Tony Vargas

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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.