Finley, Lee

Lee has been an aquarium hobbyist for at least 47 years (where does the time go?). As part of this, he has regularly written on various aquarial topics over the past 40 (give or take) years and has over 345 published articles to his credit. Among these writings are included almost 12 years of a…

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Pierce, Richard

Richard Pierce has been keeping fish for as long as he can remember. He has earned degrees in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.  He has worked in a retail aquarium store and in two public aquaria. He currently maintains approximately 1200 gallons in roughly 120 aquaria in his fish room.  Since his largest aquarium is…

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Boruchowitz, David

Programs: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going? David’s Adventure with Cichlids and Some thoughts on the Future of the Hobby

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Reid, Peach

Laura “Peach” Reid is the Owner, President and CEO of Fish Mart Inc., located in West Haven, Connecticut. Fish Mart services over 500 retail stores throughout the northeastern United States with a full-line of aquatics, small animals, birds and reptiles, making deliveries with their own fleet. Peach has long been an active member of PIJAC…

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Fittz, Charles

Charles Fittz is a member of the Boston Aquarium Society (BAS). Programs: Water Quality Index Vernal Pools

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Goulart, George

George Goulart was born 1952 in Providence, Rhode Island. He has lived and worked in Fox Point all his life. He grew up in a house on Armstrong Avenue, until he was married, when he moved to the house across the street. He lives next door to his store on Wickenden Street, Aqua-Life Central, a…

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Graffagnino, Joe

Programs: My New Fishroom Building my New Fishroom Joe’s New Fish Room Comparing Old World Catfish to New World Catfish Knowledge of Useless Stuff I Acquired History of South American & African Catfish Tips and Trips on Raising Fry

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Davis, Chuck

Chuck has been keeping tropical fish since he was 9 years old, and 52 years later, living in Florida, he is still involved in the hobby and is an active member of the Gold Coast Aquarium Society. Chuck has owned and operated two pet shops, a tropical fish import business and he authored the Society…

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Lucas, Ray

Programs: An Evening with the Legends (moderated by Ray Lucas at the NEC 2006 Convention) The Hobby

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Dowd, 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…

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