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…
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 MoreCaparatta, Joe
Joseph Caparatta is the owner of Unique Corals. Joe has been in the marine aquarium hobby and industry for over two decades. He’s written, lectured, and traveled extensively in support of the hobby and industry. Unique Corals follows the philosophy of offering conscientiously handled, sustainably-sourced, and responsibly cared-for marine life to the aquarium hobby, backed…
Read MoreCush, Brian
In 1998, after serving four years in the Navy, Brian Cush was given a saltwater aquarium. After many years of keeping several styles of saltwater aquariums, a local aquarium store opened and Brian was hired as a fish catcher. There Brian met a couple of Bucks County Aquarium Society (BCAS) members and joined the club…
Read MoreEkus, Lou
Lou Ekus the Director of US Operations for Tropic Marin Programs: Reef Chemistry The Basics of Reef Chemistry Reef Chemistry Made Easy
Read MoreRego, Rick
Rick Rego is the Vice-President of both the Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island (TFSRI) and is also active in the Northeast Livebearers Association (NELA). He is also the New England Regional Representative for the North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA). An avid aquarist for many years, he also maintains a large reference library and…
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 MoreFenner, Bob
Robert (Bob) Fenner is a content provider to the pet-fish (ornamental) aquatics hobby and trade, dive/travel adventure and underwater natural history genres; writing, photography and videography. Though retired since 1994, he continues to produce in this field as well as consult on aquaculture and public aquarium installations. Bob has “lived” the science, hobby and business…
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 MoreHemdal, Jay
Jay Hemdal has kept aquariums for over 40 years. He worked in various retail and wholesaoe aquarium firms from grade school through college. After graduating from collete, he managed the aquarium department ofa large retail pet store for five years until 1985, when he was hired as an aqurist (and later fishes departent manager) for…
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