.com
Greater Chicago Cichlids Association http://www.gcca.net
Betta Talk http://www.bettatalk.com
Apple Snail.net http://www.applesnail.net
Loaches.com http://www.loaches.com
Home of the Rainbowfish http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/
Thomas Barr's aquatic plant site http://www.barrreport.com (requires
free registration)
Tropica Aquarium Plants http://www.tropica.dk
Chuck's Planted Aquarium Pages with the fertilizer calculator
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/
Endlers R Us http://www.endlersr.us/

General usenet info:
A list of fishy and usenet abbreviations is at
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/acronym.php
Newsreader killfile and troll info can be found at
http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/
More troll information at http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htm

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