Tony Vargas

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  1. Tony Vargas

    Tony Vargas Flamingo Tongue

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    Well, where do I begin?

    I started his aquatic adventures at the age of seven, with Guppies in a pickle jar. Shortly thereafter, I was breeding a large host of freshwater tropical’s. In the early eighties I took a giant leap forward and assembled his very first salt water aquarium (fish only). Moving on to more challenging waters, in the mid 1980's, I took another leap forward and experimented with marine invertebrates and corals. Moving forward in the late eighties a handful of aquarist including myself were among the first in United States to successfully keep and maintain Acropora alive in captivity, long term. I started to share these experiences and knowledge with others through the many articles I wrote in a column titled "Feature Coral" for FAMA magazine. One of the Acropora articles in FAMA was acknowledge in Carden Wallace text book on Acropora titled "Staghorn Corals of the World".

    Today, I SCUBA dive around the world taking underwater photos and observing many of these creatures in their natural environment. With my writings I have effectively communicated my experiences and observations. I have traveled the States and Europe giving lectures and consultations on corals, reef fish husbandry, and complete system design.

    Recently, I have completed my working on a forthcoming book titled The Coral Reef Aquarium. This book focuses on the basics of reef keeping, how to properly assemble a coral reef aquarium (five great examples), and the long term care of these critters in a captive environment. Forward by Sanjay Joshi and Preface by J. Charles Delbeek.

    Hope this helps.
     
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  2. vankirk

    vankirk Sea Dragon

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    Hello Tony! Welcome to 3reef. :)
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Welcome to 3 reef Tony
    its a pleasure to have you here
     
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  4. Magnus

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    Welcome to 3reef.
    Very nice to have u around!



    Sent from my phone using my two opposable digits
     
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  5. 4phish

    4phish Montipora Digitata

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    Welcome!
     
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  6. Dingo

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    Hey Tony, how have you been?
    Trent
     
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  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Welcome to 3reef.
     
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  8. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    Hello Tony! Welcome to 3reef.. How have you been my friend? So, when is the book coming out? I have been very excited about it..
     
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  9. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    K+ For your wealth of knowledge!
     
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  10. Tony Vargas

    Tony Vargas Flamingo Tongue

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    As I type away on the keyboard, Two Little Fishies is working on the web site for pre-orders. They will make an announcement soon, it couldn't be fast enough for me.
     
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