So many men....so I had to pop in to help represent the ladies 
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Emergency Pls upload a picture of your aquarium with your stupid face beside it so I can see who is making all these rubbish comments.
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JayP
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We do seem to be getting more representation from the ladies and I'm seeing more "Aquagirls Rock" badges. Good to see. I also understand why some folks (all genders) are reluctant to post their faces or other personal info, and that's OK too.
I work as an autobody technician, so I'm pretty used to being in arenas that are predominantly male. I really enjoy encouraging women to break the barriers!
There are some younger female influencers I've seen on tiktok/Instagram that are in the hobby, though it seems more common among women over 35. It still seems to be a small minority of women younger than 30 in the hobby, though I'm 29 now so closer to the other side of the demographic
JayP
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Now that you mention it, it does seem odd to me that this hobby, aquarium keeping in general, would be male dominated, but even as far back as I remember, in the 70s and 80s, that's been the case. I guess I can think of some socioeconomic reasons for that many many decades ago. but not ss much now.I work as an autobody technician, so I'm pretty used to being in arenas that are predominantly male. I really enjoy encouraging women to break the barriers!
There are some younger female influencers I've seen on tiktok/Instagram that are in the hobby, though it seems more common among women over 35. It still seems to be a small minority of women younger than 30 in the hobby, though I'm 29 now so closer to the other side of the demographic
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Dennis Wong
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My next complaint is on folks using these made-up names with common words lol.So many men....so I had to pop in to help represent the ladies
I thought I was talking to this guy who I sometimes chat with on facebook.I was wondering why "he" was posting different tanks here and on facebook. Oh well...
I met "Noahspapa" at this year's AGA and I didn't recognize him because he introduced himself using his real name! argh...
I've spent quite a lot of time networking online to track down rare plants, many contacts overseas, and I can say in the last 7 years I've been heavily in the plant side of the hobby, only a small handful have been female. Even in Asian countries, I've only conversed with two female farmers, though even then their operations partners are male.
While the US is still very fish concentrated as opposed to plant and aquascaping focused, I've only met one female in the US that farms rare plants. Every other contact I've had has been male. It could just be my own personal experience, but an observation that I've made nonetheless.
I feel called out! By Dennis Wong nonetheless! I guess I should have formally introduced myself in my photo. My name is Amanda, a 29 year old Korean-American from the East Coast
I guess I should also add to explain: I started on Reddit, which is typically used as a more anonymous way to engage in social media. I've been in the subs on there for quite awhile, so I tend to just recycle my username from there since some people from reddit also frequent the aquarium forums. Perhaps it may be time to change my moniker...I feel called out! By Dennis Wong nonetheless! I guess I should have formally introduced myself in my photo. My name is Amanda, a 29 year old Korean-American from the East Coast
Yeah, the username shenanigans is very frustrating. Come on people 
If it helps, at my LFS most of the employees are women and in their 20's.I work as an autobody technician, so I'm pretty used to being in arenas that are predominantly male. I really enjoy encouraging women to break the barriers!
There are some younger female influencers I've seen on tiktok/Instagram that are in the hobby, though it seems more common among women over 35. It still seems to be a small minority of women younger than 30 in the hobby, though I'm 29 now so closer to the other side of the demographic
Back in 2001 or 2004 at the AGA Convention, Amano was surprised at how many women there were in attendance. Yeah, was still mostly male, but more women than he expected. He said there were almost none in Japan. He asked for a photo with he and all the women in attendance to publish in the Aqua Journal to promote women in the hobby back home. I wish I could find a copy of the pic. I'm sure I saw it. I know he did that at least one more time at another AGA.
That's awesome!!! I'm off to find the photo myself
Noahspapa
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When I retired a few years back I finally slowly started to engage with social media. I also started fish keeping again and then aquascaping which grew into an obsession and drew me further into social media as much more information was available and I could communicate with other aquascapers. there is very little aquascaping presence here in the Buffalo NY area. My 30 something year old kids started seeing this activity and told me I shouldnāt use my name for privacy reasons. So I thought about who I was now that I was retired and my priority was watching my grandson Noah so I came up with NoahsPapa (incredibly original) and use that on this forum, instagram and YouTube (I think). So I guess I should keep in mind that when Iām at aquascaping events (which isnāt very often) I should introduce myself as NoahsPapa.
All kidding aside, Iām with @Noahspapa . While Iām sure 99.9% of people here have good intentions, others may navigate this forum for ill intent. Doesnāt take much to put the pieces together when you have a name and photo to go off of.
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*Ci*
Tending water worlds since 1975!
There is a woman on my pond forum, Koiphen (an admin, in fact) called Noahsnana ā¦ any relation?
I agree. If I weren't already all out there everywhere, I'd be more conscious of my anonymity.
@Noahspapa, off topic but I love your avatar. Are those 5 tanks surrounding a dining room table and awesome posters on the wall yours? If so, you are my new hero.
Kwyet
After every new tankāāThis is my last one!ā
People put themselves, plus pictures of friends, family and strangers, all over facebook. I think most people donāt even bother asking permission or turning āsafeguardsā on. I think bad actors can find your information these days without too much trouble, regardless of the security measures that have been taken. I donāt disagree with being cautious, but I think I think the relative risk is a bit overblown because itās all already out there to be found. It reminds me of the hours my Mom spends putting black magic marker over her address on all of her junk mail before she throws it away.
Noahspapa
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lol! No relation. Noahās nana is sitting next to me here and she most definitely does not participate in any aquascaping or pond forums!
