Category Archives: Tours
A Visit to Rachel O’Leary’s
Rachel O’Leary has earned the reputation of being an excellent source of hard to find freshwater fish and invertebrates. She supplies mostly nano-fish species, Asian snails (such as fancy nerites), shrimp and crays. All of her business is run out … Continue reading
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A Visit to Jim Cormier’s Fish Room
Jim Cormier was my host when visiting the New England Cichlid Association in February, 2012. We had plenty of time to kill between my arrival in town and the meeting, so im took me to see his fish room. My … Continue reading
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Select Aquatics of Erie, Colorado
Greg Sage is a talented aquarist who has built a viable business out of his hobby in his basement. I have never seen a more productive fish room! The number and quality of fish Greg has is astounding. And his … Continue reading
Chris Moscarell’s Fish Room
I recently had the chance to visit one of the premier soft-water species breeders in the country, and this is his fish room! Chris has the reputation of being an expert Apistogramma breeder, which he is, but that description sells … Continue reading
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Allen Wood’s Fish Room
I hope that getting this blog post up will be the catalyst for keeping up with the backlog of videos and posts I have NOT been doing. My apologies… Allen Wood is a good friend of mine who maintains a … Continue reading
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A Visit to Something Fishy, Inc.
Last week I had that opportunity to spend some time with Dave Hale at his Cleveland, OH, aquariums store and hatchery: Something Fishy, Inc. Enjoy…
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Marcel Wuethrich’s Fish Room
My friend Marcel is a gifted aquarist with a true talent for planted aquariums, aquascaping and breeding rainbow fish. He maintains two large planted tanks (180 gallon and 72 gallon) as displays, and a small nano aquarium that is his … Continue reading
2011 NEC Convention
I had the honor of being a speaker at the 2011 (36th) annual convention of the North East Council of Aquarium Societies. This yearly event is one of the best in the hobby. The convention takes place in the early … Continue reading
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Global Pet Expo – Oceans, Reefs and Aquariums
One of the most impressive displays at the Global Pet Expo this year belonged to the marine aquaculture company Oceans, Reefs and Aquariums. I have to admit that my focus on the freshwater side of the hobby has kept me … Continue reading
Global Pet Expo – Cool New New Products
The Global Pet Expo 2011, hosted by the American Pet Products Association, is a distributor trade share where manufacturers can introduce their products to potential buyers. Every year there are new products unveiled at the event. This video shows a … Continue reading
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