Amidon, Kirk
Kirk Amidon is on the board of Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island. Programs: All About Sumps Sumps -What They Are and How to Use Them CO2 & the Planted Aquarium
Read MoreAbrams, Steve
Steve is an Aquarist at New York Aquarium caring for Marine and Freshwater quarantine area and caring for Freshwater and Marine public exhibits. Also, relief Aquarist for penguins and seals. He is a Curator for Science Museum of Long Island – Care and exhibit design for fish, reptiles mammals and birds, an Instructor for Limnology,…
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 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 MoreGargas, Joe
Joe Gargas, a native of the South Suburbs of Chicago, began his interest in Tropical Fish in the mid 60’s when an aunt gave him his first fish tank with guppies. His interested in tropical fish stayed and grew through the teen years which grew into walls of aquariums. In the late 70’s he became…
Read MoreHarlan, Ron
Ron Harlan (also known as “Piranha Ron” due to to a conspicious ornament he wears around his neck) Ron can trace his interest in tropical fish to his childhood in Rangoon, Burma. He helped a family friend, U Cho, drag a seine through streams and collect tropical fish. He joined the American Killifish Association in 1965 and…
Read MoreWilson, Les
Les Wilson represents Cobalt Aquatics https://www.cobaltaquatics.com/ Programs: Fish Nutrition Filtration Explained: Mechanical, Chemical, & Biological Filtration and Protein Skimming (ALA 2017) Cobalt Aquatics
Read MoreCraig, Scott
Programs: Filtration and Food
Read MoreSullivan, Greg
Greg has been married for 28 years and has three children. He owns Aquarium Technologies Ltd., an aquarium design and service company which he founded back in 1989. His company built, installed and maintained the central filtration systems for many stores and wholesalers throughout the tri-state area. He is very well versed on the ins…
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