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Priya Raman

Reviews Editor

Fish foods, feeding trials, planted tank lighting, water conditioners and invertebrate care.

Priya Raman

Priya Raman leads food and lighting reviews at fishgoo, designing eight-week feeding trials and their control groups. Food tests use two identical 10-gallon quarantine tanks, one on the test food and one on a reference food, with a fixed group of six fish weighed on scheduled days. Colour is photographed against a grey card, and waste is counted after siphoning onto a filter pad. Lighting research uses a quantum sensor for PAR measurements at three depths and at the tank glass; water conditioners and invertebrate care also fall within Priya's remit.

9 years covering this niche

  • Fish food ingredient panels
  • Eight-week feeding trial design
  • Planted tank lighting and PAR measurement
  • Water conditioner dosing
  • Shrimp and snail safe treatments
  • Aquarium plant nutrient deficiency

Career timeline

  1. 2012

    Started keeping and breeding freshwater fish in Seattle

  2. 2016

    Managed a 300-gallon planted display tank for a Portland community aquarium

  3. 2021

    Joined fishgoo as Reviews Editor

  4. 2023

    Standardised the eight-week feeding trial protocol

  5. 2025

    Added PAR mapping to the lighting test bench

How I test

Priya Raman runs two identical 10-gallon quarantine tanks for every food trial, one using the test food and the other a reference food. A fixed group of six fish is weighed on days 0, 28 and 56, colour is photographed against a grey card, and waste output is counted by siphoning onto a filter pad. For lighting tests, Priya measures PAR at three depths and at the tank glass with a quantum sensor.

Blog

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Products

  1. Ami Paris Heart-Embroidered Denim Jacket Review: Rinse Water, a Grey Card and the $45.97 Trucker

    We ran the $45.97 Ami Paris heart jacket through two cold washes, weighed it dry on the bench scale and read the rinse water through a filter pad. The embroidery held up; the listing's own spec sheet did not.

  2. MM6 Digital T-Shirt Review: We Cut a 10 cm Swatch to Check the 250–300gsm Claim

    Our bench scale read the swatch at 268 g/m², inside the listed 250–300gsm band. The number grid print registered cleanly in both colours, but Margiela's own conversion table still leaves the size to confirm with the seller.

  3. Gucci Black Playful Squirrel Tee Review: Does the Print Scale With the Size?

    Gucci's squirrel print arrives at 3.43 USD in sizes S to 5XL. We measured how the motif scales across four sizes, checked the fabric weight against the listing, and ran five cold washes.

  4. Kenzo Classic T-Shirt in White Review: We Cut a 20 cm Fabric Square to Test the 180–250 g Knit Claim

    We cut a 20 cm square from the lower back panel and weighed it dry and post-wash: 198 g/m² then 206 g/m², inside the listed 180–250 g band but at the light end.

  5. Gucci Bear-Print Tee Review: We Rinsed the GU Bear Print Through 20 Tank-Temperature Cycles

    A $5.67 slim-fit polyester print tee built around a GU Bear graphic. We weighed, measured and rinsed the black colourway; the blank is light and dries fast, but buy it from seller tape numbers, not the tag.

  6. The Brand Field Says HL, Not Ralph Lauren: What We Found Inside the $16.42 Bear-Print Top

    We ordered the $16.42 black bear-print top, measured it flat, washed it three times and weighed it wet and dry. The cotton is real; the branding claim is not verifiable from the garment itself.

  7. Nike Black Graphic Tee Review: A Week as a Fish-Room Bench Shirt, Siphon Splash to Third Wash

    Worn through a week of siphoning and filter swaps, rubbed 40 strokes, washed three times and re-measured. The loose cut runs roomy and the weight claim only holds at the low end.

  8. Dior Black Athletic Shorts Review: A Weigh-Then-Reweigh Drying Log for the $7.91 Mesh-Lined Cut

    We soaked the $7.91 Dior-print short, hung it in still air and weighed it every 15 minutes. The mesh lining dries fast; the waistband holds water longest. Here is the drying curve and what the listing still leaves open.

  9. Versace Black Shorts in Everyday Casual Style Review: A Dye-Bleed Soak Test and a Tape on Size M

    We ordered both colorways of this $6.87 polyester five-point, wore one through a Portland warm spell and soaked a cut edge in dechlorinated tank water. The print held; the sizing, as ever, did not.

  10. ERD Multicolor T-Shirt Collection Review: A Week in a 78% Humidity Fish Room in the $8.51 Cotton Tee

    An $8.51 pure-cotton face-print tee in sizes S–XXL and a wide colour run. We wore it for a week in a humid fish room; breathability held up, but sizing needs verifying first.

  11. MLB Blue Printed Streetwear T-Shirt—Special Offer Review: The Fish-Room Shirt Test — Dry Time, Splash Colour Shift and Shed Fibres on a $3.73 Polyester Tee

    We wore this $3.73 milk-silk tee through six water changes, soaked it, timed the dry, and filtered the rinse for shed fibres. Read what a fast-drying polyester shirt does in a fish room — and what it doesn't.

  12. Amiri Letter-Print Logo T-Shirt Review: An $8.36 Cotton Crew Neck Odour-Checked at 28 Days

    We ordered the $8.36 Amiri logo tee, weighed the cotton and odour-checked it over 28 days of wear. The fabric reads heavier than a basic tee; the dye print is the part we still cannot promise.