Why do YOU answer in the Fish section?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlWkj...

Uhm, it was because I was super bored and someone told me about this site. It is addicting helping people especially if you have a lot of knowledge on the subject.

I do get tired of the same questions over and over. You know this soup, but I can use the same 5 automated answers to 98% for the fish section.

1. Check your water parameters....etc

2. No a goldfish can't fit in a 1g bowl....etc

3. Don't try breeding bettas, its not worth it unless your pro... etc

4. Dead fish ? Check your parameters. Did I say check your parameters yet ? Check em !!!

5. Overstocked nah... add more. 1 inch per gallon is correct ! Your so smart... etc with more sarcasm

Try them, they really do work.

But, the real questions are fun and you learn a lot about things you don't know about.

I actually do not answer in the fish section very often unless I have a small idea of what I am talking about. I am new to fish so I seem to ask a lot of questions as the internet confuses me by giving multiple answers that seem to contradict each other. I do answer items that I have been through though hoping to help someone else out as I was helped.

Yahoo answers has been good to me as I get a variety of answers and choices that lets me try and experiment new things. I am a perfectionist and try to do everything right but with fish tanks that is not always possible and patience is the key. Thanks for all your answers nosoup

My first answer was the one that talked about petsmart.....

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiLtE...

I found Answers by googling something else one day. Every now and then, when I have some time, but not enough to do much, I hop on (it's this or another game of Minesweeper). I spend more time in Religion and Spirituality, but the questions there come a lot faster.

I came to Fish in a circuitous route. My wife was pregnant with a little girl, due to deliver in March. Unfortunately, we lost the baby to pre-eclampsia at 35 weeks.

Afterwards, we had quite a bit of money saved, plus we received donations from friends, family and co-workers. On top of the that, our tax refund came in, and we knew the stimulus checks would be following shortly. We were loaded with cash. My wife was already considering her first aquarium as it was, and so I helped her set up a small freshwater tank. Because I had had freshwater fish growing up, I decided to try my hand at marine. After months of study and having my tank running smoothly, I began answering questions here during lulls in the other sections I check regularly.

First answer in Fish might be this one:

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I got into the on-line thing well after I go into fish keeping almost by accident just surfing around. That was about two months ago and I have been here trying to help people and stop people from getting bad advice ever since. Plus you can learn ( mostly just how dumb some people are ) allot too. I always find your answers to be very informative nazi, your one of the good ones.

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Hey soup!

I found answers when i was looking for answers lol about 1 1/2 yr ago for my wee 8 gal tank, I had a electric yellow with guppies and mollies and a bristlnose in it and couldn't understand why it wasn't working! Bad i know and I'm ashamed but ive come a loooong way and established a love for fish (cichlids, africans especially) . I have and do answer in the fish section because i really do enjoy the hobby. Here's my first answer: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApWmu... funny enough you got the best answer!!! See ya round soup!! Angel xoxo

Just something about actually answering something that I really know about I find really motivating, and for some reason it's addicting. Even if some of the questions are really silly and/or repetitive. Plus once I got the orange badge thingie I'm staaying.

I haven't been answering for that long though, I mostly asked questions until I decided to answer them too, I haven't answered that many in comparison to many members here, but I try to make them helpful at least.

My first answer really sucked, I think I got like three thumbs down but for some reason 50% people voted for it to make it a best answer. Humm. Not my proudest answer, but here we go:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjR1U...

Well first I was in the Astronomy section, since I was interested in that. Then, atm I had my fish tank, I found the fish section. I'll try and find my first answer ever, and then my first answer in the fish section.

I continue to answer in the fish section because there's nowhere else I could be a top contributor in :P

I would usually write "E-mail me for any questions!" at the end of my answers, but you're the Soop Nazi :P

EDIT: First ever answer: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=As.lX...

First answer in the fish section: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Auypc...

First BEST answer in the Fish section: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Auypc...

My god, 113 pages of answers :P

Well.....I knew a thing or two about bettas and started off answering some betta questions and in turn ending up expanding my knowledge from some many here and from private research. Good times

I continue to answer here because fish is relatively low key with a lot fewer pretentious people in it as opposed to other sections on Y!A. I'm sure everyone has a few warzones that come to mind.

First answer :D Yay for best answer *lol*

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Edit: Someone doesnt like me apprently :P *lol*

I probably just found Yahoo Answers while googling something else, and just kind of got hooked. Plus, there are so many people who ask questions here that I just want to try and pound some common sense into.

Here's my first answer:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aohfi...

One day I just decided to check and find out what "Answers" was all about. I'm not sure what category I checked asked a quesiton on, but did eventually get to pet fish. I've got a lot of experience with freshwater fish, and enjoy research them, so thought I'd share. And that's what keeps me here. Not only to share what I've learned, but also to keep learning.

I did answer in "religion and spirituality for a while, and ba's were very diffiicult to get there, so my percentage dropped dramatically during that time.

As for my first answer, I'm not going to waste my time trying to find it, unless some one knows a microwaveable* way to do it.

Wait, I found a quick way to get back to my first ba. That was in the last half or August last year.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070828100...

* instant