The Aquarist Podcast

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/

 

 

Episode 7 - Joe Ferdenzi on killifish and why you should join the American Killifish Association

I am joined by Joe Ferdenzi, life long aquarist, killifish fanatic, and Beginners' Committee Chairman for the American Killifish Association.

American Killifish Association - http://aka.org/

 

Killifish referenced during the show - Saberfin Killifish (Terranatos dolichopterus)

 

Episode 6 - Sam Scālz, artist, educator, and fish enthusiast

Join me for a great conversation with Sam Scālz on his beginnings in the hobby keeping fish and drawing them as an artist.

Every fish room needs to have at least one of his pieces hanging on the wall.

Check him out here:

https://www.facebook.com/ScalzNatureArtist/

https://www.instagram.com/samscalz/

https://samscalz.threadless.com/

 

Facebook Biotope Aquaristics Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/biotope.aquarium/

Episode 5 - Brendan Flynn on growing youth interest in tropical fish keeping and sharing his passion on YouTube

I am joined by the show's first international guest, Brendan Flynn from British Columbia, Cananda.

Brendan and I discuss his time in the hobby, which is relatively short compared to other guests given he is 14 years old, how we can get more youth involved, and his plans for growing his YouTube channel.

Check him out.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRmkB1CHVINkCEimmTGEfKQ/featured

 

Lawrence Kent on fish watching in Africa while driving humanitarian relief

I am joined by Lawrence Kent, a world traveler who helps fight povery across the globe and still manages to find time to "fish watch" everywhere he goes.

Lawrence takes me through his early years living in Africa with the Peace Corps to one of his most recent trips.  Lawrence also shares some insight for any would-be travelers to Africa wanting to catch native tropical fish.

Therese Neal is bringing Dennerle's German aquarium innovation to the USA

Therese Neal and I discuss her role with JBJ and Dennerle and a few of the products that Dennerle has brought to the US market.

We also discuss her experience as the coordinator of the International Shrimp Competition USA.  This alone is worthy of an enitre episode so I will be inviting her back to the show as we get closer to Aquatic Experience 2018.

You find find Therese Neal on Facebook here:

https://www.facebook.com/therese.neal

And if you want to learn more about JBJ and Dennerle follow these links:

JBJ: http://jbjaquariums.com/

Dennerle: http://dennerle.com/en/

Aquarist Episode 2 - William "Chance" Peragine

For this episode of the Aquarist Podcast  I am joined by William "Chance" Peragine.  Chance is a frequent speaker on the East Coast at fish clubs and contributing author to various tropical fish newsletters.  Chance is an experienced Apistogramma breeder and the owner of The Cichlid Garden Facebook page.

Chance and I have a great conversation about his fish keeping background, his experience breeding Apistos, and many expert tips and tricks to successfully breed these awesome little cichlids.

Aquarist Episode 1 - Erik Lucas

Thanks for listening to the debut episode of the Aquarist Podcast!

I am joined by Erik Lucas, owner of Buypetshrimp.com, shrimp competition judge and competitor, and all around knowledgeable aquarist.  Erik walks us through his early years keeping fish, launching his full-time business, Buypetshrimp.com, and what he has planned for the rest of 2018.  It is definitely going to be an exciting year for Erik.

Be sure to check out Erik's site for shrimp, plants, and other goodies that will help elevate your shrimp keeping!