April 2008 Photo Contest Winner:

2007 Photo of the Year Contest Winner:

I have been in the hobby since 1981 and have kept a variety of fish species and habitats. I am currently keeping a beautiful 65 gallon planted aquarium and a 29 gallon Lake Tanganyikan cichlid tank. I now also have a 2nd, 20 gal. Tanganyikan tank, a 10 gal. with Tang. shellies (gold L. ocellatus.), a 2.5 Betta tank (with 2 of April's lovely apple snails) and a 2.5 grow out tank for the N. helianthus fry. I am also a long time marine enthusiast and original founder of the OK Marine Aquarium Club in OKC back in 1992 and will soon be setting up a 25 gallon marine tank. I also make and paint small handcrafts. Check out my website at Maddogarts under wearable art!

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male Congo tetra in my planted tank	Lake Tanganyika, N. caudopunctatus
planted community tank with Boesmani rainbows, Congo tetras, rasbora, rummy nose and cardinal tetras. Bristle nose and zebra plecos.
N. helianthus mom with 2 sizes of her fry. Very small one in the shell that she is using for her spawning. N. helianthus is much like the N. brichardi in that they live in colonies and are usually substrate spawners.	Boesmani rainbowfish in my planted community tank

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