ABSTRACT

First, I wish to thank Bob Condello and David O’Beirne who were instrumental in starting my work in the field of ornamental fish medicine. Marvin Lewbart, Philip Bookman, Dale Dickey, Robert Barnes, Trish Morse, Nathan Riser, Pere Alberch, William Medway, Donald Abt, Richard Wolke, Louis Leibovitz, Jack Gratzek, Michael Stoskopf, Ed Noga, and Elizabeth Stone have all served as career mentors to me.