NEW SPEAKERS - Update January 11, 2008

[neoprodigy]

I would like to inform you that we have 2 more new speakers added to this extensive list this will be the event you cant missed..

NEW SPEAKERS

The Freshwater Stingrays Of Africa, Indochina, and Australasia
Heiko Bleher

Taxonomy of Freshwater Stingrays
Frank Schafer


CURRENT SPEAKERS

Stingrays and Snakes: 100 Million Years of Evolution
Dr. Richard Ross, Center for Stingray Biology, California, USA

Stingray Breeding Program at the Shedd Aquarium
Erica Clayton, Collection Manager, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, USA

Status of Stingray Conservation in Brazil
Dr. Patricia Charvet-Almeida

Stingrays of the Tocantins River System
Education and Conservation Programs for Stingrays in Brazil
Dr. Getulio Rincon Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

Health Management of Freshwater Stingrays
Dr. Caryn Poll, Section Chief of Medicine, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, USA

Ultrasound Evaluation of Pregnancy in Freshwater Stingrays
Dr. Bill Van Bonn, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, USA

Stingray Breeding Program at Belle Isle Aquarium
James Langhammer, former curator, Belle Isle Aquarium

Concepts in Filtration and Water Quality
Michael Maranda, H2O Aquatics, New York, USA

Megatank Construction
Todd Ellis, Anything Fish, Washington, USA

Techniques for Breeding Brazilian Stingrays
Frank Zijlman and Nico vd Post

Stingrays in the Wild
Oliver Lucanus, Below Water, Toronto, Canada

 

[davo]

damn that sounds good, theres quite a few I'd love to see on there...

Stingrays and snakes... you got to let me know what that's about Li.

Gutted i'm nowhere near.

 

[Taz2478]

is Heiko doing one (or some) of those biotope tanks???

 

[Heiko Bleher]

Hi,

this is Heiko Bleher and I just saw this beautiful (picture) girl asking if I show some biotopes as well on my talk in Chicago.

Well I have very little time right now, as I am leaving on my next expeditions, lectures and seminars, as well biotope displays, judging and more expeditions.... In a couple days to Amazonia and after it to lectures, exhibition and biotopes in Moscow, than to Sierra Leone (hopefully with my newly discovered dwarfs -and I am not trailing Bush, but fishes...). From there to Helsinki (see may website) and than biotopes and stand preparing for the largest pet show on earth, which takes place in Nuernberg, Germany (May 22-25th), were I decorate 9 giant Bleher's Biotope aquariums (some of the new fishes I will display I collected last October and November). Shortly after it come the big International Discus championships in Poland, were I judge and lecture followed bei 8 seminars in Romania, from were I go to the Top of The World (Pamiers and Tibet) collecting the highest fishes, before I leave for Montreal the ASIH (July 22-27th). And than across the Atlantic again August 5th to Chicago... were I hopefully will see you and show some unique, natural, biotopes... before I go on two giant Amazon expeditions... mid August and Sepetember...

But I hope you have seen some of the 250 Amazon biotopes I described (and naturally researched) in my new book, or you have visited my website:
www.aquapress-bleher.com
were you find many biotope aquariums under Bleher's Biotopes and each one in detail explained. (And you can read a few words about my last 4 expeditions under latest news...).

Hope to see you, for sure I will not disappoint you all in Chicago,

all the very best (and I hope in the future to come more often to the Monsterfishes)
always

Heiko

 

[Kevaldo]

look's like you are going to have a very full year

Kev

 

[arapaimag]

Hi,

Well I have very little time right now, as I am leaving on my next expeditions, lectures and seminars, as well biotope displays, judging and more expeditions....



Heiko since you have so much spare time.........................

I'm glad you are coming to Chicago.

Please bring me a copy of your Discus 2 book and your new biotope book. I bought your Discus 1 book at the 2006 ACA also in Chicago.

 

[Heiko Bleher]

Hi, thanks for the nice comments. And great Arapaima you have there, congratulations. Yes I hoipe to see you and I bring (hopefully fresh off the press) volume II, but did you read volume 1 already and all my Arapaima history's, etc.? Let me know, See you all, always Heiko Bleher