Looking for a Mentor?

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

I been keeping fish for about a year. I dont mind having pm's. My area of expertise I think would be in Livebearers. But I do have experience with Gourami's and Bettas.


In these areas I rate my knowledge as a : (score 1-5 and add notes)
Plants: 0
Livebearers: 4(I love Platies)
Cichlids: 2(Had some Kenyi's)
Bottom Feeders: 1(I didn't know there were so many)
Gourami/Betta: 4(Bettas and Gouramis)
DIY/Equipment: 2(Used an UGF for a 1g, and I tried to make a cave it failed miserably)
Chemistry: 2(I am now cycling a tank)
Saltwater: 0(want to start a tank)
Brackish: 0
Diseases: 1(internal parasite)
"Critters": 3(ghost shrimp that I bred, apple snails)

[Zman16]

I have been keeping fish since 2004 (I can't remember the month), but I joined the site a year later. I don't mind PM's. My area of expertise is probably bottom feeders and Gouramis/Bettas. But I'm always learning on this site.

In these areas I rate my knowledge as a : (score 1-5 and add notes)
Plants: 1 (I'm just learning about plants still.)
Livebearers: 3.5 (mostly guppies, platies, and swordtails. )
Chilids: 1.5 (I only had a ram but I did research on others.)
Bottom Feeders: 4 (There awesome!)
Gourami/Betta: 4 (I saved a couple bettas from disease, and love gouramis.)
DIY/Equipment: 2
Chemisty: 3
Saltwater: 3 (Mostly Nano)
Brackish: 0 (I want to have a brackish tank.)
Diseases: 2 (Mainly ick and shock)
"Critters": 3 (I love them!)

[YahooFishKeeper]

ive been keeping fish for a while now, and welcom PMs. i hardly ever get any. and i dont really have a specialty, i dabbled in everything.


In these areas I rate my knowledge as a : (score 1-5 and add notes)
Plants:1 i know a little, i know how photosynthesis works and all that fun stuff you have to learn in biology class, but hardly any real experience.
Livebearers:3 i have kept them, and bred them succesfully.
Cichlids:2 did some research on them while contemplating a cichlid tank, and have a special interest in lake tanganyika.
Bottom Feeders:2 i know basics about the most commonly found species.
Gourami/Betta:3 have kept many bettas both male and female, and read up on breeding.
DIY/Equipment:3 i am in the middle of setting up a DIY sump, all would be successful but i need a return pump. i also built the stand my 10 gallon tank ans sump are on. i havent done anything with electricity though.
Chemistry:4 pretty darn good with the chemistry. i know how the nitrogen cycle works, how water temp affects things, and why a crash occurs.
Saltwater:2 just started salt, but learning fast.
Brackish:2 i know a little due to research while contemplating a puffer tank.
Diseases:3 had personal experience with internal parasites, ich, popeye, fin rot, and have read about dropsey and fungus's
"Critters":2 i have had a few critters. i have had ghost shrimp as a food source, and as pets, i have had apple snails, and bred snails for my dwarf puffers. also a few salt critters.

[Lonewolfblue]

I had fish tanks as a kid, and when in college. Since getting out of the Navy, I've now had fish tanks for approx. 2.5 years. Currently up to 6 tanks with over 120 fish total, and 2 empty tanks being set up for breeder tanks for GBR's. Also into fully planted tanks with pressurized CO2 and very high lighting (8w/g and above)

In these areas I rate my knowledge as a : (score 1-5 and add notes)
Plants: 4 (I have a heavily planted 75G and a medium planted 29G, lightly planted 26G bowfront, also medium and high lighting experience, not real good at naming plants from a pic, but can grow just about anything)
Livebearers: 0 (I have no interest)
Cichlids: 4 (Dwarf Cichlids only, Breeding German Blue Rams and Bolivian Rams)
Bottom Feeders: 3 (Otos and Cories, BN Plecos, Common Plecos, Fire Eels)
Gourami/Betta: 0
DIY/Equipment: 2 (DIY CO2 setups for planted tanks)
Chemistry: 4 (Cycling tanks, ferts for planted tanks, Natural ph adjusting via peat, driftwood, crushed coral, limestone, etc. Also Pressurized CO2 setups for Planted Tanks)
Saltwater: 0
Brackish: 0
Diseases: 2 (ick, popeye, and a few others)
"Critters": 0

[Chazwick]

I have always been around fish growing up, as my auntie has a very large tank. It wasn't til a year and so back that i decided to set up my very own tank.

In these areas I rate my knowledge as a : (score 1-5 and add notes)
Plants: 2 (Have plants, but still need to learn some more!)
Livebearers: 5 (My favourites.. know a lot about them!)
Cichlids: 0 (No interest at current moment... when i get bigger tank!!)
Bottom Feeders: 3 (Know a fair bit)
Gourami/Betta: 4 (Know a lot about Bettas)
DIY/Equipment: 1
Chemistry: 3 (Study a lot)
Saltwater: 0
Brackish: 0
Diseases: 3 (Have beaten fungal, fin rot, pop eye and ick)
"Critters": 4 (Have natural interest)

[Igor The Cat]

In these areas I rate my knowledge as a : (score 1-5 and add notes)
Plants: 4 (good with plants, but i guess i already have an MFT plant mentor, avalon lol)
Livebearers: 1 (breed platies once, too boring for me)
Cichlids: 2 (angels mostly unless you consider badis cichlids lmfao)
Bottom Feeders: 3 (breed cories, kept multiple pl*cos)
Gourami/Betta: 2 (good with gouramis but not so much with bettas)
DIY/Equipment: 3 (CO2, Lighting, General problem solving)
Chemistry: 4 (lots of plant stuff)
Saltwater: 1 (know quite a bit of techincal stuff but no real experiance)
Brackish: 1 (same as salt)
Diseases: 1 (same as above)
"Critters": 3 (ADF, shrimp freshwater clams)

cheers

-Java

[James From Cali]

PM are welcome about anything. I would try to the best of my abilities to help.

Plants: 3(Im learning some new triks of the trades)
Livebearers: 5(Succesfully bred(dur anyone can lol) and raised fry)
Cichlids: 1(Kept them once when I knew nothing bout them)
Bottom Feeders: 4(Otos, Corys, Plecos galore. I owned them all)
Gourami/Betta: 3(Owned Bettas all my life, had experiences with Paradise Fish)
DIY/Equipment: 2(Just setup a CO2 system)
Chemistry: 5(Lots of science in testing water, acclimations, and healing fish)
Saltwater:1(I know some things and Im starting up ASAP)
Brackish: 1(I know a few things)
Diseases:1(Got over an ich case before)
"Critters":4(Bred Ghot Shrimp, Cared for Snails)

[SALTY WATERS]

Though I am not always available on a daily basis, I welcome any questions regarding SW (Saltwater) aquaria.

SW experience: 4+ years
Knowledge rating: 4 (On a 1-5 scale)

[Dino]

I have been keeping fish and plants for over 27 years.
I have a bachelor's of science degree in biology.
I also keep non aqautic plants, mainly orchids and cacti.


Plants: 4, mostly low tech and low light plants, all my plants are in for what is all practical purposes a green house
Livebearers: 4, currently I am keeping 10 species and 30 strains of livebearers
Cichlids: 3, mainly American cichlids and shell dwellers
Bottom Feeders: 4, I have bred several species of both plecos and cories
Gourami/Betta: 2, other than gourami gourami, 3 for those
DIY/Equipment: 4, I built my own fishhouse
Chemistry: 4, one class short of a minor in chemisrty
Saltwater: 0
Brackish: 2
Diseases: 3
"Critters": 3

Dino
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[zombiefetus]

I can help with stocking smaller tanks, I see a lot of people tend to overstock them and not realize it. I also have a Green Spotted Puffer, he's my baby, and because of him I've learned a ton about puffers in general.

I have a brackish tank, so I could help with set up and maintenance of one.

I also have experience dealing with Walmart, and rescuing fish from them. So if you see a fish you'd like to rescue without supporting the store, feel free to ask about that too.

I'd also consider myself an expert on Betta

Plants: 1 (I've been looking into getting a planted tank too)
Livebearers: 2 (common guppies)
Cichlids: 0
Bottom Feeders: 0 (I don't use any bottom feeders or plecos. They do more harm than good to a tank)
Gourami/Betta: 4 Male & 2 Female Betta. (I'm currently taking a first attempt at breeding them)
DIY/Equipment: 0
Chemistry: I have about 8 different test kits. and I test twice a week.
Saltwater: 0, for now
Brackish: 1 Green Spotted Puffer
Diseases: I've successfully treated finrot, ich, bloating, various fungus, open wounds, and internal parasites (I do a lot of fish rescues, so I usually get guys in bad shape)
"Critters": Ghost shrimp, clams, and snails (all for feeder purposes, so I'm no expert on these)