Can you promote in r/aquariumhelp?
A place for aquarists to go for help. Need help with sick fish, dying plants, or water quality? This is the subreddit for that.
The short answer
Do not promote your product or company; answer help requests with neutral, factual advice and ask moderators before any commercial mention.
What works here
- answering troubleshooting/help questions
- providing researched/advice-based guidance
- participating politely in discussions
What gets posts removed
- mentioning or linking to your product/company
- soliciting customers, leads, or surveys
- posting promotional/showcase content
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo self-promotion or promoting products
Rule explicitly forbids self-promotion or promoting products in posts.
Help-focused community
Public description and sidebar state the subreddit is for aquarium help (sick fish, water quality), implying commercial pitches are off-topic.
No show-off posts
Posts must relate to resolving an issue; pure showcase or advertisement is disallowed.
Official rules of r/aquariumhelp
- 01No Admiration/Show Off Posts
- 02Mark NSFW and NSFL posts.
- 03Be Polite!
- 04Posts must be aquarium help related.
- 05No Misinformation
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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