~ Early Web Links ~

Garrie Landry of Franklin, Louisiana runs Acadiana Aviaries, a comprehensive resource dedicated to zebra finches, exotic doves, button quail, Gouldian finches, and a wide variety of other aviary birds. The site features breeding information, hatching eggs for sale, bird care guides, and even books authored by Landry on topics like button quail and diamond doves.

The Michiana Aquarium Society is a non-profit club serving aquarium hobbyists in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan, established in 1968. Members can find meeting schedules, membership info, bowl shows, breeder award programs, and events like the Killifish Karnival and Fall Auction.

The Ohio Cichlid Association is a club dedicated to bringing together cichlid and catfish enthusiasts across Ohio for breeding, exhibition, and conservation efforts. The site features event calendars, auction listings, breeding achievement programs, a store, and information about their annual Extravaganza show.

Gerd Arndt's German-language site dedicated to DIY aquarium equipment, offering handcrafted gear including larval spinners, artemia sieves, air lifts, hang-on boxes, and filtration accessories. Visitors can browse and order custom-built aquarium hardware directly from the creator, making it a rare hands-on resource for serious aquarium hobbyists.

Casiopea's charming corner of the web dedicated to isopods, featuring original hand-drawn adoptable pixel art modeled after the porcellionides genus that visitors can save and display on their own sites. The collection blends a genuine love of these tiny crustaceans with old-web adoptable culture, making it a delightful find for isopod enthusiasts and web collectors alike.

The Circle City Aquarium Club is an Indianapolis-based fishkeeping club hosting monthly meetings, auctions, swaps, and speaker events focused on tropical fish and aquatic life. Members can register for fish auctions, browse fish for sale, and enjoy discounts at local fish stores through their membership benefits.

Run by 'Ladyhawke' since 1995, this long-running resource covers the care, behavior, and breeding of grey-cheeked parakeets and other members of the South American Brotogeris genus. Visitors will find pet bird care guides, medical problem advice, breeder listings, and a curated collection of links to related Brotogeris resources.

The American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association (AFRMA) is a non-profit international club dedicated to the hobby of keeping, breeding, and showing fancy rats and mice. Visitors can explore detailed breed standards, color and marking guides, health care resources, breeder listings, show schedules, and a shop with books and posters.

Snals is a charming personal site by a snail enthusiast packed with snail care guides, species information, a snail maker tool, a gallery, and even a manifesto dedicated to gastropod appreciation. The detailed meta keywords covering species like Giant African Land Snails, Achatina, and Cornu aspersum make it a surprisingly thorough resource for pet snail owners wrapped in a cozy old-web aesthetic.

Wirbellose.de is a German-language species database for freshwater invertebrates, covering over 200 species including shrimp, crabs, crayfish, snails, and mussels with detailed information on origin, care, and breeding. Built by Kai A. Quante since 2000 and backed by the AGW aquarist mailing list community, it is one of the most comprehensive aquarium invertebrate references on the German-speaking web.