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About timm irvin
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Expertise
any and all freshwater and chiclid. great knowledge of oscars, goldfish, eels, snails, sharks, danios, assorted chiclids, convicts and aquatic frogs also guppies.

Experience
25yrs self taught, aquarium keeping and research through the internet and encyclopedias.

Education/Credentials
numerous workshop, and self taught based on numerous experiences

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  timm irvin 
In Category  Freshwater Aquarium

SubjectDate Asked

poorly fantail2/21/2007
  Q: swimming at surface-big gulps when swimming-put it in smaller container when cleaning and it perked ...
  A: sorry about the bad news..... sounds like a possible minor infection. i would treat with either ...
Peacock Spiny Eel2/20/2007
  Q: I just bought a peacock spiny eel. i've been doing some research on it a it said it can eat live or ...
  A: ... all would be okay in a tank together. as for the gender of the eel....u will never be able to ...
my Ram is sick...2/19/2007
  Q: I have a tank with 2 Ram's, a Dwarf Puffer, and 2 Cory's. They have been perfectly fine together ...
  A: i agree it sounds parasitic in nature and yes probably from the pet stores water, not to insult the ...
ADF's and other questions2/19/2007
  Q: whats the best way to feed 2 ADF's on sand substrate in a 5 gallon tank with a greedy betta hovering ...
  A: ... here goes first off the frogs love frozen food, esp brine shrimp and blood worms, betta's are ...
Peacock Spiny Eel2/18/2007
  Q: I just bought a peacock spiny eel. i've been doing some research on it a it said it can eat live or ...
  A: ... here goes, first off the only member of the spiny eel family that will eat other fish is the ...
Snail2/18/2007
  Q: I have a two gallon tank with two small fish in it. It has Aeration but no real filter. I am ...
  A: .... if u are talking about ramshorn, they are asexual, but all of the mystery and apple snails are ...
How to feed an eel while we're on vacation...2/17/2007
  Q: WOW.... Thank you so much for all the info! Now all that brought up more questions... hope you ...
  A: ... i don't mind at all.....the oranges don't suprise me much at all, try cucumber, leave the seeds ...
How to feed an eel while we're on vacation...2/17/2007
  Q: Just a thought..... wouldn't my goldfish & clown loaches be able to get to the food? I didn't ...
  A: yes that does make somewhat of a difference.....i do however have a couple of great ideas for u from ...
aquarium frogs2/15/2007
  Q: i have got 3swordtails, 2guppies, 2blackand white mollies, 1black mollie 1 white mollie, 10 neon ...
  A: sorry to hear about your frogs, i had a similiar experience when my female betta decided against my ...
my Cichlids!!!!2/15/2007
  Q: i have a question regaurding my Green terror Cichlids they have all of the sytems of ich (white ...
  A: .... You gave me a lot of info, and based off of what You have said, here's what is occurring to me ...
Black moors2/10/2007
  Q: I got two black moors, one is fat bellied, and one is slim, one has two fins on belly next to tail, ...
  A: ......... your plumper one is definately your female....it sounds as if the slimmer one is a male, ...
New Oscar2/8/2007
  Q: We purchased a very healthy active looking oscar yesterday, put him in a tank that was the same temp ...
  A: .......... well u are in for a great experience, one that is unlike any u have ever ...
Eel2/7/2007
  Q: Are there any eels that will go well With a tiger oscar. If not then what kind of active bottom ...
  A: ............ the only eel, outside of the illegal electric eel, that will co-exist with an oscar is ...
stripped peacock eel2/2/2007
  Q: i picked up a stripped peacock eel about 2 months ago. he's very active at day and night (unlike ...
  A: ...............please note peacock eels belong to a group of eels known as spiny ...
Cichlids2/1/2007
  Q: I have two South American Oscars and one Tiger Oscar I was wonder if my Tiger and S. American could ...
  A: .... first off all oscars are south american....they all orginate from the amazon river basin, ...
Injured Oscar1/31/2007
  Q: I have a female oscar that was attacked by the algae eater in their tank. She is missing patches of ...
  A: .... GOOD NEWS!!!! it is highly unlikely she will die. however i would reccommend adding aquarium ...
Chiclid1/31/2007
  Q: i have a 60gl tank with a few chiclids im sorry but im not 100% sure on what kind they are, i think ...
  A: ... you are partially correct in that u must becareful in what u mix in a tank with chiclids. u ...
sexing of freshwater fish1/30/2007
  Q: can u tell me how i can know the difference between a male and female in any goldfish, catfish, blue ...
  A: sexual differences vary by fish species. for example most chiclid(such as the rams)it is impossible ...
"JACK" My oscar1/29/2007
  Q: i had a 7 year old oscar who just died today....of I think "Hole of the head" i have the tank empty ...
  A: .... hole in the head disease is strictly caused by poor water quality. to reuse the tank all you ...
convicts1/27/2007
  Q: We have a 55 gal cichlid tank. We have quite the assortment. I have a pink convict and a black ...
  A: my advice comes from experience on this topic as i breed convicts myself. YES u must remove the ...
compatability1/27/2007
  Q: I wanted to know what you would be able to keep in a 250l+ tank with a pair of breeding blue acara. ...
  A: blue acaras are a relatively aggressive fish especially in breeding. i reccommend keeping moderately ...
Fresh water tank1/26/2007
  Q: Timm, Hello, I have a 30G fresh water tank for 6 months. Have no problems with the fish. For some ...
  A: ... it sounds as if u have water quality issues, have u checked it with a test strip lately?.....my ...
sick betta1/24/2007
  Q: my betta has for the past couple days been floating to the top, being very non active, he is loosing ...
  A: from the sounds of it, i wonder whether or not u have salt in the water as aquarium salt is very ...
Feeding earthworms1/23/2007
  Q: I have 2 breeding blue acara and i was just wondering if it is o.k to feed them earthworms from the ...
  A: generally speaking i don't endorse the feeding of wild caught animals of any type as u never know ...

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