r/AquaSwap • • Aug 01 '26

PSA 📢 Automated Transaction Flair is Now Live on r/AquaSwap 📢

16 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

After months of trying to build our own automated flair system, we've decided to implement a temporary solution to help automate transaction tracking while Reddit's API restrictions continue to make custom development difficult.

What's changing?

We've installed a bot that can automatically track completed transactions and update your flair.

Important: This bot does not distinguish between sales, purchases, or trades. Every successfully confirmed interaction counts as a single transaction toward your flair.

For example:

  • Buy → +1 transaction
  • Sell → +1 transaction
  • Trade → +1 transaction

The goal is to recognize successful community interactions regardless of the type of exchange, for now.

What happens to existing flairs?

To start, all users will begin at 0 tracked transactions as the bot begins building its database.

However, users who already have established AquaSwap flairs will not lose their standing:

  • Confirmed / Guaranteed / Veteran users will start at the appropriate threshold (give us a little time to fully implement)

If you previously had a legitimate transaction history that is not reflected by the new system, moderators may consider manually adjusting your flair. Any adjustments will require valid proof of completed transactions (such as previous confirmation history). Subject to our discretion and availability.

Why are we using this?

Many of you know we've been working on a custom solution for months. Unfortunately, Reddit API changes have made that significantly more difficult than expected. Rather than continue waiting indefinitely, we're rolling out this automated system so everyone can begin benefiting from automatic transaction tracking now.

This is intended as an interim solution. Once we're able to complete our own custom bot, we'll migrate to a more feature-rich system that more closely matches our original vision (and your flair count will import over, don't worry!)

Feedback and issues

As with any new system, there may be a few bumps along the way. If you notice an issue, have questions, or have suggestions, please leave a comment below or contact the moderators through Modmail.

Please keep in mind that this is not our own custom-built bot, so we do not have control over all of its functions or limitations. We will do our best to address issues where we can and pass along feedback that may help improve the system.

Thank you all for your patience while we've worked through this process. We appreciate everyone who has helped make r/AquaSwap a trusted community for aquarium hobbyists.


r/AquaSwap • • 14d ago

October 2026 Confirmed Swap Thread

3 Upvotes

Submit your swap confirmations below

Warning: The swap confirmation system is intended only for legitimate completed transactions. Abusing this system in any way, including submitting false confirmations, confirming swaps that did not occur, or attempting to manipulate swap counts, will result in a permanent ban from the subreddit.

How Does This Process Work?

Note: Swap confirmations may take a few minutes as the bot processes the confirmation.

After completing a swap, adhering to the rules listed above, either party involved should make a top-level comment (i.e., comment on the post, not on someone else's comment) declaring the swap In this comment, tag the other Redditor by typing their username, including the leading u/. This action serves a dual purpose: it notifies the other Redditor to confirm the swap, and it alerts u/swap-bot to monitor for the confirmation. The other Redditor should then reply to this comment (i.e., do not create another top-level comment; instead, reply to the initial comment) to indicate that the swap was successful.

Important: It's advisable to WAIT until the swap is successfully completed—meaning all money/items have been properly exchanged/received—before posting your confirmation.

Example: 1. u/AquaSwapM0d comments: Sold plants to u/AquaSwapB0t 2. u/AquaSwapB0t replies: Confirmed 3. u/swap-bot replies to u/AquaSwapM0d's comment indicating that their swap counts have been updated.

FAQ

  1. The bot mentioned that additional information is required. What should I do?

    If this occurs, it suggests that the bot couldn't find enough information to confirm the swap. Please message the moderators, who can review and approve the swap by replying Approved to your swap comment.

  2. The bot didn't respond to my comment. What's wrong?

    Did you comment Confirmed? If not, add a NEW comment reply stating Confirmed. Avoid editing the existing comment. If you did reply Confirmed but received no response, please message the moderators. The bot might be experiencing issues!


r/AquaSwap • • 11h ago

Giving Away - Local Pickup Only [GA] - Redlands, CA - 11 UNEMPLOYED GOLDFISH SEEK FREE HOUSING

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41 Upvotes

Juvenile Goldfish looking for a home. They are about 3-4 months old.

Mom is a lionchu
Dad is Oranda

*Parents aren't being given away. Just uploaded them so people can see what they look like

Let me know if you are interested. I will happily meet you anywhere near the redlands area or nearby. 😎👍

**juvenile goldfish have been claimed*

Thanks everybody for checking out my post. I have found someone willing to help me out with them 👍


r/AquaSwap • • 7h ago

For Sale - Local Pickup Only [FS] - Vancouver, BC - $15+ - Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma evergladei)

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15 Upvotes

I have 5-6 Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma evergladei) available, they are 4-5 months old. Only 1 male, rest are females. Photo of the mature coloured up male is their dad. These fish were raised on live food and all my adults eat live food only - they have refused all frozen food eg. daphnia, bloodworms etc. So if interested, you will need to have a baby brine shrimp hatchery set up, with additional cultures of grindalworms, daphnia, moina, etc. These guys were raised on vinegar eels, bbs, moina, grindalworms and daphnia. They need a heavily planted tank but does not have to be big - mine are kept in a 3 gallon cube.

Will also consider trade for Elassoma gilberti. Possible delivery to the Seattle area. $20 for one, $15 each for 2 or more.


r/AquaSwap • • 16h ago

Looking For [LF] DMV area - ?$ - Schuster Top Sword Guppy

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17 Upvotes

Developed by Dr. Walter Schuster

From Max Kahrer


r/AquaSwap • • 6h ago

For Sale - Shipping Available [FS] - Lynnwood, WA - $1.25+ - Pothos, Moneywort, Salvinia

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Shipping is available and mostly determined on where you’re located (typically \\\~5-10$ on top of base price).

I have:

Salvinia minima - $2.49 for 30+ pieces, BUY 1 GET 1 FREE

Pearls and Jade Pothos - $13.99 for 3 cuttings, FREE SHIPPING (US ONLY)

Moneywort - $1.25 each plant, MINIMUM ORDER: $15.00 (12 plants), FREE SHIPPING (US ONLY)

Willing to negotiate and I accept Zelle, cashapp, applepay payments.

My preferred method of selling is through my eBay listings (which includes all listed above with same deals and cheaper costs) as I receive discounted shipping fees. I’ve done over 50+ sales. Just give me a dm or comment here!! :)


r/AquaSwap • • 18h ago

For Sale - Shipping Available [FS] -Havre MT- $2+- HUGE SALE ON Neos, Caridinas and have High Quality foods in stock!

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17 Upvotes

Exotic Aquarium Critters here!

Hey guys, Exotic Aquarium Critters here!

HUGE SALE!! MY BIRTHDAY IS OCTOBER 21ST SO FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 21ST, SAVE 15% OFF ALL CRITTERS (Foods are not included)

I have sold THOUSANDS NOW shipped successfully so purchase with assurance!!

Free shipping orders over (85)!

I specialize in supplying hobbyists with affordable, beautiful healthy little critters! I inspect every one BEFORE they are shipped out!

PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE 15% OFF YET:

CARIDINA:

HOME-BRED Tangerine Tigers $4.50

Blue Bolts $4

Peach Bolt $5

Extreme Blue Bolt $7

Blue Ocean $7

Blue Dragon $6

Blue Galaxy Tiger $7 (Low Supply)

Crystal Red $4

Wine Red $6

Red Fancy Tiger $6

Red Snowflake $6

Crystal Black $4

Black Snowflake $6

Purple Blue Tigers $7

Common Boa $8

OE Red Lily Tiger $8

OE Red Devil $9

OE Black Devil $9

NEOS:

Skittles pack 10+2 $25 ALL HIGH QUALITY

Fire Red $2.50

Red Rili $1.50/ Low Quality

Bloody Mary $3.50

Sunkist $2.50

Orange Rili $3

Blue Dream $2.50

Blue Diamond $3.50

Blue Jelly $2.50/ Culls $1.50

Dark Green Jade $3.50

Yellow Goldenback $2.50

24k Gold $4

Snowball $2.50

Chocolate $2.50

Amano $3.50

FOODS:

Barley Pellets: $8

Snowflake Food: $7

KATS HIGH QUALITY CALCIUM FOOD:

Shrimpcicles (lollies) $13

Calcium 3 in 1 Ultimate $15

Calcium + Protein $15

Calcium+ Immunity $15

Calcium Sweet and Savory $15

Calcium + Nutrition $15

Pleco Pop: Kelp and Wood $15

NEW!! Pleco Pop: High Protein: $15

NEW!! Cory Crumbles: $15

Nourish Snello $20

SHRIMP ENVY:

Complete Envy $14

Food Fight Grazing Food $13

Shrimp Stix 10pk $13

Lil' Stix 10pk $8

Ship live arrival guarantee NATIONWIDE!

(HOLIDAY PRICING STARTED OCT 1ST)

USPS Priority $17

UPS 2Day: $22

HEAT PACKS $2 ONLY WITH UPS 2Day/Overnight. With USPS, They fry.

Every last friend is quality checked before shipment to ensure the highest quality, healthy and vibrant you can get! If you have any doubts, please reach out to me, as I am a hobbyist from the beginning of the small business I started! I started with 1 tank and have expanded to more than 120 Tanks!


r/AquaSwap • • 13h ago

Giving Away - Local Pickup Only [GA] - Cincinnati, OH - Free tanks

6 Upvotes

Hello! We have several aquariums we would like to give to a good home. We are slowing down in the hobby, but still have tanks! Each tank will most likely have gravel in it, and should have all components needed to run it. Please message or comment if interested.

Fluval 2.6 tank x 4
Aqueon 2.5 tank (I am unsure on the size/brand)
10 gallon tank

Thanks


r/AquaSwap • • 3h ago

Looking For [LF] - Los Angeles, CA - Anubias Chili Jalapeno

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1 Upvotes

Wondering if anyone has Anubias Chili Jalapeno for sale. Photo for reference.

I know CK Fish World has them, but they were on the smaller side last time and the pot looked like it only had a single plant. Just wanted to try my luck here before I search elsewhere or stick with the LFS.

If you have some portions for a reasonable price, I’ll pay for shipping next week when socal cools down again!


r/AquaSwap • • 4h ago

Giving Away - Local Pickup Only [GA] -Kansas City- feisty serpae tetras

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1 Upvotes

6 adult Serpae tetras, spawning condition
Pickup in KC metro - willing to meet halfway
They’re all eating fine with no signs of disease
Aggression mismatch with my community tank and want them to go to a good home


r/AquaSwap • • 11h ago

For Sale - Shipping Available [FS] - Charlotte, NC - $5 - Salvinia Minima

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3 Upvotes

r/AquaSwap • • 5h ago

Giving Away - Local Pickup Only [GA] - Akron, OH - Female Congo Tetras

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1 Upvotes

Still available :)


r/AquaSwap • • 6h ago

Looking For [LF] STL- $$- Guppies/Endlers

1 Upvotes

Looking for approx 5 males and 10 females Not particular on type. Just more interested in good looking colors healthy fish


r/AquaSwap • • 11h ago

Giving Away - Local Pickup Only [GA] - Phoenix, AZ - 2 Comet Goldfish

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2 Upvotes

We saved 6 from the Ostrich Festival back in March, adopted 4 out, but held onto 2 as we had an all-natural 29 gallon tank set up for them the next day. It’s not dire that I find a home for them right now, but they’ll need a home soon(ish). They’re still pretty small, but they’re beautiful and they’re so healthy now, considering we saved them from an Igloo cooler filled with hundreds of them where they had terrible ammonia burns and their fins were all janky. I love them like children so I just want to give them a good home. If any of you know of a place around Phoenix that would take them and care for them, please let me know!

Taking a photo of them that doesn’t look like the photos of people that have watched “the tape” in The Ring is nearly impossible. They’re pretty bonded. Baby Spice is the white and orange - don’t ask about the name… I was not sober at the Ostrich Festival when I named her. Raphael (like the ninja turtle because we saw Vanilla Ice at the Festival and they brought Raphael in true TMNT costume on stage to sing “Go Ninja”) is the all-orange one with the majestic fins. Baby was the runt of the 6 and Raphael always protected her and swam with her which is why I kept them both.

Good lord, I can never keep anything short and sweet. ANYWAY, I’m hoping to give them a better life in a pond or if someone has a giant tank… they’re amazing!

The end.


r/AquaSwap • • 7h ago

Closed/Sold [FS] - Chicago - $25 shipped - beginner friendly aquarium plant pack

1 Upvotes

For $25 (shipping included):

5x ludwigia repens

3x bacopa monnieri compact

3x rotala red

3x ludwigia red

3x rotala rotundifolia

2x ludwigia ovalis

1x alternanthera reineckii clippings (appx 3 inches tall)

1x jungle val

2 packs available. Buy both for $45 shipped.

Grown in CO2 injected tank and good lighting. However, CO2 is completely optional and not required for plant growth. Guaranteed alive on arrival. If DOA, please take a picture with the contents of package prior to opening the bag within 1 hour of arrival. I will not be responsible for any delays or unforeseen circumstances related to the shipping related to mail courier. Plants will likely be shipped on the next business day after payment is received. Cannot ship to Hawaii or Alaska.


r/AquaSwap • • 15h ago

Looking For [LF] - Los Angeles, CA 90019 - looking for some Pygmy corydoras and amano shrimps.

4 Upvotes

Would appreciate if I could find someone for local pickup.

Thx


r/AquaSwap • • 13h ago

For Sale - Local Pickup Only [FS] - Ottsville PA - $30 - Breeding colony of Cherry Shrimp

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3 Upvotes

Price is for the whole colony!

I'm going to be decommissioning my cherry breeding tank in the next few weeks and wanted to offer up the nicest of the stock to a new home. My best guess is that there's about 30 nice ones in there, maybe more. I'll be culling out to the skittles tank as I go to ensure you're getting the creme de la creme.

All healthy and from a pest free tank! Just need to reduce my tank load and I like my Golden-backed line better than these.

Happy to meet folks up to a half hour away from Ottsville which includes parts of Jersey.


r/AquaSwap • • 1d ago

Closed/Sold [GA] Manhattan, NYC - FREE Ivanacara bimaculata Female Looking for New Waters

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48 Upvotes

I'm rehoming my spare female Ivanacara bimaculata that I had in my 20 gallon with another female and male who have recently decided to pair up after entering their breeding coats because she is unfortunately being harassed relentlessly.

She is in excellent health, relatively plump, quite active and recently dewormed with Levamisole HCl (as part of my precautionary treatment plan for my tanks) so I'm sure she'll transition to a new tank just fine

I'm currently keeping her in a community tank where she has been behaving quite well, so she would fit in to a community tank just fine I'd think

No rehoming fee, but I will be asking for a photograph of the tank she'll be going into, a list of the tankmates that will share the tank with her, and hoping she goes to an experienced fellow hobbyist

Please PM me if interested

located on Edgecombe Avenue between 150-155th in Manhattan. zipcode 10031


r/AquaSwap • • 19h ago

Closed/Sold [FT] - Winston Salem, NC - Large anubias clump

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4 Upvotes

Looking to trade for plecos or a good amount of fast growing plants that can float (like hornwort). Feel free to offer other stuff as well!


r/AquaSwap • • 17h ago

Looking For [LF] - Brazil - R$30+ - African clawed frogs

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2 Upvotes

anyone in brazil selling these guys? just discovered you can keep these here in my country.


r/AquaSwap • • 13h ago

For Sale - Local Pickup Only [FS] - Central New Jersey - $5+ - Moving Sale: Healthy Groups (Corys, Killies, Loaches, Tetras, etc.) & Rimless/AIO/Standard Tanks

1 Upvotes

Downsizing and dismantling some of my tanks due to an upcoming unexpected move. All livestock are healthy, fully established, and eating well.

Looking for someone to come locally to pick up or could meet up halfway-ish if not too far.

****Prices are listed per group, but all prices are negotiable as long as fair.

Livestock: (Most fish below are roughly 6-8 months old and showing their finnage & colors)

  • Orange Venezuelan Corydoras (x6): $40
  • Zebra Loaches (Botia striata) (x8): $50
  • Vietnamese Cardinal Minnows (x13): $40
  • African Banded Barbs (Enteromius fasciolatus) (x7): $20
  • Australe Killifish (1 Pair — 1M/1F): $20
  • Diamond Tetras (x7): $40
  • Black Phantom Tetras (x6 — 3M/3F): $20
  • Siamese Algae Eater (x1): free
  • Betta Fish (Half-Moon Blue/White/Red): free

Tanks & Equipment: (All in great condition, no issues)

  • Waterbox Peninsula 25 AIO: $400 (Includes custom mesh lid and 3D-printed filtration/flow upgrades. Landen Washed Oak Stand. Glass and silicone in great shape)
  • Fluval Flex 15G (Gen 2.0) + Stand: $250 (Includes matching stand, custom mesh lid, and 3D-printed media/chamber upgrades)
  • UNS 45S Shallow Rimless Tank: $40
  • Fluval Betta Premium 6 Gallon Tank: $60
  • Marineland 40 Gallon Breeder: $40

If interested message me with any offers or questions


r/AquaSwap • • 14h ago

Giving Away - Local Pickup Only [FS] - Marin CA - $10 - 8 various tetra fish $10 for all

1 Upvotes

These dudes keep eating my shrimp so they get to exit the aquarium. Very healthy and strong, parasite free.


r/AquaSwap • • 1d ago

Closed/Sold [GA] Manhattan, NYC - FREE Low-Mid Tech Stem Plant Trimmings

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12 Upvotes

PLEASE DON'T ASK IF I'LL SHIP the answer is no so don't bother

FREE Low-Mid Tech Stem Plant Trimmings. You get:

- one sandwhich baggie of x15+ Rotala ADA IC443 Tissue Culture Grown Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red' cuttings

- one sandwhich baggie of ×15+ short-medium Didiplis diandra cuttings

located on Edgecombe Avenue between 150-155th in Manhattan. zipcode 10031


r/AquaSwap • • 1d ago

For Sale/Trade - Local Pickup Only [GA] Michigan City, IN - 4 Molly's And 3 Minnows

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5 Upvotes

I came into custody of these fish, they have been neglected and I can not take care of them, so I'm rehoming them. I'll be keeping the tank and such until I can do proper research and actually care for some little guys of my own, but until then, these fellas need a new owner stat


r/AquaSwap • • 1d ago

For Sale - Local Pickup Only [FS] - Boston, MA - $12 - Elassoma evergladei male

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7 Upvotes

One of my evergladei who I thought was female is actually a subdominant male, and I unfortunately don’t have space for him in my current setup. Originally purchased from another seller on Aquaswap and wild-caught, Lake Ashby, FL. Currently eating grindal worms and have taken frozen daphnia in small amounts.

First photo is the subdominant male. Second photo is the dominant male (not for sale) for reference of what the subdominant may look like when colored up.

Located in downtown Boston, local pickup strongly preferred!