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Expert Profile: Trish S.

Expertise: I can answer many questions about livebearing fish; most freshwater fish; diseases and treatments; aquarium setup/cycling/ conditioning/water parameters; feeding/what to feed; compatability of fish; behavior and behavior problems; most any question about fresh water fish that you may have. I am a "perpetual student" in that I am constantly reading about fish and their care/maintenance, disease, etc., and if I feel I do not have enough information to provide you with on a question that is asked, I will spend the time needed to provide you with a detailed, knowledgeable, well thought out answer.

Experience in the area
All experience is from owning/maintaining tanks and different fish for many years; I am always reading and learning new things about fish, their habitats, aquarium maintenance, disease, etc. I am a successful breeder of livebearing platys and mollies and will soon be venturing in to breeding cichlids.

Organizations
I am a Top Contributor in the Fish section of Yahoo Answers, and attained that status within 3 weeks of signing up. To receive this status, you have to meet the guidelines in proving that you are knowledgeable in an area, and I did that very quickly. I also belong to a club in my home area dedicated to educating people on goldfish and goldfish care, and also care of other fish.

Publications
Yahoo Answers (Pets/Fish section) under the name MrsCrabs

Education/Credentials
All my knowledge comes from hands-on experience as well as reading and research. To me, this is just as good as sitting in a classroom, if not better. I spend my spare time reading and researching answers to questions I have and others may have. If I don't know an answer, I will find out through my many contacts, research, whatever it takes.

Past/Present Clients
I have many people now that I have met through Yahoo Answers and through this site who come to me now with all of their questions.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I am always reading and learning about fish, their care, tank care, etc. It's amazing how much there really is to learn! I guess you can call me a "perpetual student" as I don't think I'll ever become tired of learning about fish.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Goldfish are so misunderstood. Goldfish need at LEAST 20 gallons of water and superb filtration in order to live a decent quality life. They are nick-named "pigfish" because of the amount of waste they produce. These fish are in no way "beginner" fish because the do require an extraordinary amount of care and dedication to same.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject The average lifespan for a goldfish in the United States is 3 weeks. This is due in part to the misconception that goldfish can live in "goldfish bowls", and this is the furthest thing from the truth. I feel selling these fish for fishbowls should be outlawed. That's just my opinion.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2500
Knowledge	9.84 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.91 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.72 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		1
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		297

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/24/08
10	8	10	10	10/28/08
10	10	10	10	10/24/08
10	10	10	10	10/21/08
10	10	10	10	10/06/08

User Comments

Very quick and professional response. Thank you!
(Micki on 10/24/08)

Sir, since I am new for this kind i am very happy about eimely response
(ramana rao on 10/28/08)

response very helpful
(Joyce on 10/24/08)

Thanks. I pretty much knew the answer to that question, but needed to hear it from someone else. The tetras grow to a max of one inch, they are the
(Amber on 10/06/08)

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Recent Answers from Trish S.

2008-10-27 floating fish: Hmmmmmm, I would venture to guess he has swim bladder. Let me ask you....does he let your hand near him? You CAN try to hand-feed. If that doesn't work, put him in a smaller tank/container and see if...

2008-10-26 What kind of fish is this?: The orange one looks like a parrot fish (parrot chiclid), the one in the back looks like a shark. Don't hold me to the parrot, but if you look up parrot fish, you should get a good view. Can you please...

2008-10-25 Plocostumus (?): Absolutely positively NO. I have one that is 22" long....I don't think that would fit in less then a gallon. The ONLY fish that MIGHT be ok in less then a gallon, but I WOULD NOT do that to ANY fish...

2008-10-24 adding a new fish: Hi Justine. I wouldn't keep the fish in the 1 gallon bowl or he could possibly get sick from ammonia poison due to the waste amounts. If it were a bigger tank, it is good to keep them quarantined for...

2008-10-20 snails, good or bad?: Well, the "bad news" is they are going to grow and multiply faster then rabbits! The "good news" is that they are harmless, although a huge pain in the neck. They lay their eggs which look like clumps...