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Chris Robbins

U.S.

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returns 12/01/2012

Expertise

I have 25+ years of personal experience as a pet store employee and manager in the family pet store business. The main part of our business was Freshwater Fish. I can answer questions on; Fish care, diseases, parasites and fish identification, feeding your fish, breeding and sexing your fish, setting up your aquarium, cleaning your aquarium, and "what`s this weird stuff in my tank/on my fish" questions. I am not an African Cichlid expert, Plant expert or Brackish Expert. No Pond or Saltwater Questions Please.

Experience in the area

I worked in and managed my family's fish and pet and fish store for 26 years and maintained the 35 aquariums. My experience also has included occasional in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.

Education/Credentials

I have over 26 years of hands-on education and training in fish and aquariums.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I am willing to learn about anything new or even a new perspective on something old.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

There is absolutely no substitute for good aquarium maintenance. No matter what kind of water conditioners or filter system you have, you must change 25% of the water at least every two weeks for healthy fish and aquarium.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Aakarshan	06/19/10	10	10	10	OK that's fine,i will follow your .....
Ryan	02/01/10	10	10	10	Thank you thank u my Tank is .....
Tamera	01/02/10	10	10	10	Thank-you very much Chris! I'm about to .....
Bill	12/22/09	10	10	10	Thanks very much. That makes sense to .....
Heather	12/22/09	10	10	10	Chris was very helpful to me, and .....

Recent Answers from Chris Robbins

2010-04-01 betta fin rot - Quick Cure:

Hi Sonia; It is best not to just randomly add medication. Pathogens (bactera, fungi) can develop a resistance to the medication so when you really do need it, it can't do it's job. The best treatment

2010-02-01 hard water scale:

Hi Ryan; It depends on where the buildup is. If it's inside the tank below the rim and your tank is glass (not plastic) you can use a single edge razor blade scraper. Just don't cut into the sealant

2010-01-02 Disease disease disease and death >:(:

Hi Tamera; They are scratching from irritation, either from the medication or infection itself. Many different problems can cause that and since we can rule out ammonia poisoning, I suspect the meds

2009-12-24 mollies and guppies:

Hi Valeria; Guppies have babies about every 4 to 6 weeks or so. Mollies take longer at 6 to 8 weeks. When they are ready to have babies they usually hide a bit more than usual and their bellies may

2009-12-23 Extremely high nitrite levels/ brown algae:

Hi Trent; The water changes really weren't what caused it actually. It was the addition of so many new fish all at once. Your system had completed it's first cycle and beneficial bacteria had populated

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