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Richard Hight

U.S.

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returns 02/15/2012

Expertise

I own and maintain several freshwater aquariums from 2 to 180 gallon. I can answer most questions about freshwater aquariums, including setup, cycling, maintenance, compatible tank mates, feeding. Moving? I've moved fish both across town and across the country and can help you get your little aquatic friends to their new home safely. I know and have experience with most freshwater community fish, South American Cichlids and African Cichlids. If I don't know the answer to your question, I'll do research to find the best answer for you. I don't answer questions about Goldfish or keeping Goldfish with Tropical Fish. I also don't answer questions about keeping crustaceans (shrimp, snails, crabs etc) with Tropical Fish, nor questions about saltwater fish or aquariums. I'm not available to answer questions on weekends, this is when I do maintenance on my own tanks.

Experience in the area

Many years of personal experience with community tank fish, semi-aggressive fish (Barbs, Tetras, etc), Angels, South American Cichlids and African Cichlids.

Education/Credentials

HSG 2010-2011 prof

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
David	01/26/12	10	10	10	Hi Rich, Thank you so much for .....
Lisa	01/15/12	10	10	10	Thank you for your fast and thorough .....
Judy	01/12/12	10	10	10	This was truly a great response - .....
Deep	01/10/12	10	10	10	Thank u so much :)... I have .....
lynn	01/08/12	10	10	10	this is not the first time i .....

Recent Answers from Richard Hight

2012-01-14 2 mollies drooping tail and thin:

Hi Lisa First, I'm sorry that some moron at a fish store told you that Mollies would be fine for cycling the tank. This is simply not true. Mollies are NOT tolerant of poor water conditions, especially

2012-01-12 Koi in aquarium:

Hi Judy Although it is rare in captivity, a Koi can reach a size of 3 feet long. Two of them in a 10 gallon are not going to last very long before they will need a larger tank. Koi are pond fish

2012-01-11 convict:

Hi Lynn With large Cichlids, it's best to get either a stick on thermometer that sticks to the outside of the tank, or a digital thermometer as well as a non breakable heater. It is not uncommon at

2012-01-09 Dim Lighting for tetras:

Not necessarily dim lighting, they need full spectrum lighting which is not quite a bright as the standard fluorescent bulb. Neon Tetras, Glowlight Tetras and Flame Tetras will look much better under

2012-01-08 Moving!:

Hi Jarod You will likely lose half of your fish if you do it that way. A 75 gallon uncycled tank is way too small for 30 Cichlids and 2 Plecos. I moved over 200 fish from Houston to Atlanta and I put

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