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Chris Robbins

U.S.

On Vacation
returns 11/30/2009

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, not a Plant expert and not a Brackish setup 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 in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.

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	T	P	Comments
Tim	07/12/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks so much that was very helpful .....
Shinoj	06/25/09	10	10	10	10	thank you chris for your advise, and .....
Jiten	06/24/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you Chris for your quick and .....
Courtney	06/23/09	10	10	10	10	Yea they do tend to be pretty .....
Amy	06/23/09	10	10	10	10	Chris..... thanks so much for answering my .....

Recent Answers from Chris Robbins

2009-07-26 Identify my fish:

Hi Chris; I retrieved your question from the question pool... I think your fish is a type of African Cichlid. Do a web image search for some in the "Altolamprologus" family, perhaps "Altolamprologus

2009-07-21 gold fish:

Hi Massimo; You can use tap water but you must also use water conditioner to neutralize harmful chemicals. Tap water usually contains additives to make it safe for human use but those additives are

2009-07-17 oscars and eels:

Hi Matthew; Your rubber eel would not survive the aggressive nature of your oscar, especially as he grows larger. The eel would probably never get any food anyway. The oscar will probably drive the

2009-07-13 Beta female laid eggs w/out male... how long are they viable?:

Hi Brad; I retrieved your question from the question pool... Female fish sometimes lay eggs without a male and it's actually a relief to her. You've probably discovered by now that it's too late

2009-07-10 Setting up a new tank:

Hi Tim; I retrieved your question from the question pool. I think I can help you... I don't think it was a disease that killed your goldfish. It was basically "New Tank Syndrome", overcrowding and

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