Carletto, Andre
Hooked on killies for more than 25 years and currently living and working in Florida, Andre Carletto originally came to us from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Andre studied biology at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) where he did special studies on the ecology and morphology of Cyprinodontiformes. He is the co-founder of the “Killie Clube do Brasil” (KCB) and currently moderates several killie…
Read MoreJohnston, Kurt
Kurt was part of the first NAGWG (North American Goodeid Working Group) Study Tour of Mexico in February of 2017. The group spent 7 days observing Goodeids in their native habitats and becoming familiar with the threats to the fish and assisting the Mexican scientists in their efforts to conserve them. You will see the…
Read MoreWiegert, Joshua
Joshua Wiegert is a well known aquarium author and speaker, having penned the “Conservation Corner” in FAMA and later AFI for many years. More recently, he is the author of the Bottom of the Tank in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. His feature articles have been included in many magazines over the years, and he has travelled…
Read MoreCredabel, Justin
Justin Credabelis president of the 501 (c) 3 non-profit Applied Sustainable Aquaculture Onc. (www.asaqualture.org) and Resident Scholar at the Science and Technology Magnet School of Southeastern Connecticut where he runs the wet lab and coral aquaculture program, including the Coral Bank (www.coralbank.org.) Justin is also a musician in the band Incognito Sofa Love, signed to…
Read MoreSchultz, Eric
Associate Professor at Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department of the University of Connecticut, Storrs CT Evolutionary ecology Physiological ecology Population biology, especially of fishes adaptation in life history traits ecology of larval fishes Programs: Conservation of Fishes Fish Physiology Fish Physiology—How They Function In a Watery Environment
Read MoreSteinhaus, Klaus
Although starting out in the hobby with guppies when he was eight,cichlids have been Klaus’s hobby for over 40 years. Living in Germany, at the age of 20, his interest turned to cichlids and he joined the DCG (German Cichlid Association) and was permanently hooked. He was forced to sell all his fish and equipment…
Read MoreDowd, Scott
Scott Dowd is a conservation biologist at New England Aquarium in Boston, MA, USA and Executive Director of Project Piaba. He received his M.Sc. from the University of Stirling in 2003; his thesis was entitled “Observations on the cardinal tetra fishery with an emphasis on the measurement of stress.” For more than 20 years, Scott has…
Read MoreKaufman, Les
Les Kaufman has been an aquarium hobbyist since 1964, beginning with guppies and progressing rapidly to cichlids and marine fishes. In 1968 he helped to found and write The Marine Aquarist magazine. Les began field research and ocean eXploration in 1974, resulting in a career studyiNg evolution, ecology, and conservation of coral reefs and the…
Read MoreDick, Leslie
Leslie Dick is the current Chairman of the American Livebearer Association (ALA) and is a charter member of the North American Goodied Working Group (NAGWG), as well as a member of the NAGWG steering committee. She is the CARES for Individual Coordinator with the CARES Preservation Program. Leslie sits on the BOD of the Northeast…
Read MoreAntkowiak, Joel
Joel Antkowiak was born on the Southside of Pittsburgh in 1962, Joel’s first brush with the organized hobby came in 1976 when he found an ad for the American Killifish Association in an old aquarium hobby magazine. Having always appreciated the beauty of these fishes from the color plates in the old “Innes book”, and not…
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