Abbreviations Thread

[William]

I thought it might be a good idea to have a abbreviations thread where we collect all the abbreviations we use on the forum as I am sure not everone knows them.

I will edit this post to include the abbreviations you post below as time goes by.

Aquatic Abbreviations

AC = Aquatic Community and/or Aquaclear
AM = Ammonia
BBS = Baby Brine Shrimp
BGK = Black Ghost Knife
BHT = Blue Hippo Tang
BN = Bristlenose Pleco
BP = Blood Parrot
BS = Brine Shrimp
CA = Calcium
CA = Central America
CA = Condylactis Anemone
CAE = Chinese Algae Eater
CF = Compact Flourescent
CKF = Clown Knife Fish
CO = Coral Only
COWLR = Coral Only With Live Rock
CO2 = Carbon Dioxide
CPD = Celestial Pearl Danio
CRS = Crystal Red Shrimp
CS = Cherry Shrimp
CU = Copper
DIY = Do It Yourself
DNTMT = Do Not Touch My Tanks
EBJD = Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
EC = Eco Complete
FBS = Frozen Brine Shrimp
FBW = Frozen Blood Worms
FE = Iron
FOWLR = Fish Only With Live Rock
FPC = False Perculla Clown
FW = Freshwater
FWB = Fish Will Bite.
G or Gal = Gallon
GBR = German Blue Ram
GBTA = Green Bubble Tip Anemone
GC = Glass Catfish
GF = Goldfish
GH = Water Hardness
GPH = Gallons Per Hour
GT = Green Terror
HC = Hemianthus Callitrichoides
HITH = Hole In The Head
HOB = Hang On Back (referring to filters)
HOT = Hang On Tank (referring to filters)
JD = Jack Dempsey
JK = Just Kidding..
KH = Carbonate Hardness
LFS = Local Fish Store
LR = Live Rock
LRO = Live Rock Only
LS = Live Sand
MG/L = Milligrams Per Liter
MH = Metal Halide Lights
MTS = Multiple Tank Syndrome or Malaysian Tumpet
Snail (first use more common)
NH4 = Ammonia
NLS = New Life Spectrum (fish food brand)
NO2 = Nitrite
NO3 = Nitrate
NTD = Neon Tetra Disease
O2 = Oxygen
PB = Peacock Bass
PF = Pencilfish
PPM = Parts Per Million
RA = Rose Anemone
RO = Reverse Osmosis
RO/DI = Reverse Osmosis/Deionized Water
Pr0 = a person who begs his wife for more tanks. " comes after MTS sets in."
RT = Red Terror
SA = South American
SAE = Siamese Alae Eater
SH = Sea Horse
SW = Saltwater
TB = Tiger Barb
TBAR = TBar Cichlid
T2, T5, T8 = Aquarium Lighting Types
UGF = Under Gravel Filter
UV = Ultra Violet
VHO = Very High Output (referring to lighting)
WC = Water Change
WCMM = White Cloud Mountain Minnow
WPG = Watts Per Gallon
YT = Yellow Tang

ILMGB - ILuvMyGoldBarb (member)

Fish Unrelated (word abbreviations)

BBL = Be back later
BBS = Be back soon
BRB = Be right back
G2G = Got to go
JK = Joke
LMAO = Laughing my a_ _ off
LOL = Laugh out loud
OJ = Only joking
PPL = People
ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing
U = You
WB = Welcome back
Y = Why

) = Pr0eve way of saying he is happy or thinks what was said was good.

for more unrelated to fish see http://www.internetslang.com/

[Fishalicious]

MTS = Multiple Tank Syndrome
LFS = Local Fish Store

[William]

added to the first post.

[siymdapolio]

NTD=NEON TETRA DISEASE! IT took me forever to find out this one lol!!

[Tolley]

Sw = Saltwater
Fw = Freshwater
Fowlr = Fish only with live rock

perhaps some sw expert could get all the rest? lol

[siymdapolio]

Ahh i see how this works!

[Tolley]

CRS = Crystal Red Shrimp
CPD = Celestial Pearl Danio

William i will keep thinking of more, which is easier for you? Edit them into this post or keep posting.

[siymdapolio]

PPM=parts per million
MG/L=Milligrams per liter
MH=metal halide lights
VHO=very high output (referring to lighting)
UV= ultra violet
GPH= gallons per hour
HOB=hang on back(referring to filters)
HOT=hang on tank(referring to filters)
LR= live rock
LS=live sand
WPG=WATTS PER GALLON
WC=water change
UGF=Under Gravel Filter

[Tolley]

BP = Blood Parrot
JD = Jack Dempsey

[William]

All have been added to the list. Will sort it later.

[cocoa_pleco]

YT- yellow tang
BHT- Blue hippo tang

[siymdapolio]

FOWLR= fish only with live rock

Oh yeah!
WCMM=White cloud mountain minnow! ;)

[Tolley]

FOWLR= fish only with live rock




heyheyhey!!! no stealing!!


just joking mate :19:

[William]

Added to the list.

[cocoa_pleco]

COWLR- Coral Only With Live Rock
CO- Coral only
LRO- Live rock only
GBTA- Green Bubble Tip Anemone
CA- Condylactis anemone
RA- rose anemone

[siymdapolio]

heyheyhey!!! no stealing!!


just joking mate :19:
:) tolley your grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh242/siymdapolio/frosties-tiger2.gif

LOL i crack myself up!
:thumb:

[siymdapolio]

dang that took a while!

[Ellen4God]

Wow! Great idea!!!! Thanks, William...and the others that contributed. :)

[Tolley]

HAHAHA!! too funny.

more,

RO = Reverse osmosis
CO2 = Carbon Dioxide
NO2 = NitrIte
NO3 = NitrAte
O2 = Oxygen
DIY = Do it yourself

[siymdapolio]

HAHAHA!! too funny.

more,

RO = Reverse osmosis
CO2 = Carbon Dioxide
NO2 = NitrIte
NO3 = NitrAte
O2 = Oxygen
DIY = Do it yourself
UGF = Under Gravel Filter
Lol you copy cat!! haha j/k tolley! Your great ;) lol everytime i say that to you know you get the kellogs tiger

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh242/siymdapolio/frosties-tiger2.gif

[siymdapolio]

William Stop Me I Am Having To Much Fun With This Thread!!:19: :19: :19: :19:

[Tolley]

Lol! i will dlete that one so WIlliam doesnt write it twice on the list.

CF = Compact Flourescent

[siymdapolio]

your grea tolley I love you http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh242/siymdapolio/frosties-tiger2.gif

;)

[William]

All added. keep em comming

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

EC - Eco-Complete
FPC - False Perculla Clown

ILMGB - ILuvMyGoldBarb. LOL, I couldn't resist.

[William]

Of course ILMGB should be on the list ;-)

Don´t worry if I add something several times I likely find it when i sort the list.

[Tolley]

NLS = New life Spectrum ( Fish Food Brand )

[travie]

RO/DI - Reverse Osmosis/Deionized water

I know RO is on, but I figure DI should be along with it.

[fins_n_fur]

gbr - german blue ram

[fins_n_fur]

T2, T5, T8 - aquarium lighting types (perhaps more detail needed LOL)

[fins_n_fur]

NH4 - Ammonia
GH - Water hardness
KH - Carbonate hardness

[William]

List updated

[Tolley]

BBS = Baby Brine Shrimp
BGK = Black Ghost Knife
MTS = Multiple Tank Syndrome or Malaysian Trumpet Snail
CAE = CHinese Algae Eater
SAE = Siamese Algae Eater
GF = Goldfish
Fe = Iron
Cu = Copper
Ca = Calcium
G or Gal = Gallons

Some more Hope it helps.

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

FBS = Frozen Brine Shrimp
FBW = Frozen Blood Worms
BS = Brine Shrimp

[karbomb]

MTS can also stand for Malaysan trumpet snail
and HITH - hole in the head disease

[Harls]

Wat about
GC = Glass Catfish
BGK = Black ghost knife
PF = Pencilfish
now these dona't have anything to do with aquarium but good to know if ur using the chat..
BRB= Be right back
BBS= be back soon
BBL= be back later
LOL= Laugh out loud
ROFLOL= rolling on floor laughing out loud
u = you
y = why
ppl = People

all i can think of for now
Harls_Aussie

[William]

list updated. keep em coming

[NickFish]

Great thread!

As well as meaning be back soon, "bbs" is also commonly used to mean "baby brine shrimp", especially when used when talking about fry.

And of course,
AC= Aquatic Community and
AC= Aquaclear

[sailor]

What a great thread, good idea William. Lots of great replies and additions too.

I have a couple

LMFAO .... laugh my ..........oh never mind can't say that one.
ROTFLMAO ....Rolling on the floor rolling my laughing my.........oops can't say that one either


Keep up the great work gang, lots of great stuff here.

[William]

List updated once again. I am going to stickie this thread in the how to section so it doesn´t get lost.

[digital3]

I see this a lot on other planted forums, and I think it's been used in a thread or two here:

HC = Hemianthus Callitrichoides (Dwarf Baby Tears)

[William]

added it to the list

[NickFish]

CKF= clown knife fish
PB= peacock bass
CS= cherry shrimp
GT= green terror
RD= red devil
JD= jack dempsey
EBJD= electric blue jack dempsey..I think
BP= blood parrot

Can't believe this isn't on the list, maybe I missed it-

SA= south american
CA= central american

[angelcakes]

so many abbreviations i'll forget most of them:hmm3grin2orange:

[William]

Added it to the list
What is SAE?

[Tolley]

siamese algae eater, its on the list.

[Wild Turkey]

This was a really good idea, never would have figured there were two meanings for MTS

[sandy_n]

Wow, looks like I'm going to have to print these out and keep them nearby cause I'll never remember all of them. :hmm3grin2orange:

[William]

I am having the same problem which is why I started this thread.

[sandy_n]

PITA...Pain In The A$$ :shappy:

[NickFish]

RCS= red cherry shrimp
SOB= son of a ***** ( not sure if you really want to include that one, but it's up here!)

[jbeining75]

GT Green Terror

JD Jack Dempsey

RT Red Terror

TBAR Tbar cichlid

GBR German Blue Ram

LMAO Laughing my butt off

ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off

Woot Woot I'm happy lol....

[Tolley]

Aquatic Abbreviations

GBR = German blue ram
BN = Bristlenose pleco
TB = Tiger Barb
MTS = Multiple Tank Syndrome or Malaysian trumpet snail (first use more common)
LFS = Local Fish Store
NTD = Neon Tetra Disease
Sw = Saltwater
Fw = Freshwater
Fowlr = Fish only with live rock
CRS = Crystal Red Shrimp
CPD = Celestial Pearl Danio
PPM = Parts per Million
MG/L = Milligrams per liter
MH = metal halide lights
VHO = Very high output (referring to lighting)
UV = Ultra violet
GPH = Gallons per hour
HOB = Hang on back(referring to filters)
HOT = Hang on tank(referring to filters)
LR= Live rock
LS = Live sand
WPG = Watts per Gallon
WC = Water change
UGF = Under Gravel Filter
BP = Blood Parrot
JD = Jack Dempsey
YT = Yellow tang
BHT = Blue hippo tang
WCMM = White cloud mountain minnow
COWLR = Coral Only With Live Rock
CO = Coral only
LRO = Live rock only
GBTA = Green Bubble Tip Anemone
CA = Condylactis anemone
RA = Rose anemone
RO = Reverse osmosis
CO2 = Carbon Dioxide
NO2 = NitrIte
NO3 = NitrAte
O2 = Oxygen
DIY = Do it yourself
CF = Compact Flourescent
EC = Eco-Complete
FPC = False Perculla Clown
NLS = New life Spectrum ( Fish Food Brand )
RO/DI = Reverse Osmosis/Deionized water
T2, T5, T8 = Aquarium lighting types
NH4 = Ammonia
GH = Water hardness
KH = Carbonate hardness
BBS = Baby Brine Shrimp
BGK = Black Ghost Knife
CAE = Chinese Algae Eater
SAE = Siamese Algae Eater
GF = Goldfish
Fe = Iron
Cu = Copper
Ca = Calcium
G or Gal = Gallons
FBS = Frozen Brine Shrimp
FBW = Frozen Blood Worms
BS = Brine Shrimp
HITH - Hole in the head disease
GC = Glass Catfish
PF = Pencilfish
HC = Hemianthus Callitrichoides (Dwarf Baby Tears)
CKF= Clown knife fish
AC = Aquatic Community and/or Aquaclear
GT = Green Terror
RT = Red Terror
TBAR = Tbar cichlid
PB = Peacock bass
CS = Cherry shrimp
EBJD = Electric blue jack dempsey
SA = south american
CA = central american

ILMGB - ILuvMyGoldBarb (member)

Fish Unrelated (Word abbreviations)

BRB = Be right back
BBS = Be back soon
BBL = Be back later
LOL = Laugh out loud
ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing
U = You
Y = Why
Ppl = People
LMAO = Laughing my butt off
Jk = Joke
OJ = Only Joking
G2G = Got to Go
WB = Welcome Back


I was real bored so i updated list, took out doubles, added a few and corrected spellings.
I hope you dont mind William.

[jman]

wow thats a lot will have to refer to unless the name is mentioned before hand LOL

[William]

Mind. I love you for it. Is going to update the first post in this threaad based on your cleaned up list.

[Tolley]

heh no problem.

[Ryuu]

lol oh thats what some of thoose mean hehe =D

[Harls]

http://www.internetslang.com/ <<<<< if ya don't want 800 abbrieviations there try the site..........

[William]

thats great for nonw aquarium related internet slang. I will add it to the first post.

[William]

thanks to Tiggely for sorting the list a-z to make it easier to find the abbreviation onee is looking for.

[shockshockshad]

Some people instead of using NH3 NO2 and NO3 use ammo, trites and trates, or even rites and rates.

[robnepper]

Hey! what about SH = Sea Horse

[Pr0eve]

adding and changing a few,

AM = Ammonia
JK = Just Kidding..
Pr0 = a person who begs his wife for more tanks. " comes after MTS sets in."
}:) = Pr0eve way of saying he is happy or thinks what was said was good.
DNTMT = Do Not Touch My Tanks
FWB = Fish Will Bite.
Danios = fish that jump around the tank like big goofy dogs and breed like rabbits..

ummm.. ok I was bored..

[William]

list updated

[karbomb]

what does IMO stand for?

[MeganL3985]

In My Opinion

and IMHO is In My Humble Opinion

[karbomb]

In My Opinion

and IMHO is In My Humble Opinion

thanks megan! i was just wondering.

[MeganL3985]

No prob! I got that information from my 15 year old cousin a few months ago! lol

[nwnittany]

What is TOS ? In other (non-aquaria) forums, I've seen it to mean 'the other site' - usually a competitive site....

[William]

TOS = terms of service

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

F1 = First generation captive born Cichlid

[Tolley]

IMO = In my opinion.
IME = In my experience

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

PBT = Powder Blue Tang
PO4 = Phospahte

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

T2, T5, T8 = Aquarium Lighting Types


It would be more accurate to say "Fluorescent Tube diameters"

[dragoonwoman]

BBA = Black Beard Algae

Reason I thought of it is because I'm FIGHTING it in my tank!

[Neon]

this thread is very useful !

TYA : thank you all !!!

[Pleco380]

RTS- Red Tailed Shark

[thedeanorama]

BB = Beneficial Bacteria

[Australian natives]

DGIV = Dwarf Gourami Iridovirus

HJTAW = Happy Joel The Apple Wizard
(just so everyone knows =P)

[Pamela2Heaven]

ICAM - I couldn't agree more

TPTB - The Powers That Be (William or Mods)

TYVM - Thank You Very Much


What is IIRC? I have seen it on here but don't see it on the list

[Goes to 11!]

What is IIRC? I have seen it on here but don't see it on the list
If I recall correctly it is --> "If I Recall Correctly" :14: :hmm3grin2orange: :22:

[Pamela2Heaven]

Ahh makes sense and fits where I saw it before. thanks!

[MLBfan]

T5 HO - T5 High-Output, type of light,

Don't see that on list

MORE:
BTW- By the way...
LPS- Local Pet Store

[MLBfan]

I'm reading a SW sticky,

what does SPS means? I saw "SPS Coral"?

[KingFisher]

Small Polyp Stony coral

[Cm25fl]

What does "PWC" stand for?

[Cliff]

PWC = partial water change(s)

[ijankrom]

Though I did find in the replies (completed a search), it's not included in original thread posted by Williams.

BB = Beneficial Bacteria

In addition to what is already listed
Ammo = Ammonia
Trites = Nitrites
Trates = Nitrates
I'm not going to remember or use N02 or N03.

Also does anyone know if there's a way to print the original thread post by itself?

[MLBfan]

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showpost.php?p=249221&postcount=1

you can also go to the upper right hand corner and click on the number to get an individaul post

[ijankrom]

thumbs2: AWESOME! Thank you much.

[metweezer]

What does TD or TDS mean?

[Slaphppy7]

Total Dissolved Solids

[myname]

I think that is interesting.

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