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Glenn Fritz

U.S.

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Expertise

In the process of moving folks... I'll return full time soon! Can answer pretty much all questions regarding marine or freshwater aquariums.

Experience in the area

4 years study in marine biology, 30 years as a hobbyist. I currently have over 3,000 gallons between the aquariums in my home.

Organizations

Mid American Aquarists Society

Education/Credentials

Bachelors in Structural Engineering from University Of Nebraska, Omaha. Bachelors in Psychology from Washington University, St. Louis.

What do you like about this subject?

Whats not to like?

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

Achieve? Not really looking to achieve anything... just love the water and its life. I love the fact that after 30 years of studying and keeping aquariums, theres always something new to learn.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The cleanest looking aquariums quite frequently are the least healthy systems with stressed unhappy inhabitants.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Protein Skimmers are over priced and over rated.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
james	05/12/10	10	10	10	thank you very much..i learned a .....
Braden	05/10/10	10	10	10	Hey thank you for your response! he .....
Joe	05/10/10	10	9	10	Glenn, Your answer was surprisingly quick and .....
Robert	05/06/10	10	10	10	thank you
Charles	04/27/10	7	10	10

Recent Answers from Glenn Fritz

2010-06-02 algae, clown fish:

Hey Nick, Without pictures its hard to be precise in identifications. The black spot on your clown could be a number of things. There are even a couple of species that have a marking similar to what you

2010-06-01 pico tank:

Hi Marcus, Clown Gobies reach around 2 inches to 2 and a half inches. The rule of thumb for any marine system is 3/4 to 1 inch of full grown fish per gallon of tank volume. Marine critters are much bigger

2010-05-30 pico tank:

Hi Marcus, Well, the bad news is that no, the gobies will not survive long in a tank that size. These are fish that grow to between 3 and 5 inches when full grown so any prolonged life in such a small

2010-05-24 Blue-Dot Jawfish:

Hi Chris, Sorry to hear you're still having troubles. You are correct in the assumption that biting the brittle star could cause problems as well but would have healed by now. Although injury can permanently

2010-05-20 Salt water ponds and Aquriums:

Hi Grace, The only company I know would be Aqua-Farms out of Hawaii. You could do a google search on companies and see what you turn up. There are also some articles on Reefcentral.com and melevsreef

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