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…

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Silvestri, Sal

Programs: Dwarf Cichlids Breeding and Maintaining Dwarf Cichlids What ‘s New in My Fishroom Viewer’s Choice: Bettas or Fish in My Fishroom A Journey into Sal’s Fish Keeping Experience. Everything You Wanted To Know- But Were Afraid To Ask! Care & Breeding of Apistogramma At Home with Apistos Home Aquarium Tour of Four Club Members…

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George, Peter

I’ve been involved with tropical fish essentially from birth. My grandmother, who immigrated to the US in 1923, always had a fish tank in our apartment in The Bronx. I kept at least one tank with me when I went to college and have been keeping fish on a more significant scale for close to…

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Wiegert, 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…

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Pinto, Tony

Tony has collected in many parts of the world and his main interest is anabantoids and killies. He has written many articles for TFH  magazine, Tony’s talks are like actually being there -He takes lots of picturesand usually includes the flowers, birds, etc in an area. Programs: Labryinth Fish Collecting in Guyana Fish Tourism in…

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Boggs, Dr., Sallie

Sallie S. Boggs has her Ph.D. in Biophyiscs, but she has kept fish as a hobby for over 50 years.  She loves to breed fish, raise the fry, doucment the process in photos and articles and share information with others in the hobby.  Her favorite fish are oddballs, fish that are rarely bred or are…

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Lucas, Dr., Gene

NEC 2006 Convention – “The NEC’s Golden Anniversary” – An Evening with the Legends” Panel member Yet another old fried of the NEC, Gene is “Mr. Betta” to all of the world.  His life aquarium work goes beyond that, but when Betta splendens comes up, the buck stops with Gene. He is also one of…

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