Aqua Naturalists – Details, episodes & analysis

The Aqua Naturaliasts podcast dives into the stories and relationships of people and the fascinating aquatic environment. If you ever have any interest in the aquarium hobby, or just curious about the aquatic natural world, then this is the podcast for you! Not only will I interview some of the legendary figures in the hobby, we'll also have some deep conversations with experts and scientists all over the world, getting to know what the hobby and the aquatic environment is like in different countries and cultures. In this Episode, Casey and I talk to the River Explorer, Ivan Mikolji, to learn from his journey and experience exploring the rivers and streams in the Venezuelan Amazon rainforest. Ivan is better known for his YouTube series documenting his trips to clear bodies of water that are filled with fish we love. His amazing photos and videos will bring you into the world of the Amazon Rainforest. This is also one of the longest interview we've ever recorded, so get comfortable and enjoy the show!

Full video of the interview (with reference images/videos to enhance the visual experience):

⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagmER0OMQNCRy8oES2g9Ifp6lWdWnU_F&si=YNM9bq1iCyHBhW0f⁠ Thanks to the friends of the show who made this podcast possible: - Flipper Aquarium Products Use this my affiliated link to shop for anything on their website to get a free gift with purchase and free shipping on your order: ⁠https://flippercleaner.com?sca_ref=4617754.M7B53QXpKn⁠ You can also use the coupon code: tmk_aquarist at the check out for the same great deal! - Nature Design Studio Take the first step to bring your dream aquarium to live by visiting ⁠www.naturedesign.studio⁠ and get a professional consultation. - Skylight Aquarium Lights The best light on the market, TMK Aquarist approved! I use them on all of my setups! Check them out at ⁠www.skylight.blue⁠ For more updates of the show and additional contents, follow us on Instagram@aqua.naturalists.pod ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aqua.naturalists.pod/⁠ Co-host Casey's Instagram@h2o ⁠https://www.instagram.com/h2obro_⁠ Our guest: Ivan Mikolji ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mikolji/⁠

Our next guest:

Thomas Minesi

⁠https://www.instagram.com/congo.nature.photography/⁠

The Aqua Naturaliasts podcast dives into the stories and relationships of people and the fascinating aquatic environment. If you ever have any interest in the aquarium hobby, or just curious about the aquatic natural world, then this is the podcast for you! Not only will I interview some of the legendary figures in the hobby, we'll also have some deep conversations with experts and scientists all over the world, getting to know what the hobby and the aquatic environment is like in different countries and cultures. In this Episode, Casey and I talk to the Shrimp King Chris Lukhaup! He's definitely a heavy-weight in the hobby, not only discovering multiple species of fish and crustaceans, but going around the world to document natural habitats. His amazing adventures and stories are inspiring and wild! Thanks to the friends of the show who made this podcast possible: - Flipper Aquarium Products Use this my affiliated link to shop for anything on their website to get a free gift with purchase and free shipping on your order: https://flippercleaner.com?sca_ref=4617754.M7B53QXpKn You can also use the coupon code: tmk_aquarist at the check out for the same great deal! - Nature Design Studio Take the first step to bring your dream aquarium to live by visiting www.naturedesign.studio and get a professional consultation. - Skylight Aquarium Lights The best light on the market, TMK Aquarist approved! I use them on all of my setups! Check them out at www.skylight.blue For more updates of the show and additional contents, follow us on Instagram@aqua.naturalists.pod https://www.instagram.com/aqua.naturalists.pod/ Co-host Casey's Instagram@h2o https://www.instagram.com/h2obro_ Our guest: Chris Lukhaup https://instagram.com/chrislukhaup Our next guest: Ivan Mikolji https://www.instagram.com/mikolji/

The Aqua Naturaliasts podcast dives into the stories and relationships of people and the fascinating aquatic environment. If you ever have any interest in the aquarium hobby, or just curious about the aquatic natural world, then this is the podcast for you! Not only will I interview some of the legendary figures in the hobby, we'll also have some deep conversations with experts and scientists all over the world, getting to know what the hobby and the aquatic environment is like in different countries and cultures. In this Episode, Casey and I talk about our hobby origin story, and the reason for the podcast to exist, and of course a ton of other fun stuff and nerd out. Thanks to the friends of the show who made this podcast possible: - Flipper Aquarium Products Use this my affiliated link to shop for anything on their website to get a free gift with purchase and free shipping on your order: https://flippercleaner.com?sca_ref=4617754.M7B53QXpKn You can also use the coupon code: TMK_AQUARIST at the check out for the same great deal!

- Nature Design Studio Take the first step to bring your dream aquarium to live by visiting www.naturedesign.studio and get a professional consultation.

- Skylight Aquarium Lights The best light on the market, TMK Aquarist approved! I use them on all of my setups! Check them out at www.skylight.blue For more updates of the show and additional contents, follow us on Instagram@aqua.naturalists.pod

Co-host Casey's Instagram@h2o   / h2obro_   Luca Martinez   / lucamartinez   Chris Lukhaup   / chrislukhaup   Wong Siew Te   / wongsiewte  

For our first season, we'll be publishing monthly. Get ready to hear some amazing stories of exploration and discoveries!

In this episode we chat extensively with Thomas Minesi, a native Congolese nature explorer and a fellow hobbyist, about this mysterious lake or river (still up to debate), which according to Thomas, is THE most beautiful river in the world! He might be bias, but I might just agree with him!

Check out our youtube video of this podcast if you want to see what we are talking about!

Thomas Minesi / Congo Nature Photography - https://www.instagram.com/congo.nature.photography

Mark Chen / TMK Aquarist -

https://www.instagram.com/tmk_aquarist

Casey Boyle / H2O Bro -

https://www.instagram.com/h2obro_

Next Guest -

American underwater photographer Andrew Zimmerman

https://www.instagram.com/andrew.zimmerman.photography