Born in Brisbane, Australia, Adrian Tappin has been involved with fishkeeping for almost thirty years. Commencing with a single 50 liter aquarium his hobby soon expanded to a dedicated fishroom accommodating sixty aquariums with both fresh and salt water species. Adrian kept all the usual freshwater species eventually specializing in Cichlids and Catfish. During the mid 1970s he started collecting and keeping Rainbowfishes. Today he maintains thirty aquariums with a total capacity of 8000 liters containing approximately 40 different species/varieties of Rainbowfishes and an assortment of Catfish. He is an experienced breeder, breeding more than 300 species of freshwater fishes.

In addition to commercial aquarium experience, Adrian has been involved in the organized hobby for most of his fishkeeping years and has held a number of administrative positions with various aquarium societies. He was instrumental in the formation of the Australia New Guinea Fishes Association (ANGFA) and the Queensland Federation of Aquarium Societies. A prolific writer, he has had numerous articles published in both Australian and international hobby publications and is the current editor of the ANGFA Bulletin. Two years ago he obtained a computer and started learning HTML, and today maintains an award winning website called 'Home of the Rainbowfish'. He enjoys reading and writing about fishkeeping in general and sharing his experience with others.

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