Aquarium Co-Op Podcast

I am joined by Cory McElroy, owner of Aquarium Co-Op, to discuss how the tropical fish hobby differs across the globe; specifically, between the United States, China, Japan, and Germany.  Cory has a unique perspective being that he is a hobbyist and a retail store owner.

I am joined by Sarah Bils, owner of Cascadia Aquatics, to talk about breeding plecos, starting up a small fish breeding operation, and her take on domestic versus wild discus. Cascadia Aquatics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CascadiaAquatics/ EBO-Aquaristik Pleco Food available at Gold Coast Aquatics: https://goldcoastaquaticsny.com/

I am joined by Joel Christiansen, aka Corvus Oscen, to talk about how his wildly diverse professional experience has shaped his time and perspective on the tropical fish hobby. You can check out Joel's content and support him through the following links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Joel_C Art Page, Dark Star Arts: http://www.darkstararts.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CorvusOscen  

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

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/  

On the Aquarium Co-Op aquarium channel we focus on freshwater fish, tropical fish, aquatic plants and in general all freshwater aquariums. Our goal is to help take your pet fish and graduate you to an aquarium hobbyist.

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.

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.

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/

Who else needs to talk some fish?

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

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. 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  

Ready for your first outdoor mini pond?

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

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/