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As your may or may not know, the REC.AQUARIA newgroup has successfully gone through a reorganization and the new groups are now available. I urge you to use them and abandon the old groups as they will be fazed out and may not work properly.
The reorg split the rec.aquaria heirarchy into a number of sub groups which will benefit the users of this newsgroup in a number of ways. A good historical archive of the discussion can be found at the aquaria archive and the RFD (Request For Discussion) at the aquaria archive official rfd
I've shifted through the RFD to find the essence of the new groups and here they are:
rec.aquaria.misc
A general discussion group. Topics not covered by the other groups, and topics that are appropriate to more than one group (rather than crossposting). Not all topics fit neatly into the usual freshwater/marine division (notably brackish aquaria), not all topics have a large enough following to warrant a separate newsgroup at this time, and some topics are of broad interest to many types of aquarists. Also appropriate are such things as pointers to more specific newsgroups, ftp and web sites, and other "meta-issues." If you don't know where to post it, it probably belongs here.
rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Topics specific to freshwater aquaria which do not fit into one of the more specialized newsgroups, as well as topics which fit into multiple specific freshwater newsgroups.
rec.aquaria.marine.misc
Topics specific to marine aquaria which do not fit into one of the more specialized newsgroups, as well as topics which fit into multiple specific marine newsgroups.
rec.aquaria.marketplace
Allow ads to be found easily without burying or being buried in general discussion. Ads related to aquaria and aquarium products and inhabitants by private individuals and businesses.
rec.aquaria.tech
While the organisms and special techniques vary, both freshwater and marine aquaria face a similar set of fundamental problems and often rely on similar devices in their solution. Discussion about the technology of aquarium keeping, including homebuilt gadgets as well as commercial devices. Discussions of the technical details of such devices belong here, though the rationale for their use may be just as appropriate in another newsgroup.
rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
All topics related to both old- and new-world cichlids.
rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
All topics related to goldfish and their kin.
rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
All subjects about planted freash water tanks. This group provides a home for planted tank specialists and also allows the large number of non- plant aquarists to avoid the many strictly plant posts.
rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
The fundamental division of the marine hobby is into reef and non-reef aquarists. This group provides a home for reef specialists while allowing non-reef aquarists to avoid the large number of reef related posts.
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