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r/fishkeeping↗

For fishkeeping hobbyists

This is a place where hobbyists, breeders, and collectors can come together to discuss the common hobby of fish keeping. From saltwater questions to flaunting tank setups, this subreddit is intended to help promote and preserve the practice.

36k subscribers307 posts / mo in Sep 2026249 authors / mosince 2012

r/fishkeeping has 36k members (+31% over the last 12 months). It gets about 307 posts a month from 249 people. Top topics: FishHealthIssues, Guppy Fry & Breeding and Tank Stocking.

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Size and growth

How r/fishkeeping has grown

r/fishkeeping

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+31%in 12 months · +6.3% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 202636k
Growing36k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/fishkeeping

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+18%vs Sep 2025 · +48% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026307
BusierPeaked at 1.1k in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/fishkeeping

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. FishHealthIssues6.8%
  2. Guppy Fry & Breeding5.3%
  3. Tank Stocking5.1%
  4. Betta Care Issues4.5%
  5. Betta Care4.4%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research