A new post I am working on… Thought I would make my notes public and create a handy list of all the fishkeeping sites and aquarium blogs I’ve found so far. Have I missed any good ones?
Reef Central
Reef Central is an aquarium and coral information site, where marine hobbyists from beginners to advanced can exchange their knowledge.
What We Love: Reef Central has an excellent fishkeeping community forum! You’re sure to find fellow fishkeeping hobbyists with interests in common. They also have some calculators that are accurate and easy to use. Very useful for when you are aquascaping or planning a tank.
Unique Corals
About: Joseph Caparatta is the owner of UniqueCorals. He worked in the marine aquarium industry for over two decades. During his studies, he traveled, lectured, and learned as much as possible about fishkeeping.
What We Love: Unique Corals has excellent, clear photos and endless advice on aquarium equipment. They have a web series called Water Box Battle, where people compete to make the best aquascaping in a small tank. Go check it out!
Find Unique Corals On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Bulk Reef Supply by Andrew Duneman and Ryan Batcheller
About: Bulk Reef Supply, founded in 2007 by two friends, Ryan Batcheller, and Andrew Duneman, spend their time and effort to give helpful aquarium equipment solutions and sales to fishkeepers.
What We Love: Bulk Reef Supply has helpful tips and tricks for keeping your fish happy. They have an excellent youtube channel full of fishkeeping videos, plus much more!
Find Bulk Reef Supply On Instagram | YouTube
JBJ Aquarium Products
About: JBJ Aquariums is an online marine aquarium company. They sell almost everything you need to start a tank. Including user guides, a great support center, and lots more helpful features.
What We Love: The amount of photos and range of products JBJ Aquariums have is awe-inspiring! Their blog keeps you up to date with everything going on in the company, plus useful information.
Find JBJ Aquarium Products On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Reef Bum by Keith Berkelhamer
About: Keith Berkelhamer founded ReefBum, and his goal is to help the average marine hobbyist create the perfect tank. Keith shares his knowledge through photos and aquarium broadcasts videos. He hopes to inspire the world of marine hobbyists.
What We Love: Reefbum often shares helpful and interesting articles on aquarium help. Keith also has a page including the different aquarium equipment he uses for his tanks.
Find Reef Bum On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Reef Builders by Ryan Gripp
About: Reef Builders, founded by Ryan Gripp in 2006, focuses on the marine industry of keeping saltwater tanks.
What We Love: They have fascinating articles full of facts on types of marine life in different places. There are also a ton of videos, from tank showcases to everything you need to know about a species of animal.
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Reefs
About: Reefs.com is an online fish and coral forum including information on Reef Care for beginners and advanced aquarists, with reef equipment advice, DIY projects, and more!
What We Love: Reefs.com have an excellent fish forum and exciting marine news. This is a place where you can always learn something new! An excellent magazine and an app for your phone are some of the many great features.
Find Reefs On Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | YouTube
Aqua Nerd
About: AquaNerd posts about ocean discoveries, equipment notices, a gallery full of all their favorite aquarium events, and more!
What We Love: They have excellent posts on aquarium equipment info. Also quite a few hilarious aquarium memes! Well worth a look if you need a laugh. 🙂
Find Aqua Nerd On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Saltwater Aquarium Blog by Al Ulrich
About: Saltwater Aquarium Blog is an online guide to creating the perfect saltwater aquarium. They’ve got fact files on saltwater fish, tank guides/aquarium setup, and an aquarium book series.
What We Love: Plenty of helpful aquarium equipment reviews. Also lots of amusing articles about the author’s experiences as a fishkeeper.
Find Saltwater Aquarium Blog On Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | YouTube
Melevs Reef by Marc Levenson
About: Marc “Melev” Levenson founded Melev’s Reef and has been an aquarium hobbyist since 1998. He talks about his experiences on his blog. He also loves Scuba diving and exploring natural coral reefs.
What We Love: Melev’s Reef is full of great articles, including equipment reviews, and info and facts on Mark’s tanks.
Find Melevs Reef On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube
Mad Hatters Reef by Jeff Hesketh
About: Mad Hatter’s Reef was created by Jeff Hesketh, who aims to provide useful information about installing and maintaining saltwater aquariums.
What We Love: Jeff has great facts on fish species, articles of his experiences, and a helpful guide for aquarium set up.
Find Mad Hatters Reef On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube
Saltwater Aquarium Advice by Andrej Brummer
About: Andrej Brummer is a biological scientist who has a great interest in the world of marine animals and plants. He grew up in New Zealand and Australia, and there learned a love for ocean conservation and aquarium keeping.
What We Love: Saltwater Aquarium Advice has vibrant, clear pictures, and lots of excellent aquarium advice, including maintaining your coral, disease solutions, and other helpful topics.
Find Saltwater Aquarium Advice On Facebook | Twitter
Saltwater Smarts by Chris Aldrich and Jeff Kurtz
About: Saltwater Smarts was created by Jeff Kurtz and Chris Aldrich to help fellow hobbyists create a successful saltwater aquarium.
What We Love: This blog has a unique page about an aquarium show called “Salt Speak.” In each episode Chris Aldrich (Co-founder of Saltwater Smarts) invites a fellow hobbyist to chat about topics related to the aquarium hobby.
Find Saltwater Smarts On Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Red Sea Fish
About: Red Sea is an online aquarium source full of reef solutions, including aquarium equipment info, reef care products, and setup guides.
What We Love: This site has excellent “reef recipes”, guides to set up your aquarium. They’ve also got great information on aquarium products full of all the facts you need to know.
Find Red Sea Fish On Facebook | YouTube
CORAL Magazine
About: In 1999 German natural history publisher Matthias Schmidt suggested to marine aquarist and author Daniel Knop to join him on creating an aquarium magazine. Their goal is to keep blogging on their online coral magazine and to give out useful aquarium advice.
What We Love: Coral Magazine is an engaging digital publication full of issues on new aquarium equipment, aquarium news, and more exciting stories.
Find CORAL Magazine On Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Reef Nation by Justin Hester
About: Justin Hester is the founder over at ReefNation. Justin grew up in the southern coasts of Long Island, in NY. When he moved to the Midwest in the ’90s, that longing to smell salty air again was what guided to him to keep a saltwater coral tank and eventually start ReefNation.
What We Love: ReefNation has excellent product reviews, a slick coral store, fish profiles, and loads more great articles.
Find Reef Nation On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Freshwater Aquarium Blog by Cory McElroy
About: Aquarium Co-op has an extensive list of information on Reef keeping, including water chemistry, plant supplies, DIY, tank decor, product reviews, and more.
What We Love: This site has a vast range of helpful videos, including aquarium plant info, how to treat disease, fish recommendations, and other useful tips.
Find Freshwater Aquarium Blog On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube
Fishkeeping World
About: Fish Keeping World is an aquarium blog that can give you everything you need to know about freshwater fish keeping and aquarium maintenance. This site’s pieces are in-depth and well written.
What We Love: This site has excellent fish profiles including saltwater and freshwater, and fishkeeping guides full of all the facts you need to know about your new slippery little friend.
Find Fishkeeping World On Facebook
Aquariadise by Mari
About: Mari, a young woman from the Netherlands, has always been a keen aquarist. She set up her site to show Aquariadise focuses on freshwater fishkeeping, including aquarium set-up info, plant/fish guides, and more.
What We Love: Her site has a great design and an amusing logo. Aquariadise has excellent plant and fish care-sheets, including interesting facts and other helpful tips and tricks. She also has great product reviews to help you choose the best equipment to buy.
Find Aquariadise On Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube
That Fish Blog by Rick Amour
About: That Fish Blog is full of aquarium advice, freshwater and saltwater tanks, aquarium FAQs and ponds and water gardens.
What We Love: This site has excellent guides to choosing aquarium equipment, freshwater/saltwater aquarium info, and great articles for pond-keeping.
Find That Fish Blog On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube
Aquarium Fish Blog by John
About: Aquarium Fish Blog is a site all about aquarium care, plants, decor, and fish reviews. Rashed Ahmed is the writer at Aquarium Fish Blog and loves to share his tips and tricks and ideas.
What We Love: Aquarium Fish Blog has helpful fish reviews, aquascaping tanks, plant info, fish profiles, and a lot more useful articles.
Pet Guide
About: PetGuide.com is a blog with information about cats, dogs, and fish, with tips and advice about all three. With Pet Care information and pet forums, PetGuide.com will help you keep the perfect pet!
What We Love: PetGuide covers a range of topics, including great aquatic plant, freshwater/saltwater aquariums, invertebrates, coral info, and loads of aquarium product reviews.
Find Pet Guide On Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | YouTube
My Aquarium Club by Michael Mokotov
About: My Aquarium Club has fish keeping FAQs, information about maintaining freshwater and saltwater fish, tropical fish, amphibians and reptiles, and more.
What We Love: This site has super helpful articles featuring everything to do with keeping an aquarium; fish advice, fish/plant profiles including all the facts, and loads of other topics.
Find My Aquarium Club On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Oregon Coast Aquarium
About: Oregon Coast Aquarium is a non-profit organization established in Newport, on the Oregon Coast. With their mission to create unique and exciting experiences that unite you to the Oregon coast, they are a passionate team focused on marine conservation.
What We Love: This site has exciting experiences you can go to, such as animal exhibits, beach clean up days, and loads more inspiring events.
Find Oregon Coast Aquarium On Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube
Centreville Aquarium by David
About: Centreville Aquarium was established on January 1, 2000, provide information on freshwater and saltwater, fish species, plants, and sharks, and also have FAQs and reviews.
What We Love: A highlight is their clever homemade GIFS of the fish in their aquarium. They have a monthly post called “Fish of the Month.” Representing a new arrival in their stock, with plenty of information on the species.
Find Centreville Aquarium On Facebook
Aquarium Adviser
About: Aquarium Adviser is the marine aquarium hobbyist’s guide to the best products for fish, tanks, and equipment.
What We Love: Aquarium Adviser has great aquarium equipment reviews, including helpful guides, and info.
Aquarium Info
About: Aquarium Info is an online guide to aquarium aquascaping, marine aquariums, fish information, and planted aquariums.
What We Love: This site has a handy “Beginners’ Guide,” including choosing the right fish for your tank, aquascaping basics, and a couple of DIY article guides.
Nippy Fish
About: Nippy Fish is a guide to all things about caring for Betta Fish. They have sections on fish behavior, equipment, and information to help you care for sick Bettas.
What We Love: This site has heaps of useful information about Betta fish. They’ve got great tips about dealing with diseases, breeding, and behavior, and great info on what is the “betta” equipment for your fish. 🙂