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Expert Profile: Trish S.

Expertise: I can answer many questions about livebearing fish; most freshwater fish; diseases and treatments; aquarium setup/cycling/ conditioning/water parameters; feeding/what to feed; compatability of fish; behavior and behavior problems; most any question about fresh water fish that you may have. I am a "perpetual student" in that I am constantly reading about fish and their care/maintenance, disease, etc., and if I feel I do not have enough information to provide you with on a question that is asked, I will spend the time needed to provide you with a detailed, knowledgeable, well thought out answer.

Experience in the area
All experience is from owning/maintaining tanks and different fish for many years; I am always reading and learning new things about fish, their habitats, aquarium maintenance, disease, etc. I am a successful breeder of livebearing platys and mollies and will soon be venturing in to breeding cichlids.

Organizations
I am a Top Contributor in the Fish section of Yahoo Answers, and attained that status within 3 weeks of signing up. In order to attain this status, you have to meet the guidelines in proving that you are knowledgeable in an area, and I did that very quickly.

Publications
Not exactly a publication, but many of my answers appear in Yahoo Answers fish section under the name MrsCrabs.

Education/Credentials
All my knowledge comes from hands-on experience as well as reading and research. To me, this is just as good as sitting in a classroom, if not better. I spend my spare time reading and researching answers to questions I have and others may have.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I am always reading and learning about fish, their care, tank care, etc. It's amazing how much there really is to learn! I guess you can call me a "perpetual student" as I don't think I'll ever become tired of learning about fish.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Goldfish are so misunderstood. Goldfish need at LEAST 20 gallons of water and superb filtration in order to live a decent quality life. They are nick-named "pigfish" because of the amount of waste they produce. These fish are in no way "beginner" fish because the do require an extraordinary amount of care and dedication to same.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject The average lifespan for a goldfish in the United States is 3 weeks. This is due in part to the misconception that goldfish can live in "goldfish bowls", and this is the furthest thing from the truth. I feel selling these fish for fishbowls should be outlawed. That's just my opinion.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2320
Knowledge	9.83 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.83 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.76 Best of the best
Politeness	9.89 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)		298

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
9	8	9	10	10/12/08
10	10	9	10	10/09/08
10	10	10	10	09/29/08
10	10	10	10	10/11/08
10	10	10	10	10/11/08

User Comments

I thought it was very informative and agree with the common thought of bettas and goldfish in a tiny bowl
(Emily on 10/12/08)

Thanks Tris S I will try all your advise. We have a big sye light in the roof & I now think that we are leaving the lights on too long & with all the
(Shirley Lack on 10/09/08)

Thank you very much !
(Sabine on 09/29/08)

she gives very good info and i appreciate her help.
(kenny on 10/11/08)

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Recent Answers from Trish S.

2008-10-11 SNAIL PROBLEM: Hi Emily. First off....NO, I am most definitely NOT mad that you threw the snails in the trash (don't tell anyone I did before too!!). 1 or 2 are not bad, but hundreds of them are NUTS! The problem...

2008-10-08 Little White Worms: You need to really stop over-feeding. Planaria are almost always caused by over-feeding the fish. here is an article i found that can help, as I have never dealt with them myself. I know they are creepy...

2008-10-05 birth: Hi Heather. You have all "livebearers" in your tank, which means they give birth to LIVE fry (babies). Yes, the female that died could have very well died while giving birth or shortly thereafter, it...

2008-10-04 Sick betta: Christine...my thought on this is the male is killing the female and she is probably going to pass if she hasn't already. Are you TRYING to breed these fish or do you think they can just be in there...

2008-10-02 cloudy water: Hi Shirley. I had a couple of different thoughts on the cloudy water, but first and foremost I wanted to suggest that you DO NOT (caps for emphasis only) start "dumping" chemicals in to the tank in an...