Common abbreviations used in Discus posts...

[brewmaster15]

Some common abbreviations that come to mind...

BD= blue diamond
Pb=pigeon blood
ss=snakeskin
f1 = first generation of a cross
MR=marlboro red
WD =white diamond
rsg= red spotted green

Please add ones you know, and eventually we will have a good listing...

Thanks,
al

[Ryan]

Hmmmm... An over-all glossary or just a fish-related glossary? Here's some common chat abbreviations that people use in the chat room and on the forum:

BRB - Be Right Back
BBS - Be Back Soon
BBL - Be Back Later
BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF - Be Back In A Few
GDAWC - Go Do A Water Change
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion/In My Honest Opinion (I've seen it both ways)
IMO - In My Opinion
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
N/M - No message (used on some forums)/Nevermind
ROTFL/ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
ROTFPIMP - Rolling On The Floor Peeing In My Pants
TTYL - Type/Talk To You Later
W/C - Water Change

And for a couple fish-related ones:

BH - Beefheart
BW - (Hikari) Bloodworms or (California/Live) Blackworms
PP - Potassium Permanganate (sp?)
X - A cross.. usually seen between two strains of discus
example: pigeon blood X snakeskin

[brewmaster15]

Good add-ins Ryan! Might as well make a complete listingof the "language" we use on this board!!
-al

[BlueTurquoise]

HTH = Hope this/that helps
BTW = by the way
AFK = Away from keyboard

Metro = Metronidazole
Prazi = praziquantel

Cheers! Nathan

Hello All,
Here is a link to common abbreviations:

http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/chat.html

Regards,
David

[brewmaster15]

Nice link, thanks David.

-al

Ryan,
Now Pam and hundreds of others know the abbrevations.
Good Job

Miles

[bcblair]

What are

HOB filtration
AQ
QT(asin I have a AQ on my 30 gal QT)





A couple I picked up on after a while.

RO - Reverse osmosis

and

LFS= Local fish store.

[Carol_Roberts]

HOB filtration =Hang On Back (power filte like aqua Clear)

AQ Sometimes I think folks really mean AC for Aqua Clear

QT=quarantine (as in I have a AQ on my 30 gal QT)

Carol :heart1:

[DISCUSDADDYSLC]

WWIPMN - Wait while I pic my nose :-\ WWIPMB - Use your imagination Wait thats a good one UYI O.K. I,ll stop :crazy:

[bokgrasul]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
For me ,it really helps!
8)

[Owen]

Sorry to be a nitpick here! F1, F2, etc is "Filial".

fil·i·al
adj.
Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial respect.
Having or assuming the relationship of child or offspring to parent.
Genetics. Of or relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.

[Rikk]

F1 is the first cross of wild fish or from any fish ?

[Rod]

When i think of F1 discus i thought it was meant to mean that the fish are produced from 2 wild parents of the same subspecies. F2 would be 2nd generation (1st inbred generation) and so on.

So that would mean an F5 RSG would be a pure bred Symphysodon Aequafasciata Aequafasciata inbred 4 times from wild parental stock.

Rod

[Rikk]

i heard that when you have two fish, not wild, and they are crossed they called them also F1
because it is the first fry

that should not be normal, or is it ?

[chuck]

how about..
ATB = all the best
HTH = Hope this helps

chuck

[Ivan]

I got one: A/C ~Activated Carbon

[Rikk]

special for the dutch

HPK = helaas pindakaas

translated that means sorry, peanut butter
you do something similar with na na na na na
little childeren language

[Ivan]

MBB ~ My Big Butt
RFF ~ Really Fat Fish
BP ~ Breeding pair.
IBP ~ Irritating Breeding Pair, I bet we've all had those.
MCWINA ~ My Crazy Wife Is Nagging Again. Hope she don't see that one or she wont just nag ;D ;D

[wall_o_fish]

Here's one I asked about the other day, and that our patient moderators supplied for me.

HITH: Hole in the head. (a cichlid disease. Sometimes called "hex" too, which is an abbreviation for the longer name of the infesting critter, hexamitia or something like that.)

scott

[ReeferKimberly]

w/b- where been
otp- on the phone

my usuals ;D
kimberly :-*

[Nightowl]

IITYWYBMAD? :vanish:

[ReeferKimberly]

huh?

[Nightowl]

If I tell you will you buy me a drink? :vanish:

[ReeferKimberly]

lol!
i almost said yes, but then i realized that WAS the abbreviation!
kimberly :-*

[Nightowl]

Gee, there IS someone out there w/ a sense of humor. I was starting to wonder... glad you liked it ! I almost got you w/ it though, didn't I? take care , Nightowl :vanish:

[ReeferKimberly]

almost, but i'm too young to buy it anywho, so i guess you will just have to trick someone else tonight!
get some sleep!! ;D
kimberly :-*

[Jdawgg]

Ok.. I am new...how about..DK....GLSS...and quot??? Thanks

[chinoz]

dragon kings and golen leopard snake skin.

[BigDaddy]

Here's one I've seen:

BB - Bare bottom.

A glass only tank with no gravel or other substrate.

[target]

I'm new here, what does CBW stand for? I know it is a food.

Thanks

Daniel

[alron2]

I'm new here, what does CBW stand for? I know it is a food.

Thanks

Daniel

Maybe California Black Worm?
Ron

[Bigsexybadguy]

F-1 = First Generation fish.
F-U = My ex-wife's last words to me.

BSB

[Elite Aquaria]

CBW = California Black Worms

[Elite Aquaria]

CBW = California Black Worms

[target]

CBW = California Black Worms

Thanks

Daniel

[gotfish?]

IDK, my BFF Jill lol had to write this one:D

[orthofish]

What does BUMP mean????

[1077]

I do not wish to single out any one site or person but the whole abbreviation thing makes me want to kick the snot out of those who do so. It's not as though we must pay by the word as was common in the days of the telegraph and in my view, those that abbreviate demonstrate their lack of respect, their laziness, and an assumption (always a bad thing) that others understand the message.

[jimmyjoe]

I agree with 1077, if you have to text do it on your cell-phone, sometimes all the abbr's all together gets confusing to get the message clear...........JMO

[Rod]

I do not wish to single out any one site or person but the whole abbreviation thing makes me want to kick the snot out of those who do so. It's not as though we must pay by the word as was common in the days of the telegraph and in my view, those that abbreviate demonstrate their lack of respect, their laziness, and an assumption (always a bad thing) that others understand the message.
whoa aggressive....you left me in no doubt of your personality type. Kicked the snot out of anyone lately? :(

[Rod]

I agree with 1077, if you have to text do it on your cell-phone, sometimes all the abbr's all together gets confusing to get the message clear...........JMO

Jimmyjoe you are such a contradiction, but thats JMO.

[Singularity96]

........JMO.....

OMW, thats classic !!

[jimmyjoe]

To Rod: lighten up just trying to make light of the situation, but I guess you don't know anything about lightening up. Yes that's my opinion

[Rod]

To Rod: lighten up just trying to make light of the situation, but I guess you don't know anything about lightening up. Yes that's my opinion

Mate, i thought you must have been joking as your reply to 1077 was so ridiculous. But no indications where given by you that you were being sarcastic to 1077. If you want people to read sarcasm in your replys you should perhaps be more explicit. Nobody here can hear your tone of voice or see your body language. But really ,is making light of an obviously cruel and arrogant person the right way to go? I say stop them in their tracks and tell them outright, i like a joke as much as anyone but i will never joke about someone like that.

[jimmyjoe]

Understood, will be more to the point in the future. Thanks mate

[captain morgan]

some more additions:
Some Common Internet Chat Acronyms:

BBL = be back later
BRB = be right back
BTW = by the way
FAQ = frequently asked questions
FWIW = for what it's worth
FYI = for your information
HTH = hope that helps
IMO/IMHO = in my opinion/in my humble opinion
IOW = in other words
ITA = I totally agree
JK = just kidding
LMAO = laughs my *** off
LOL = laughing out loud
OMG = oh my God
PITA = pain in the ***
ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing
TTYL = talk to you later
TY = thank you
WTH = what the heck/hell
YMMV = your mileage may vary
Aquarium-Specific Acronyms:
DIY = do-it-yourself (projects)
FW = freshwater
GF = goldfish
GPH = gallons per hour
HITH = hole-in-the-head disease
HOB = hang-on-the-back (filter, equipment)
LFS/LPS = local fish store/local pet store (also see below under "Reef-specific")
NTD = neon tetra disease
QT = quarantine
RTBS = red tailed black shark
SAE/CAE = siamese algae eater/chinese algae eater
SFF = siamese fighting fish
SW = saltwater
TB = tiger barb OR fish tuberculosis (depends on context)
UGF = undergravel filter
Water Quality-Specific Technical Acronyms:
DOC = dissolved organic compounds
GH = general hardness
KH = carbonate hardness (german K spelling)
PPM = parts per million
RO/DI = reverse osmosis/deionization
TDS = total dissolved solutes
TWP = tap water purification
Light-Specific Technical Acronyms:
CRI = color rendering index
MH = metal halide
NO = normal output
PC = power compact
VHO = very high output
WPG = watts per gallon
More Reef/Marine-Specific Acronyms:
DSB = deep sand bed
FO = fish-only (tank)
FOWLR = fish-only with live rock (tank)
LPS= large polyps stony (coral)
LR = live rock
LS = live sand
RTN = rapid tissue necrosis
SG = specific gravity
SPS = small polyps stony (coral)

[Runningfish]

BBS can mean Be Back Soon but then,
bbs- baby brine shrimp. See the difference, pretty good eh?:D

[Eddie]

F&MG
Formalin & Malachite Green
(Quick Cure, Rid Ich+)

PP
Potassium Permanganate

MB
Methylene Blue

;)

[DiscusFreakaZoid]

does GPD mean Gallons per day?

[Eddie]

does GPD mean Gallons per day?

Yes

[jimmyjoe]

Just saw these on a post SAD and RPP, so anyone enlighten me please.

[Eddie]

Just saw these on a post SAD and RPP, so anyone enlighten me please.

Super Angel Diamond (SAD)

Red Pupil Platinum (RPP)

;)