Part 1
It was the spring of 1977. Having left an aquarium maintenance job with Exotic Aquaria in Coconut Grove, I had begun to work independently. I was delivering some new fish for a 360 gallon saltwater tank installed in a North Bay Village office near Miami Beach. It was in the offices of Diversified Industries, a somewhat shady company the employees dubbed “Diversified Thieveries”. This was my first custom installation and featured then state-of-the-art filtration package and a diorama background. There was a small elevated service area behind the tank where I could introduce the Clown Trigger and Emperor Angel I had just brought. I could see through the tank that the owner was entertaining some guests who were curious about the tank and the new fish. Once the fish were released I went into the office to explain about caring and feeding the new aquarium occupants.