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Expert Profile: Benty

Expertise: GOT A QUESTION ABOUT:
Basic needs for specific fish, illnesses, best tankmates, breeding, water chemistry, tricks to safely cut corners, and/or “stupid” questions? Maybe I can help! :)
I like to explain why you do things in aquariums (like why to use spring instead of distilled, or what pH numbers mean, ect.) so you understand why and not just taking someone’s word for it. I also like giving answers where you have two choices so you can choose which is best for the time and money you can commit to your fish. I understand how tight money can be and how expensive fish related things get.

I will NEVER leave you with an “I don’t know.” Ever. I hate that. That would waste your time and that's just mean. :)

Puedo contestar tus preguntas en español también.

I have had tropical fish since 1999. I currently have: a 55gal, ten 10gal, 3 five gallons, three 2gal, and a bunch of jars and bowls. At the time I'm typing this, I have: 14 angels, 13 goldfish, 73 bettas, 12 barbs, 5 catfish, too many guppies, 4 gouramis, 2 plecos, 10 loaches, bunch of swordtails, and probably a few others, lol.

I love to rescue fish. I've had everything from mutant danios, to one eyed goldfish, to my newest adoptee, a 2 year old betta with a MASSIVE tumor problem. He was brought to a pet shop and left there because the lady didn't know what to do with him. He's pretty scary looking. One of the guys at the store there I know let me have him. :D YAY! Elephant Man lives in a gallon bowl with pretty stones in my bathroom.

Plus!!!

I sell: veil, delta, halfmoon, plakat, and crowntail bettas as well as halfblack and blonde tuxedo fancy guppies. Ask me about it sometime.

Thanks for checking out my profile!

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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: I have learned tricks from betta breeders in Thailand and have good connections with a local fish shop here. I live by the beach and used to go snorkeling a lot before college started. I would go down to the Florida Keys and go out on a boat with my friends. I've gotten to swim with a 8ft. nurse shark, 2 manta rays, some sea turtles, and a whole bunch of other fish. The sunburn was worth it, lol.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I hope I get asked a few questions I don't know the answer to so I can learn too. THIS IS NOT AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO STUMP ME THOUGH, lol.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 950
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.90 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.90 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)		130

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	07/18/08
10	9	10	10	07/10/08
10	10	10	10	06/16/08
10	10	9	10	06/12/08
10	10	10	10	05/29/08

User Comments

thanks so much helped me heaps
(jaz on 07/18/08)

Benty - THANK YOU! You're answer to my questions were very kind and VERY prompt. Thank you for such a complete answer AND with the links that you fo
(Kellyann on 06/16/08)

Hi Benny, Thank you for you information. It was very imformative. Sadly, though, my little guy died before you had a chance to reply. I think your in
(Shannon on 06/12/08)

Thanks for the quick response. I am saddened by the prognosis, but such is life - and death... The tanks was used when I got it, that could be the c
(Nathan on 05/29/08)

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Recent Answers from Benty

2008-07-20 goldfish: Hey Kim, The pellet food won't hurt them. Commercial fish food are formulated very similarly. They don't make really any difference in formulas. A low ash flake food is best though. Ash is the bones...

2008-07-16 My Fish: Hey Jaz! Fish do this when they aren't feeling very well. What you want to rule out is that your water that is hurting them. Change your fish's water. If nothing improves with in a few hours, you know...

2008-07-14 Pointy tail on baby mollies: It sounds to me like a birth defect. I have been looking but there's nothing about a molly with a caudal(tail)fin pointy from what I have or can find. See how they turn out! The variations of fish we have...

2008-07-13 Goldfish and tap water: Tap water is horrible for any living thing-- fish, birds, dogs, people, etc. While aging your water helps, it only gets rid of chlorine. In tap water, there's also toxic chloramines The only way to remove...

2008-07-10 IMPORTANT: my Black Moor is sick!: Hey! Don't be ashamed of getting your fish from Walmart. That's where I got my black moors and a few of my goldies. :) They're cheaper than everyone else and not always really bad. First, a goldfish...