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Gerald Bassleer is Belgian author, trainer and aquarist consultant. He is the founder and director of Bassleer Biofish (BE). He is member of Ornamental Fish International (OFI) and served as its president from 2006 to 2016.

Career
After completing a masters degree from the University of Antwerp, he joined the wholesaler Aquaria Antwerp (BE) as a general manager. From 1985 to 1994, he held different positions at the fish wholesalers O’Hare Tropical Imports (USA), Ruinemans Aquarium(NL) and Aquarium Glaser (DE). In 1994, he founded Bassleer Biofish, to supply his own aquarium fish food label Dr. Bassleer Biofish Food, aquarium fish and offer consultancy and training for the aquarium industry. From 2012, he is called the “Flying Fish Doctor” since he also worked as consultant for ornamental aquarium fish trading companies including Aquafarm International, Tropical Center, Aquarium Münster, La Ferme Aquatique, Meeres Center Menzel, Pisciculture Haegel, IP Discus, Mahiran, Lumbini Aquaria, Aquacultural Technologies and KenyaTropical Sealife.

In 2012 he started giving ‘fish doctoring classes’ with training of fish disease diagnosis with practical use of the microscope; also training for hobbyists and pet shops to teach the practice of fish health management. In 2016 he is consultant for the international aquarium trade show AQUARAMA (China).

From 2017, he also works as consultant and teacher in the Department of Ornamental Fish Aquaculture at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).