Fish Tank Story Codes

We encourage authors to include story codes with every story they submit to the Fish Tank. Story codes are used to alert commentators that there may be story content that may be offensive to some readers. The ultimate reference for story codes is maintained by Uther Pendragon. The Story Code FAQ for Authors contians the latest explanation of codes that authors should use when coding stories.

While we encourage coding, we also believe that if an author is serious enough about his writing that he wants to improve, then any so-called "objectionable content" is probably reasonable within the context of the story. Only under extreme circumstances do we expect reviewers to skip reviewing a story based solely on codes.

Here is an overview of the most common codes:

Code	Meaning
M	An adult male
F	An adult female
m	A teenage male
f	A teenage female
g	A young girl (less than 12 years old)
MF	Sex between an adult male and an adult female
mf	Sex between an teenage male and an teenage female
MM	Sex between an two adult males
M+F	Sex among many men and one woman (usually a gangbang)
fff	Sex among three teenage females
Mgg	Sex among an adult male and two underage girls
cons	Consensual sex
rom	Romance
stroke	A stroke story. Often plotless with minimal character
ped	Pedophilia.
inc	Incest
teach	Sex with a teachers
oral	Oral-genital contact
anal	Anal sex
preg	Sex with a pregnant woman
bd	Bondage and domination
bdsm	Bondage, domination, and sado-masochism
humil	Humiliation
nosex	Story does not contain explicit sex

There are plenty of other codes in use, but we haven't seen them in The Fish Tank yet.