Aquarium Frenzy Podcast by The Fish Room

Ian Fuller has been keeping aquariums since the 1970s, but it wasn't until around 1973 when his interest in Corydoras catfish really took of. From there Ian has become a world known expert in the topic of Corydoras. Ian has authored three books on the topic of Corydoras, has been a chairperson and president of the Catfish Study Group, has spoken at many conventions and is involved in CW-Coding...

In today's Aquarium Frenzy podcast, we are joined by Daniel Konn-Vetterlein. Daniel is a world renowned catfish expert, he writes academic papers for journals, and has a magnitude of photographs published on the Planet Catfish website (a proper gem of a resource if you have not seen it before). Daniel also edited the book Loricariids of the Middle Rio Xingu, the most incredible resource on ple...

Today we are joined by the owner of Premier Aquatics, Steve Chester. Steve has be been running Premier Aquatics for around 5 years and has taken it from a fledgling business to the glorious LFS that it is today. Steve boasts an incredible 30 years of industry experience ranging from being the head aquarium keeper at Chester Zoo to having bred over 600 species of fish- that is one impressive number...

Today we are joined by aquascaper, Ryan Noel. Ryan is a globally respected aquascaper, managing to be ranked an impressive 13th in the 2023 IAPLC with his increible design, Tenacity: A lesser tree might have fallen. Ryan has amassed over 40,000 followers on his Instagram platform, as well as having a very informative YouTube channel.

Today, we are joined by the legendary Pam Chin. Pam Chin is a incredibly well respected cichlid hobbyist, and is considered an expert in the field of African Cichlids. Pam has had many articles published in worldwide publications and has won awards for her work. Pam is also a founding member of Babes in the Cichlid Hobby, a non-profit dedicated to Cichlids research and Cichlid conservation.

In today's Finatics Friday Coffee Date, we speak to Brian Miller from Seachem. For over 20 years, Brian has worked for Seachem Industries, his current role has him jet setting across the world, visiting retailers. Brian is often referred to as the nicest guy in the aquarium industry and it is a real pleasure to have him on with us.

Well, we have finally done it.... we have found the bottom of the barrel and we are really scraping it, big time. After having such amazing guests over the last few months, we have dropped our level to the 3 Idiots Talk Aquariums crew. Join us on Friday at 8am when we speak to New Zealands premier and best aquarium related podcast. Join Ryan, Cam, and Cam as John leads todays interview.

Today we speak to the one and only charismatic Bentley Pascoe. Bentley is a whizz at growing aquatic plants, and he aims to inspire all hobbyists to be able to be successful in mastering aquatic plants. Bentley is also particularly passionate about rainbow fish. Grab your self a cuppa, sit back and enjoy the show!

Today, we speak to the one and only, Heiko Bleher. Heiko, is an absolute living legend in the aquarium and freshwater aquarium fish game. He is an explorer, an author and an Ichthyologist and researcher. Heiko has many fish and plants named after im and he has been responsible for bringing many new species into the hobby. This one is not to be missed Apologies for the noise quality, Heiko was reco...

Today we speak to NZ aquarist, Nicholas. Nicholas has been partly responsible for the growth of the aquascaping scene here in NZ after beginning NZ's first Aquascaping page on FB. The scene has grown and flourished from the moment onwards. Nicholas is also very passionate about the Gastromyzontidae family of fishes.

Today we speak to Dr Bassleer. Dr Bassleer is a world renowned, author in the aquatic field, he is an aquarium consultant, has his own fish food line he has developed and is a wealth of knowledge on fish health.

Today we speak to Graeme Kerr from, the YouTube Channel Aquarium Adventures.

Braxton is a kiwi aquarist, who is extremely talented at growing aquatic plants and setting up phenomenal aquascapes. This one is not to be missed!

Welcome to todays episode of the Finatics Friday Coffee Date, episode number 184 Today, John and my self talk about fish tanks and tropical fish.

Today we have the pleasure of speaking to Kapil Mandrekar, about his recent expedition into the Amazon. Kapil is an Ichthyologist, and an explorer

Today we reveal our cycling test results. Well worth a listen

Join us as we speak to the very talented aquascaper Mark Goodwin aka Geordie Scaper. Mark is a UK based aquascpaer, and a brand ambassador for Seachem. You can find him on YouTube and Instagram if you would like to follow his work.

Join us today, as we speak to aquascaper and aquatic plant grower Dave Cohen

Join us today as we have special guest John Hansen on with us. John is a long time hobbyist, who has had the privilege to collect is own wild caught fish on occasion. John also, has a way with words, and has his own blog where he writes about all sorts of wonderful fish species.

Let's have a conversation about aquariums and tropical fish. Today, we will delve into fish spawning and everything we need to consider before starting a breeding project. I will also update you on some exciting developments in the fish room and the latest happenings in our breeding efforts. You can also find our podcast on Spotify.

Unfortunately, our first guest for 2024 had to postpone with us this morning, so you have John and Cam flying again, talking all tings aquariums and tropical fish.

Let's have a conversation about aquariums and tropical fish. Today, we will delve into fish spawning and everything we need to consider before starting a breeding project. I will also update you on some exciting developments in the fish room and the latest happenings in our breeding efforts. You can also find our podcast on Spotify.

Let's talk aquariums and tropical fish. Today we will talk about the upcoming plans for the year for The Fish Room. We will discuss the progress in the hatchery and what we have spawned recently. As well as discussing the next display aquarium plans. www.thefishroom.co.nz

Join us today was we speak to David Sanchez, a breeder of tetras.

You have heard of the Mad Scientist". Now prepare to meet "The Mad Aquarist" Chris Biggs! Join us this Friday as we learn about all the aquaristic adventures and fish room capers Chris has shared with us over the years.