FINS: Fish Information Service

This is an archive of information about aquariums. It covers both freshwater and marine, tropical and temperate. I will gladly take contributions of additional information for this archive. I am regularly updating and adding to this archive, so be sure to come back, and while you're here, check out our sponsors.

Information for Aquarists

• Glossary of terms used among aquarists.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers from the *.aquaria Usenet newsgroups. This is very general information about all kinds of fish keeping.
• Reefkeepers FAQ, containing a lot of information specific to reef tanks.
• Catalog of marine fish and invertebrates with information, common and scientific names, and pictures.
• Catalog of freshwater fish with information, common and scientific names, and pictures.
• Archives of interesting discussions on a large variety of aquarium related topics, kept by Dustin Laurence.
• Aquatic-Plants mailing list archive.
• Disease diagnosis and treatment.
• Plans for various aquarium Do-It-Yourself projects.

Pictures, Movies and Other Images

• Reef aquarium pictures
• Underwater pictures from the Smithsonian
• Other underwater pictures
• Freshwater fish catalog, containing pictures of each species
• Marine fish catalog, containing pictures of each species
• Movies of aquariums

Directories

• Our sponsors (pet stores on-line!)
• Public Aquariums
• National and International Societies
• Local aquarium clubs worldwide
• Mail-order vendors of aquarium products and livestock.
• Local pet store directory
• Upcoming conferences

Other Information Sources

• World-Wide Web Virtual Library listings on fish
• The Krib, Erik Olson's web pages mostly about freshwater planted aquariums.
• Cichlid info from Eric Gracyalny.
• Something's Fishy from Jim Hurley

Miscellaneous

• A case study of Mark Rosenstein's reef tank
• The International Marinelife Alliance (IMA) is an organization dedicated to the protection of marinelife forms and the conservation of their habitat.
• The Breeder's Registry for marine aquarium cultured fishes and invertebrates
• Discussion about this archive

Related Topics at Other Sites

• Aquanaut SCUBA information
• Scientific trivia about fish from the National Marine Fisheries Service
• Wildlife protection laws in the U.S. and international agreements
• Marine and Aquatic Sciences Serials Lists
• Herpetology (amphibians and reptiles) info
• The electronic zoo: a list of animal-related computer resources.
• The Amazing Fish Cam live video shots of a marine aquarium.

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If you have any feedback, I'd love to hear it. You may make online comments publically, or send them to me via email to mar@actwin.com. This was assembled by Mark Rosenstein of Active Window Productions.