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Susan Fields

U.S.

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Expertise

I own and maintain a large number of tanks with many various tropical fish species. During my fishkeeping past I have learned a lot of the myths and truths about tropical fish care. Currently I keep a wide range of species and have a lot of experience in; Severum cichlids, gouramis, platies, goldfish, bettas, tetras, paradise fish, Angelfish, Corydoras catfish, and many others as well as a couple of years with brackish water. If you have a question on tropical fish keeping I`ll be sure to answer it in the simplest way I can, and if I don`t know the answer, I`ll research the answer for you. Happy fish keeping!

Experience in the area

I have experience in setting up fish tanks, what to feed certain species, compatible species in my experience, cleaning the tank,
and all around tropical fish care. I also have learned the truth of many of the myths of tropical fish keeping in the past.
Happy fishkeeping!

Education/Credentials

Homeschooled

What do you like about this subject?

I love the diversity of colors, habits, and shapes of tropical fish. Keeping fish is fun if you know what your doing. They are such interesting little (or big!) creatures and there is always something new to learn.

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

I learn something new everyday. But I would like to try my hardest to help people better understand their fish and prevent unnecessary fish cruelty through lack of knowledge. A real dream would be to find a way to spawn the unique dragon fish so at least fewer dragons would have to be wild-caught and kept emaciated and stressed in petstores.

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Recent Reviews from Users

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Heather	02/09/12	10	10	10
Jacquie	02/05/12	9	10	10
Cynthia	02/05/12	10	10	10	Thank you, I did what you said .....
Nick	02/02/12	10	10	10	Thank you, that was a huge help!
Müge	01/31/12	10	10	10	Hi Susan, Thank you very much for .....

Recent Answers from Susan Fields

2012-02-10 Red Devil Fish:

Hi Lesley, Red devils are warm water fish. And I'm afraid Indiana temps would be far too cold for the red devil in the winter. I would try all local pet stores you can locate to see if they would be willing

2012-02-09 Dead Betta :(:

Hi Melanie I'm sorry to hear that. Don't feel too bad. You tried all you could to keep your little Betta healthy. There may have been an internal infection or internal problem of some sort. It's difficult

2012-02-08 Found brown bugs in my filter!:

Hi Laurie, The minute I saw the photo I could tell the bugs are some kind of dragonfly or damselfly larva. Do a quick Google search for both to confirm this. Since dragonflies and damselflies lay their

2012-02-07 1.5 gal bettas and friends:

Hi Mallory, I'm so sorry to hear that.. :-( Female bettas do get along much, much better than males do. Large groups of them do sometimes have a pecking order established out. I don't feel it's a

2012-02-06 Betta sick?:

Hi Mallory, The white spots you saw on him could've been gas bubbles that have not yet dissipated. These tiny bubbles come from your tap water. And they'll often drift around an aquarium and appear like

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