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Harrison Biochemist, Aquarist, Master Breeder Charles H. Harrison, Ph.D. was born and educated in north Texas. He started keeping killies in 1967, is a long time member of the AKA, and organized the St. Louis Area Killifish Association in 1985. He maintains 30 to 40 tanks of mostly killies, livebearers and small fishes. He also holds the title of Supreme Grand Master Breeder in the Breeder's Award Program of the Missouri Aquarium Society. "My first interest in parasites came in the early '70s while I was working with the Witchita County Health Dept. Being a Chemist by education I was intensely interested in treatments and how particular compounds affected what parasites. Over the years of keeping and breeding many different families of fishes I have dealt with most all the parasites that plague our fresh water community. "I have been frustrated with over the counter cures that don't work and promises from pet stores of healthy fish. Even the best breeders are often surprised to find diseases they have passed on to trusting friends. I have found some substances which work to kill off the nematodes and protozoa that cause most of our problems." Hoedeman JJ Author & Scientist Hoedemann's Dutch language "Aquarium Encyclopaedia" was the gold standard and was translated into English, the distinction between aquarium scince and pure ichthyology blurs in this book as it provides the basis for an introductory university ichthyology education; in no small my this book served as inspiration for the work you are now reading.

Horacek CZKA Icon Petr Horacek has passed away. I have been informed by Karel Brückler, that last weekend from Saturday to Sunday (19 - 20. March 2022) my friend Petr Horacek (1953 - 2022) passed away. It makes me very sad to have lost another friend. Petr was a stone of the Czech Killfish scene. He was the chairman of CZKA for many years and made it compulsory. He was also a member of DKG. Those who are on the way to foreign killifishing events have always met Petr and Karel. Not only did they regularly visit the convention, but also regional group meetings and kill-fishing days of the DKG. At one of these events, they talked to me if they were allowed to join me on one of my prison trips, and I happily said yes. Then we planned the trip FTZ 2009 to Tanzania and they accompanied me on a 6000km trip through Tanzania and Kenya. It was an unforgettable experience for Petr and Karel and every meeting the memories came up and we enjoyed it. Karel wants to accompany me again on one of the next trips, for Petr the deteriorating health condition, unfortunately, another tropical trip was no longer possible. Steffan Fick Huntley W Guru The grand master of all things aquaria in California from the last half of the 20th century to the present.