March
Mark Denaro will talk about collecting Freshwater and Marine Native Fish throughout the Eastern US. Included are PA, NJ, NY, NC and TN.
Date: March 1st, 2018
Mark Denaro has been keeping freshwater aquariums since
1970 and marine aquariums since 1976. Mark has been
keeping planted and biotope aquariums since the mid-70s
and was keeping reef aquariums before that term was coined.
He has bred well over 200 species of freshwater fish and
propagated over 150 species of aquatic plants. He has
spawned 10 species of marine fish and propagated over 40
species of marine invertebrates. Mark is a coauthor of Adventurous Aquarist
Guide to the 101 Best Freshwater Nano Species, published by Microcosm, Ltd. in September of
2014. He has written articles for several national and international magazines and wrote the recurring
column 'Into the Labyrinth' for "Tropical Fish Hobbyist" magazine. He currently writes feature articles
for TFH. Mark has been involved in the organized hobby since 1984. He is a past president of the
International Betta Congress, the Indianapolis Aquarium Society and the Bucks County Aquarium
Society. He is a founding member and the inaugural president of the American Labyrinth Fish
Association. He is a well-known speaker and judge and has lectured to more than 50 aquarium
societies in 20 states plus Canada and Bermuda and spoken at numerous regional and national
conventions.
