The Aquarist Podcast

Ep. 17 - Bentley Pascoe on Plants for Profit

Join me as I discuss "Plants for Profit" with Bentley Pascoe, an obsessed and highly knowledgeable hobbyist and fellow member of Greater Seattle Aquarium Society.  This episode was recorded in Bentley's home in Seattle, WA.

 

Check out and subscribe to Bentley's YouTube channel for great plant and fish knowledge:

https://www.youtube.com/user/bentleypascoe

 

Bentley's recommended plants for a "Plants for Profit" tank:

Easy Plants (low-med light, no CO2 needed)

Ludwigia Repens

Ludwigia Palustris

Scarlet Temple (Hygrophila Corymobosa var 'Red')

Pogostemon Stellatus 'Octopus'

Bacopa

 

Medium Plants (med-high light, CO2 helps, but not necessary)

Alternanthera Reineckii (all versions)

Rotala Wallichii

Rotala H'ra

Pogostemon Kimberley

Ludwigia Pantanal

 

Hard Plants (med-high light, CO2 required)

Ludwigia Super Red

Ludwigia Glandulosa

Rotala sp Mini Butterfly

Ep. 16 - Zach Franck from World Pet Association on the amazing Aquatic Experience event

I am joined by Zach Franck from the World Pet Association, the organization responsible for events such as Aquatic Experience and America's Family Pet Expo.  Zach provides his beginnings in the tropical fish hobby, and career progression that led him to World Pet Association.  Zach and I discuss how we can keep growing our wonderful hobby through public engagement and discovery.  Zach also provides a detailed explanation on what exactly the Aquatic Experience is and why you should make plans to attend the upcoming event in Secaucus, NJ on October 19-21.

Aquatic Experpience Homepage:

http://aquaticexperience.org/

Aquatic Experience Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/AquaticExper/

Aquatic Experience Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/aquaticexperience/

World Pet Association Homepage:

http://www.worldpetassociation.org/

 

Ep. 15 - Joe Ferdenzi - The Historical Overview of the Aquarium Hobby in the USA

Please listen in as I welcome back Joe Ferdenzi to the Aquarist Podcast in a truly special recording.  Joe invited me to his home in New York to share his fish room and his knowledge of our beloved hobby.

Ep. 14 - Dr. Jay Stauffer Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology on Species Description

I have the honor of speaking with Dr. Jay Stauffer Jr. on his early introduction into fish keeping, his path to becoming an ichthyologist, and species description: what exactly goes into a name.

Ep. 13 – Kevin Kelly of Brooklyn Hardscape on aquascaping: lessons learned, CO2, competitions, and living the dream.

Kevin and I discuss many aquascaping topics; from his beginnings in the hobby to running his company Brooklyn Hardscape.

Check out his work and connect with him via Facebook or Instagram if you would like him to come and aquascape a tank for you.

 

Brooklyn Hardscape FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHardscape/

 

Brooklyn Hardscape Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/brooklynhardscape/

 

Brooklyn Hardscape website:

http://www.brooklynhardscape.com/

 

Filipe Oliveria FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/FAAOAquascaping/

Ep. 12 – Matthew Schauer of NBM Aquatics on catfish, corydoras, and fishless aquariums

Matt and I discuss his early childhood experiences with fish, progression through the hobby and how he got into bottom-dwellers.

Matt shares many pieces of advise for those looking to keep and breed catfish, specifically corydoras.

 

NBM Aquatics Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/nbmaquatics/

 

Matt Schauer Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/matthew.schauer.10

 

NBM Aquatics store page

http://www.nbmaquatics2.com/

 

US Corydora Keepers Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/297396980407911/

Ep. 11 – Heather Burke on breeding danios, collecting wild, native fish in Michigan, and fish health

I am joined by Heather Burke for a content-rich episode covering everything from breeding danios, collecting fish in Michigan, and fish quarantine and health.

Heather is incredibly knowledgeable and very experienced for someone in their mid-20s!

If you want an awesome guest speaker at your fish club, look no further than Heather Burke!

Contact her at burkehe2@msu.edu

 

Links:

Heather's Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/heather.burke.1441

 

Medlist:

Rid Ich

Paraguard

Prazipo

Metronidazole

Furan-2

Melafix

Neomycin

Pimafix

 

Amazon links:

Golden pearls

Decap Brine shrimp

 

 

Ep. 10 – Eric Martens on founding Discobee.com, RO water made easy, and the greatest t-shirt in the game

I am joined by Eric Martens founder of Discobee.com and passionate shrimp keeper.  We discuss the origins of Discobee.com and upcoming changes to the business model, how RO water isn’t as challenging as it is made out to be, and a discussion on dwarf shrimp economics.

 

Discobee Homepage

https://www.discobee.com/

 

Facebook group - USA Freshwater Shrimps and Plants

https://www.facebook.com/groups/usashrimps/

 

Scape club link

http://scapeclub.org/forum/cmps_index.php

Ep. 9 - Sam "Captain Duckweed" Rutka on paludariums, sloths and species availability in Maine

I am joined by Sam "Captain Duckweed" Rutka from Easy Aquariums in Gorham, Maine.

We discuss Sam's beginnings in the hobby, this transition to aquascaping, some paludarium tips, tricks, and lessons learned, and a little bit about Maine's approved species whitelist.

Sam will be back on in a few months to go further in depth on the whitelist and provide an update on his work to add more species to be approved in Maine.

Sam's Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/captainduckweed/

 

Sam's Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/sam.rutka.9

 

East Aquarium's Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/EasyAquariums/

Ep. 8 - Greg Steeves on Lake Victoria and the amazing CARES conservation program

I am joined by Greg Steeves to discuss his time in the hobby, a brief history behind the issues impacting Lake Victoria fish, the great work being done by the CARES organization, and how you too can get involved to help at-risk fish species.

 

CARES website:

https://caresforfish.org/

 

Greg's website:

http://africancichlids.net/