O’Leary, Rachel
Rachel O’Leary of Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania has been in the hobby since childhood but has gotten increasingly active in the past decade. She is currently operating over seventy tanks with interests that range from the micro to monster. She has a special focus on dwarf freshwater invertebrates including snails, shrimp, crayfish, and aquatic crabs as…
Read MorePierce, 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…
Read MoreSclafani, Dr., Matt
Dr. Matthew Sclafani is Project Leader of the Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Network, http://www.nyhorseshoecrab.org, a partnership of Cornell University Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. From the Long Island Nature Organization’s website: “Dr. Matthew Sclafani has been working for Cornell University Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program for 12 years and…
Read MoreDo, Eric
Eric Do has been keeping fish for nearly 20 years and has experience in both freshwater and saltwater retail. While invertebrates have been a part of the aquarium culture in both Asia and Europe, it wasn’t until a few years ago that hobbysists even considered stocking their tanks with such livestock. Eric’s interest in freshwaater…
Read MoreAllen, Steve
Programs: Marine Aquarium Environment Workshop Salt Water Frag Workshop Shrimp in the Aquarium (They’re Not Just for Dinner Anymore!)
Read MoreStrayer, Ph.D., David L.
Dr. Strayer is a Freshwater Ecologist with the Carey Institute 0f Ecological Systems in Millbrook, NY, with expertise in the invasives species of streams and the Hudson River. Dr. Strayer’s research is focused on the distribution and roles of freshwater invertebrates. He is currently working on the ecology of the Hudson River and on understanding…
Read MoreLin, Patrick
Patrick Lin is from Montreal, Canada. Programs: Freshwater Shrimp
Read MoreEder, Grant
Programs: Shrimp and Live Plants
Read MoreRutka, Sam
Sam Rutka is the Freshwater Manager at Easy Aquariums, which is one of largest retail pet shops in the state of Maine. Sam is an expert in planted aquariums, natural biotope aquariums, vivariums, tropical plants, freshwater fish and reptiles and amphibian husbandry. With this knowledge and background, he is able to create paludarium that are…
Read MoreCurtis, Ryan
Thanks to George Goulart and Aqua-Life Central for sponsoring Ryan Curtis at the 2019 Convention! Ryan Curtis is the Owner of TheShrimpFarm.com based out of Bloomington Illinois. They are one of the USA’s largest retailer of Freshwater Ornamental Shrimp. The Shrimp Farm was established in 2005 by a Marnie Biologist and Ryan took over ownership…
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