Hellweg, Mike
Mike has been keeping fish all of his life and breeding fish since he was 9 years old. Over the past 40 years he has specialized in miniature fishes, working with fishes that most other hobbyists overlook. He has bred most of the known Gourami species, over half of the known Betta species, several species…
Read MoreTerciera, Tony
Tony has been involved in the tropical fish hobby for over 35 years. He is a fellow of the American Killifish Association, former member of the board of trustees and former editor of the Journal of the American Killifish Association. Tony is an award winning internationally renowned photographer. His work and articles have appeared in…
Read MoreJudy, Ted
Ted Judy is an enthusiastic aquarist with over 25 years of fish keeping and breeding experience. He is a generalist who enjoys all types of fish from anabantids to tetras, but always finds plenty of room in his fish roof for fish from West Aftrica. Ted is a member of the Board of Trustees of…
Read MoreStaeck, Wolfgang
Dr. Wolfgang Staeck studied biology at the free University of Berlin. After graduation he worked as a research assistant and lecturer at the Technical University of Berlin for ten years where he got his PhD. For several years he taught biology at a high school, later he was a trainer of student teachers. His main…
Read MoreFear, George
George Fear is the owner of Shark Aquarium in Hillside, New Jersey, one of the largest retail tropical fish and aquarium stores in the area, specializing in rare and hard to find tropical fish from all over the world. He is past president of the American Catfish and Loach Association, and board member of the…
Read MoreLaCorte, Rosario
Thank you to the Greater City Aquarium Spciety for sponsoring long-time club member Rosario LaCorte as a speaker at the 2019 Convention! NEC 2006 Convention – “The NEC’s Golden Anniversary” – An Evening with the Legends” Panel member Rosario, commonly known as just “ZA,” is a long-time friend of the NEC and well deserves his…
Read MoreSpotti, Regina
Regina Spotti has been keenly interested in nature since childhood. Aeons ago she persuaded her mother to allow her to bring some goldfish home from, of all places, a grocery store. These “promotional items” quickly led to an interest in the tropical fish hobby which has lasted over forty years. She enjoys keeping and…
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