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Column Headings: K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness
N = Nominated for Expert of the Month
| Date | User | K | C | T | P | N | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-13 | Eric | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you very much Karen for answering my question, it cleared up a lot of issues I had. I'm still nervous about getting a figure eight, but now I am a little more confident, but thanks again. Eric* |
| 2009-11-13 | Melissa | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you very much! I'm happy to report that the fish are doing fine, and we actually found a way to deal with the cartridge situation. The original cartridge was simply replaced with other new media we have thats new in the box for our 55g. I will keep doing the water changes as you suggested. I actually feed the Endlers encapsulated brine shrimp eggs and another type of pellet food that was given to me by the breeder the fish came from. I feed my guys frozen food as well! I have a little variety pack that includes blood worms, brine shrimp, tubifex and other stuff they go crazy over. Thank you so much for your help, it's very appreciated. Your knowledge really shows in all the help that you give! Melissa |
| 2009-11-13 | Charles | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thankyou for your fast response. I am definantly going to do more water changes, and I have already began feeding my oscar pellets and frozen food. |
| 2009-11-07 | Cathy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks for your advice. |
| 2009-11-05 | Julie Cox | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks so much - as an update, there are no fish bullying her and today the other fish didn't eat, so we are going to follow your advice with the water change and different food... and we're going to test the water as well. Thanks again and have a blessed day!! Julie |
| 2009-11-01 | Tianna | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much for replying to my question. I really don't know for sure if that was the problem, I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm thinking right now I might have had a shell in my tank that was not for aquariums. So I'm still trying. I have a 29gal tank and would like to add cichlids in the near future. Thanks |
| 2009-10-14 | Danielle | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-09-27 | Carol | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Hi Karen, I realize I have taken forever to get back to you about my tank situation and I apologize for that. I had still been battling the same problem this whole time until a week and a half ago. I wanted to thank you for all your assistance, I was so at a loss as to what to do. I was very pleased with your quick responses, waiting is so hard to do when you are worried about your pets but you were very quick and I really appreciate it. I also want to give you an update on the outcome of my tank. During the summer I went out another filter. My existing filter was an Eheim Prof II model 2026 which, you would think, be large enough for my 75 gallon tank. Since nothing else was fixing my problem I thought I'd try a bigger filter so I went and bought the next model up, the 2028. I ran that for a while and it got a little better but not where I needed my water to be so the other weekend I, for some reason, decided to hook up the old filter as well as the ..... |
| 2009-09-16 | Linda | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-09-15 | sean | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Was very informitive and helpful thanks. |
| 2009-09-15 | Audra | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | You're right, my tank water has little to no alkalinity at all. I test every month. The crushed coral keeps it between 7.0 - 7.2, just wanted to keep it consistent. Also the tank is pretty clean during my monthly siphons. Thanks for your help. |
| 2009-09-10 | Mike | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thank you karen, ure awesome |
| 2009-09-10 | Joy | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Yes | Thank you very much for answering my question Karen! |
| 2009-09-09 | katie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-09-08 | K | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-08-29 | Ramana Rao | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | No | sir, Thank you very much , |
| 2009-08-25 | Jimmy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanx so much Karen. Tank is dry now for about six days and I`ll follow your advice right away!!! Many Thanx |
| 2009-08-13 | Sarah | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Awesome! Perfect Answer! Thank you so much! |
| 2009-08-12 | Michael | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Yes | Thanks so much for the input. The spot has begun to fade away slowly and i'm waiting until its gone to reduce the temperature back down. The plesco has also gone back to his normal self, so we'll be only adding salt when we see problems for the time being, especially since we will be adding 4 cory's once we finish cycling. And lastly, now we don't know if our platy is pregnant anymore, although we don't see any fry anywhere. Thanks for all your help! |
| 2009-08-11 | Gail | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Let's hope it works! Thanks. |
| 2009-08-11 | deb | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thanks for retuning my reply but unfortunately he died. He wasnt able to swim on top and just hid on the bootom in the cave. I think it was an intestinal problem. He didnt poop for awhile Deb |
| 2009-08-11 | vimal | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-08-10 | Kara | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | No | Thanks for your reply, unfortunately its too late. "Gutsy" turned 'pine cone' and couldn't swim properly, and is no longer with us. The other goldfish is still looking fine, but should I treat the tank with something to ensure he stays fine? (if you could suggest a product I would be grateful) I'm worried he will catch whatever the other had. |
| 2009-07-31 | spencer | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | No | thanks i asked 4 peaple and you were the most help full. thanks very much. |
| 2009-07-26 | Anna | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thank you very much that was quite helpful! |
| 2009-07-25 | Jasmine | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Yes | Great! It really helped me and now I know what to do!!! Perfect answer! Thanks! |
| 2009-07-22 | Emily | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | No | My Molly did have babies actually (31 to be exact)But I have them all in a 5 gallon tank for the time-being. Thank you for all your help, -Emily |
| 2009-07-21 | Rachel | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much again! Now I understand! :) |
| 2009-07-15 | Aldo | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thanks. i bought it and he seems pretty happy. he doesn't seem to be harassing any fish or the other fish harassing him. thanks again! |
| 2009-07-13 | Rachel | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | PERFECT ANSWER!!! TOLD ME EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW!!! |
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Answers by Expert:
Karen Fields
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
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!
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