New forum layout!

[jeremyh81]

Please read through the new forum layout below.

If any additions/changed should be made, please let us know. Also, thanks go to Angel for the first draft layout and suggestions for this second draft.

Voting will automatically close by 9:00pm Central on November 24, 2009.


GENERAL

• Intro
  
• Announcement
  
• Club
  

PICTURES & VIDEOS

• Fish Photography Tips (move from “Anything Goes”)
  
• Your Tanks
  
• Your Fish
  
• Videos
  

EVENTS

• Conventions
  --ACA 09 Cincinnati, OH
  
• (MCC?) Fish Swaps
  --Sun Sept 20 Fish Swap (move from “General” to "Fish Swaps")
  

IN THE WATER

• Cichlids-African
  --Malawi
  --Tanganyika
  --Victoria
  --Madagascar
  --Western/Other
  
• Cichlids-New World
  --Central American
  --South American
  
• Tropical Freshwater Species
  --Anabantoids (Bettas, Gouramis, etc)
  --Catfish
  --Corydoras (placed under Catfish)
  --Loricariids/Plecos (placed under Catfish)
  --Characins (Hatchetfish, Piranhas, Tetras, etc)
  --Cyprinids (barbs, danios, goldfish)
  --Livebearers (Guppies, mollies, platies, swords)
  --Loaches
  --Rainbowfish
  
• Ancient Species
  
• North American FW Species
  
• Other Aquatic Life
  --Crustaceans
  --Amphibians
  --Reptiles
  
• Ponds and Koi
  
• Saltwater Species
  --Fish
  --Corals
  --Invertebrates
  
• Aquatic Plants
  

IDENTIFICATION (or other name)

• What Is It?
  
• Disease
  

TECHNICAL

• DIY
  
• Tank Set-up
  --Water Quality
  
• Fish Rooms
  

ANYTHING GOES

• Species Ban
  
• All Else
  
• Other Pets
  

RETAILER/PRODUCT REVIEW

• Product Reviews
  
• Online Retailers
  
• Local Retailers
  

CLASSIFIED

• Fish Trade
  
• Dry Goods
  
• Have a Business?
  
• Non-Fish
  

STAFF

• Suggestion Box
  
• Staff Only
  

[angel]

One suggestion. Under Identification, What Is It and Disease would be best as two entries, instead of disease being a subcategory. We've had What Is It as fish identification itself, and disease could cover help figuring out what's wrong, and discussion and tips for treatment of various ailments.

[sirknight]

I like most and agree with Tina, Also instead of ACA 09 conventions why not just make a forum for Conventions and let people add sub forums for the type of convention and year

Joe

[jon carman]

Looks great, hard to believe we have that many boards. My only suggestion would be to change the skin coloring of the blue- it stresses my eyes a little, but I don't know a better color. Maybe yellow or white, but I don't know.

[jon carman]

After looking at the blue for a while, it might be alright.

[jeremyh81]

I could change those fonts to white or grey to correspond with the main website.

[jon carman]

Try it if you get time and lets see how it looks

[jgentry]

I would recommend we add another section under the tropical fish for acient types. Aros, polypterus, gars, lungfish, etc. I would also move natives to there own section. They are not tropicals and don't really belong there.

Everything else looks good to me. Great work!!

[jeremyh81]

Added suggestions to the list. As for the ancient species, should we have subforums or just individual topics for the different varieties?

Also, if any moderators would like a copy of the list to pass around, Tina and I have a Word document that we could email to you. I'll update it to reflect the changes made so far.

[angel]

Is there a maroon, Jeremy? The grey is easy on the eyes but not easy to see. Or maybe purple? Dare I say red? I'm not sure some reds are too bright. But it's a great color.

[jeremyh81]

I guess you've noticed some changes. I've been playing with different shades of grey, testing, and tweaking. Going to start a new suggestions thread for skins.

[jtrotter77]

I like the native and ancient section.

[jeremyh81]

Thanks for the inputand vote, JT!

Since coming to this forum I've become more interested in NA frewshwater species, although I'm not sure of the conditions and ability to keep such fiah in an aquarium. Undoubtedly, any caught in the streams and rivers of TN may require a chiller - something I'm not ready to venture in to, but would consider in the futer.

[angel]

Since this forum I've become interested in a lot of fish and aquatic life! I had no intention to keep non-cichlids but that has changed. And the natives I've always known something about due to studying what I'd be fishing for, but those are game fish and ancients. I never knew a thing about the small fish like the darters. Very cool!

[angel]

Still love largemouth bass the very best, and still have never caught a northern pike or tiger muskie which I used to try to get all the time just for the challenge. And of course we wouldn't be catching those down here anyway!