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I first started keeping fish at age 12 (1968) and was quickly introduced to the Louisville Tropical Fish Fanciers, and participated as a junior member. I moved from high-fin green mollies to Rift Lake cichlids in a short time and then settled in Lake Tanganyika in the early 1970s and have kept them ever since, with the exception of a break from 1994 to 2005. While in Santa Barbara, California, I founded the Santa Barbara Aquarium Society in 1979, and in 1985, I returned to Louisville. I rejoined the LTFF club and was later elected president, served for a few years, and was the active president when LTFF sponsored the 1992 ACA convention. I have been a member of the ACA during my years in the hobby and regularly attend the ACA convention. Over the years of keeping Lake Tanganyika cichlids, I have photographed my fish as well as my friend’s fish.