The AHHS is a fellowship of collectors and amateur historians of the US & global aquarium hobby. Our goal is to exchange ideas and archive history through message postings and file uploads. Trading posts are also welcomed.

Membership in the AHHS is free. However, only those with an interest in aquarium hobby history should apply. Before applying, consider our CONDUCT & POSTING RULES:

I. TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. Pleasant, civil discussion is paramount. No flaming or offensive comments are permitted. Religious or political comments in particular are a sure-fire way to turn away members. Deliberately posting to antagonize an individual will result in suspension.

II. AVOID OFF-TOPIC POSTS: Please remember why we're here. A couple of tangential messages are fun to keep the conversation friendly, but continued practice is annoying to most members, and clutters our archive. Please use private email for off-topic discussions.

III. REPLYING TO POSTS: When replying, please avoid posting the entire previous email thread. This makes for an excruciatingly long email and is especially irksome for our Digest members. Just paste the pertinent part of the previous email, or shut off the feature in your email software.

Continued disregard for any of the above rules can lead to suspension, and then dismissal from the AHHS, or calculus lessons in latin by our own Dr. Al Klee. To quote the late, great Dr. William T. Innes:

"In building a society it should always be remembered that a congenial membership is more important than numerical strength."