Dave hails from western Maryland where he enjoys the quiet hills and clear streams of northern Appalachia. Over the last decade, fish-keeping and fish-breeding became an immersive family hobby leading him to join PVAS and NANFA. Dave often blames his kids for his "aquatic midlife crisis" as Dave and his three sons have kept and bred a wide assortment of tropical and temperate freshwater fish. His resume is proof that you never know where you'll meet a serious aquarist. He studied organic chemistry in college, earned multiple degrees in music, taught college fine arts for twelve years, and then accepted a call to pastoral ministry. When he’s not with his family, you can usually find Dave on a creek somewhere or down in his basement fishroom. He contributes regularly to online forums under the handle @fishfolk.