Roy Hunter
Co-Chairman
ANGFA of North America
Visit our website at:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/royhunter
----------
> From: Bruce Hansen <bhansen at ozemail.com.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] A thumbnail sketch -
> Date: Monday, January 20, 1997 4:47 AM
>
> G'day all,
>
> I'd sure hate to operate on Cary's thumbnail.But thanks to him the
"hello"
> stakes is up and running. I guess I better "fess" up and bare my life
story
> before someone with a better imagination does it for me. It looks like
Roy
> had the same motivation.
>
> Bruce William Hansen born 13.10.41 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
> (that little country "downunder" that's bigger than the U.S.A.)
> Graduated with a Degree in Medicine and Surgery 30 years ago and after 3
> years in hospital practice have been a G.P. at Petrie ever since.
>
> Married twice, widowed once, divorced once, single now (and still
looking).
> 3 children - Karlene 24, Aaron 22, Sharnie 18; 1 dog - Buster (
Australian
> red cattle dog)
>
> Used to breed tropical fish for years as a young bloke to keep my car
> running while I was at University - mainly Corydoras, Angels, Gouramis
and
> Barbs. Got back into fish as something to do in the evenings after my
first
> wife passed away and native fish seemed to be an interesting way to go as
I
> could take my kids out collecting.
>
> A.N.G.F.A. was just starting then so I went along to a meting of the then
> regional group in Brisbane and have been "hooked" ever since and have
been
> on the committee of the local association since then and elected to the
> national committee for the past 3 AGM's. I think it is a really
worthwhile
> group and I have made some terrific friends as a result.
>
> My involvement with native fish has included many aspects - collecting,
> keeping, breeding, writing about them, conservation, you name it. The
great
> thing about this hobby is the multi-facetted nature of. If one aspect
gets
> a little boring then there is always another tangent to go off along.
>
> At present I am keeping mostly oddities such as Gobies, catfish,
glassfish
> etc and am expanding my library of mostly aquatic titles. I am also
trying
> to get a little experience at growing some of our native aquatic plants
> under aquarium conditions and enjoying the challenge.
>
> If anyone on the list is up this way and would like a bed for the night (
> or a few) and wants to talk "fish" then let me know.
>
>
> Bruce Hansen
> ANGFA
>
> email: bhansen at ozemail.com.au
> Don't miss the ANGFA web pages at -
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
>
> ----------
> From: Cary Hostrawser <caryho at IX.NETCOM.COM>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: [RML] A thumbnail sketch - You asked for it Bruce