Marketplace Policy

1. What belongs in the marketplace

Aquabonic is for aquarium-related livestock, plants, tanks, equipment, supplies and relevant wanted or trade listings. Aquarium services belong in a Business service profile. Listings must offer a real item or clearly identify a genuine request; avoid duplicate spam, unrelated promotions and misleading categories.

2. Lawful livestock and plants

Only list organisms that you may lawfully possess, advertise, transfer and transport at the origin and destination. Do not list protected, endangered, restricted invasive, illegally collected or unlawfully imported species. A species being listed by someone else is not proof that its transfer is legal.

Give a useful species name and disclose known health problems, recent disease exposure, relevant treatment, origin where material and special care needs. Do not make unsupported guarantees about health, sex, genetics, breeding results or compatibility. Aquabonic does not issue wildlife permits or certify species legality.

3. Equipment, photographs and descriptions

Use photos you own or are authorized to use, and identify illustrative or stock images. State whether equipment is new or used, any defects, relevant measurements, included components and material limitations. Do not sell stolen, counterfeit, recalled, dangerous or prohibited items. Never conceal faults or misrepresent an item's availability.

4. Price and exchange terms

State the price or intended trade and clarify deposits, pickup, shipping, delivery, cancellation and any seller-provided refund or live-arrival terms before an agreement. Do not invent mandatory fees after an agreement or request a payment through deception.

Members arrange marketplace payments independently. Aquabonic does not provide escrow, purchase protection or a marketplace refund guarantee. Preserve ordinary transaction records and use a payment method appropriate to the arrangement; do not send account passwords or verification codes.

5. Care, transport and safer meetings

Confirm destination rules, permits, carrier restrictions, weather, suitable packaging and responsible handover. Never ship or move organisms contrary to law or knowingly use a method likely to cause avoidable harm. Do not release aquarium organisms into waterways.

Choose a suitable public meeting place where practical, communicate clearly and let someone know your plans. Do not use a public listing to disclose a private home address.

6. Prohibited listings and behavior

A paid listing allowance or business approval does not authorize a prohibited transaction. We may hide listings, request clarification or restrict an account when a policy or safety concern arises.

• Illegal organisms, wildlife trafficking, animal cruelty and unlawful harvesting.
• Drugs, weapons, sexual services, stolen property, counterfeit goods and unrelated regulated products.
• Scams, impersonation, deceptive pricing, fraudulent reviews and payment diversion.
• Content prohibited by the Community Guidelines, including exploitation and private information shared without authority.

7. Problems, reports and review

First preserve ordinary non-sensitive transaction details and contact the other participant when it is safe to do so. For a suspected scam, policy violation or unsafe member, use Report and Block or contact support. Aquabonic can review platform conduct but cannot compel an independent seller to fulfill an agreement.