"Rick Hess is the proprietor of Goldfish Connection and the co-author of 'Fancy Goldfish'. He has decades of experience keeping goldfish and helping others to select the best and keep them healthy."

I am pleased to announce that we will be having a monthly "Ask Rick" column. For those who are not familiar with Rick Hess, he is an icon within the goldfish community.

Each month, we will be soliciting questions of interest or import from the community about our hobby. The moderator team will select three of these questions and forward them to Rick for his expert advice and input(without any names or identities attached to maintain impartiality). Rick will select one of these questions to respond to, forming the basis for his monthly "Ask Rick" column.

Furthermore, Rick has been kind enough to award the person who submitted the featured "Ask Rick" question free shipping for one order that is place for the month that the question is the feature for the "Ask Rick" column (order must be over $25). Also, once every three months, one out of the three winning members of those three months will receive $25 worth of goldie food from Goldfish Connection (postage paid).

This is a great opportunity for us to get your questions answered from a goldfish guru with a lifetime of experience! =)

To post/submit your questions and have a chance to gain some expert advice and cool prizes, check out the latest "Ask Rick" contest in the contest forum: Contest Forum.

So for those interested, please post your questions for submission. The deadline for questions is the 15th of each month.

Good luck!