r/TheDepthsBelow is a subreddit with 1.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses fish, underwater, octopus, ocean, and shark.
71% of the earth's surface is covered by water according to NOAA. That only gives us 29% where we're safe.
If an animal the size of a blue whale can disappear for months at a time, what else is down there?
We're here to show you.
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Fuck u/Spez
Popular Themes in r/TheDepthsBelow
#1
Pain & Anger
: "There are 30 Beluga Whales, 4 dolphins, 3 seals, and 2 sea lions stuck in abandoned tanks in Marineland in Niagara Falls."
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Made a painting that feels like water. What do you see/feel? 🌊"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/TheDepthsBelow
#1
Fish
: "Little Fish is distracting the little humans."
37 posts
#2
Underwater
31 posts
#3
Octopus
: "This Octopus as it swims away"
24 posts
#4
Ocean
22 posts
#5
Shark
: "The Ghost of the Deep: A Greenland Shark Gliding Through the Abyss"
18 posts
#6
Whale
: "There are 30 Beluga Whales, 4 dolphins, 3 seals, and 2 sea lions stuck in abandoned tanks in Marineland in Niagara Falls."
15 posts
#7
Whales
13 posts
#8
Sharks
12 posts
#9
Squid
: "Try to see if you can spot the Squid’s eye."
11 posts
#10
Reef
11 posts
Flair Used in r/TheDepthsBelow
#1
Crosspost
: "Rare panda dolphins off Argentins's coast."
127 posts
Member Growth in r/TheDepthsBelow
Yearly
+28k members(2.1%)
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Last updated: June 7, 2026