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What’s new
What has changed on the site, newest first.
20–24 October 2026
Fixed
- Contributors writing a note can now undo a source choice without reloading the page on the contribute note page
- Contributors can now remove a chosen photograph file on the note page
- Fishkeepers are now told how long their lookup data is kept on the site
- Updated search results for renamed species to show former name first on species pages
- Updated rainbowfish species profiles to reflect correct classification
12–18 October 2026
New
- Added temperature filtering on the find page with unheated tanks
- Added link to community guidelines on account creation page for readers
- Contributors are now sent one email per submission with all the decisions
- Added ability to edit species profiles in one page
- Added mistake reporting on species profiles
- Contributors can now view their unsent drafts on the contribute page with links
- Added editing for genus and family pages
- Fishkeepers can now edit genus and family information on species pages
- Added a References list to genus and family pages to see sources of changes
- Contributors see changes made to their accepted submissions and a link to ask questions
- Fishkeepers can now suggest changes to glossary definitions
- Added ability to report mistakes in articles on article pages
- Added country maps to country pages
- Added ability to send river photographs from a river page
- References are now auto-suggested on contribution pages
- Contributors are now given advice on how to write an authority on the contribute page
- Added ability for readers to report missing common names and photograph credits on species profiles
- Added a fish finder to country and river pages to suggest missing species
- Added maps to region pages to view locations
- Added a button to view all former names of a species on its profile page
Fixed
- Updated photo reuse information for readers on species pages and galleries
- Updated species profiles to display full photographs of long and narrow fish
- Contributors are now emailed when their note is removed from a profile page by a moderator
- Updated social advice on species profiles for harems to reflect their needs and difficulty score
- Updated country links on species profiles to follow aliases
- Updated species and place pages to show photographer and licence information
6–11 October 2026
New
- High heat and strong flow requirements now raise a species' difficulty level
- Added a Contributors panel to species profiles, showing who contributed and their accepted contributions
- Contributors can now hide their display name on the site and in community notes
- Added a page explaining difficulty ratings (asked for by a reader)
- Added carnivore pellets to some species profiles as a food suggestion (asked for by a reader)
- Added direct links to species profiles by trade code, e.g. L-numbers (asked for by a reader)
- Added former trade code names to species profiles to see their history
- Updated species search to find fish by L-number variations
Fixed
- Updated account email links to prevent unintended use by mail scanners or strangers
- Contributors are now fully removed from the site when they delete their account
- Updated password reset to tell readers what happens next and what to do if it fails
28 September – 1 October 2026
New
- Species difficulty now increases if they require a very large tank
- Added a holding page for some invertebrates and goldfish
- Fishkeepers can now register interest in categories of groups other than tropical fish
- Added species links to family search results
- Contributors are now given a paper's title and details when looking up by DOI
- Added link to Artemia profile from brine shrimp mentions
- Added italics for newly added genera in fish summaries
- Added links to current species pages from profiles using old names
Fixed
- Contributors suggesting a size are now asked to specify the length type
- Contributors are now told when they enter incorrect water parameter units
- Fixed unwanted glossary link in brine shrimp
- Fishkeepers are now linked to the correct species from an abbreviated binomial
- Fishkeepers on slow connections no longer see the page jump when the font loads
- Updated species profiles to remove redundant quotes
- Fishkeepers no longer see quotation marks on a species name after a genus change
24–26 September 2026
New
- Added a reuse policy page so folks wanting to use information from Seriously Fish know how to
- Updated password reset and email verification to make the site more secure and more resilient to spam
- Account holders are now emailed when their password or email address changes
13–14 September 2026
New
- Added African tetras and leaf fishes to family pages for fishkeepers
- Added order pages for twenty-seven fish families
- Added species endemic locations to profiles for fishkeepers
- Added location and habitat information to species profiles
- Significantly improved the referencing functionality on contributions so that most forms of media can be used
12 September 2026
New
- Added Community Notes functionality so users can add their experiences of keeping a species
- Added diet information to species profiles
- Submission guidelines added for contributed photographs
- Added privacy information for fishkeepers on the privacy policy page
- Added search for countries by former names, e.g. Myanmar from Burma
Fixed
- Contribution form fully usable on mobile devices