Paul (Redwing) has been involved in the aquarium hobby for most of his life. He has had terrariums, herpariums, and freshwater aquariums too. He began keeping marine aquariums 13+ years ago.
Paul enjoys teaching and helping others in the marine aquarium hobby. He does not only help with the "how to", but also the responsibilities of reef keeping and best practices as a ecologically sound reef keeper. As a reef keeper, he gets lots of practice using his professional photography background with not only his own systems, but by helping other aquarists use their own cameras to take the best pictures possible. |
Ricky (discus513) has been in the aquarium hobby for 12 years. His first several years were dedicated to freshwater. Having a bad case of MTS (multi-tank syndrome) at one time he had 36 freshwater tanks running in his basement fish room. He has bred close to 100 different species of freshwater fish from plecos to discus and many cichlids from lake Tanganyika and Malawi.
Ricky began his saltwater endeavors in 2009 because of a homeless fish and it has only expanded. He sold most of the freshwater equipment and livestock to pursue his saltwater addiction. |
Denise (Denise210g) began her love of marine life as a very young child, inspired by her encounter with Beluga whales at the Minnesota Zoo. For many years she wanted to become a marine biologist or veterinarian. However, life happens and she graduated university with a degree in accounting while working with Ernst and Young LLC. She continued with her financial management career working for General Mills. Eventually, this path led her to Cincinnati.
After meeting her husband and choosing to stay in Cincinnati, she went back to school to get a Veterinary Technician degree. Graduating in 2002, she worked as a licensed vet tech until 9 months after her first son was born. |