Handled by severity and history.
Warnings, kicks, suspensions, and permanent bans may all be used depending on what happened, how serious it was, and whether there is repeat behaviour.
Fish Tank standards
Rules and community standards
Fish Tank is built to feel welcoming, fair, and easy to understand. These standards apply across the network and Discord so players know what is expected before problems turn into punishments, reports, or appeals.
Network rules
Server and gameplay standards.
These apply across the in-game Fish Tank experience, including gameplay, public chat, support interactions, and general conduct across the network.
- Respect everyone — no harassment, hate speech, slurs, or targeted bullying.
- No cheating — no hacks, x-ray, autoclickers, scripts, dupes, exploit clients, or other unfair tools.
- No exploiting or bug abuse — if you find a bug, report it to staff instead of using it for advantage.
- Keep public chat readable — no spam, caps flooding, repeated baiting, or disruptive message spam.
- No advertising — no other servers, Discords, referral links, channels, or DM ad campaigns.
- No scamming — trades must stay honest and intentionally misleading players is not allowed.
- No griefing or stealing outside intended rulesets — do not destroy or take what is not yours unless the server mode clearly allows that risk.
- PvP must stay fair — no spawn trapping, safe-zone abuse, or exploiting protected areas to force unfair kills.
- Use appropriate names, skins, and builds — no NSFW, hateful, or deliberately offensive content.
- Follow staff instructions — if staff intervene, cooperate first and raise concerns through support or appeals afterward.
- No ban evasion — alternate accounts may be limited or removed if they are being used to dodge action.
- Be honest with staff — no impersonation, fake evidence, false reports, or misleading evidence.
Discord rules
Community and chat standards.
These apply inside the Fish Tank Discord so the community stays readable, safe, and easier for staff to moderate properly.
- Be respectful — no harassment, discrimination, threats, targeted drama, or behaviour designed to make the space hostile.
- No NSFW or extreme content — no sexual content, gore, or other graphic material. Keep it safe for the wider community.
- No spam or flooding — no repeated messages, emoji spam, GIF flooding, or constant pinging.
- No advertising or self-promotion — no promoting outside servers, socials, giveaways, or services without staff permission.
- Keep channels on-topic — use the correct channels and do not derail serious spaces with unrelated spam.
- No impersonation — do not pretend to be staff, another member, or a creator. Misleading names and profiles are included.
- No scams or malicious links — phishing, malware, grabbers, fake giveaways, and suspicious downloads are not allowed.
- Respect privacy — no doxxing, leaking personal information, or posting private messages without a legitimate reason.
- Voice chat rules still apply — no mic spam, soundboard flooding, screaming, or disruptive audio.
- Do not ping staff for routine issues — use the proper support, report, or appeal route so requests stay organised.
- Follow Discord ToS and Community Guidelines — if Discord does not allow it, neither does Fish Tank.
- Staff discretion applies — if behaviour is clearly harmful or disruptive, staff can act even if it is not written word-for-word above.
Enforcement
How action is usually handled.
Rules are enforced to keep the network fair, readable, and safer to use. Staff action depends on severity, evidence, and whether the behaviour is repeated.
Warnings may come first
Lower-level problems may start with a warning or short action where that makes sense and the behaviour can be corrected.
Severe behaviour can skip steps
Cheating, scams, malicious links, hate, ban evasion, or targeted harassment can lead to stronger action immediately.
Context matters
Reports, logs, screenshots, and staff review all matter. Decisions are not supposed to rely on one clipped line without context.
Reviews are still available
If you believe action should be reviewed, use the proper appeal route rather than arguing in public channels or in general chat.
Support and appeals
Need help, need to report something, or need a review?
The website and Discord support routes exist so issues can be handled privately and properly instead of turning into public arguments.
Use the help route for account, setup, or gameplay issues
Questions, technical issues, and general help requests should go through Support so staff can respond in the correct queue.
Open SupportReport behaviour clearly and honestly
Include names, timing, screenshots, clips, or other relevant context so staff can review the case properly.
Open report routesUse appeals for reviews, not public arguments
If you think a mute, kick, suspension, or ban should be reviewed, use the appeal path and explain the situation calmly.
Start an appealUse the rest of the site before opening a ticket when needed
Common answers may already be on the FAQ, Status, News, or Servers pages depending on the question.