A
ACF-African clawed frog
ADF-African Dwarf Frog
ATF-African Tiger Fish
B
BBS-baby brine shrimp
BBG-bumblebee goby
BGK-black ghost knife
BN-bristlenose
BP-blood parrot
BW-brackish water
C
CA-Central American
CK-clown knife
CL-clown loach
CR-coral reef
D
DI-de-ionized (i.e. RO/DI)
DOA-dead on arrival
DP-dwarf puffer
DW-distilled water
E
EBJD-electric blue Jack Dempsey
F
F1-first generation of fish bred from wild caught specimens
F8-figure eight puffer
FD-freeze-dried
FH-flowerhorn
FM-firemouth cichlid
FOWLR-fish only with live rocks
FRT-fly river turtle
FW-freshwater
FYI-for your information
G
GATF-Goliath African Tiger Fish
GBR-German blue ram
GT-Green Terror
H
HITH-hole in the head
HLLE-head and lateral line erosion
HOB-hang on back
HRP-Honduran red point cichlid
HTH-hope that helps
I
IME-in my experience
IMHO-in my humble opinion
IMO-in my opinion
J
JD-Jack Dempsey
JMO-just my opinion
L
LFC-local fish club
LFS-local fish store
LPS-Large Polyp Stony coral
LR-live rock
LS-live sand
M
MH-metal halide
MTS-Many tank syndrome; Malayan trumpet snail
N
NTS-new tank syndrome
O
O-oscar
P
PB-peacock bass
Q
QT-quarantine tank
R
RBP-red bellied piranha (or pacu)
RO-reverse osmosis
RTC-red tailed catfish
RTG-red tailed golden arowana
RUGF-reverse undergravel filtration
S
SA-South American
SD-silver dollar
SH-snakehead
SPS-Small Polyp Stony coral
SW-saltwater
T
TB-tuberculosis
TSN-tiger shovelnose
U
UGF-undergravel filter
UV-ultraviolet
V
VHO-very high output
W
WC-water change
WD-wet/dry filter
ACF-African clawed frog
ADF-African Dwarf Frog
ATF-African Tiger Fish
B
BBS-baby brine shrimp
BBG-bumblebee goby
BGK-black ghost knife
BN-bristlenose
BP-blood parrot
BW-brackish water
C
CA-Central American
CK-clown knife
CL-clown loach
CR-coral reef
D
DI-de-ionized (i.e. RO/DI)
DOA-dead on arrival
DP-dwarf puffer
DW-distilled water
E
EBJD-electric blue Jack Dempsey
F
F1-first generation of fish bred from wild caught specimens
F8-figure eight puffer
FD-freeze-dried
FH-flowerhorn
FM-firemouth cichlid
FOWLR-fish only with live rocks
FRT-fly river turtle
FW-freshwater
FYI-for your information
G
GATF-Goliath African Tiger Fish
GBR-German blue ram
GT-Green Terror
H
HITH-hole in the head
HLLE-head and lateral line erosion
HOB-hang on back
HRP-Honduran red point cichlid
HTH-hope that helps
I
IME-in my experience
IMHO-in my humble opinion
IMO-in my opinion
J
JD-Jack Dempsey
JMO-just my opinion
L
LFC-local fish club
LFS-local fish store
LPS-Large Polyp Stony coral
LR-live rock
LS-live sand
M
MH-metal halide
MTS-Many tank syndrome; Malayan trumpet snail
N
NTS-new tank syndrome
O
O-oscar
P
PB-peacock bass
Q
QT-quarantine tank
R
RBP-red bellied piranha (or pacu)
RO-reverse osmosis
RTC-red tailed catfish
RTG-red tailed golden arowana
RUGF-reverse undergravel filtration
S
SA-South American
SD-silver dollar
SH-snakehead
SPS-Small Polyp Stony coral
SW-saltwater
T
TB-tuberculosis
TSN-tiger shovelnose
U
UGF-undergravel filter
UV-ultraviolet
V
VHO-very high output
W
WC-water change
WD-wet/dry filter