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Paul Talbot (born August 26, 1976) is an Australian aquarium specialist based in Taren Point, Sydney and he is also the owner of Majestic Aquariums. He has worked in the aquarium industry all his working life and is well known for his knowledge and advice on specialist fish and aquarium care as well as being able to transfer his passion as a hobbyist to his customers.

From a young age Paul Talbot always showed an interest and passion into fish and aquariums, which led him to take his first job in the aquarium industry at the age of _____. He has since turned that passionate hobby into a stunning career as a fish keeping expert and consultant when he opened his own aquarium business Majestic Aquariums in 1999.

Paul has held aquarium seminars for the public and has been invited to expert speaking engagements within the Australian aquarium industry. Further professional credits to his name include several articles in local and international magazines, a long list of prominent satisfied clients, consultancies on high-profile aquarium projects, a global presence that have led to his methods being taught in 27 countries, and national Australian accolades. Paul is also a supporter of efforts to ban shark-finning and has attempted to educate the public regarding shark conservation with shark feeding shows at Majestic Aquariums.

Paul has consulted with celebrities such as World Champion Swimmer Ian Thorpe, Professional Boxer Kostya Tszyu and Australian Cricket Captain Michael Clarke to name a few. He has also consulted with the creators of Finding Nemo along with major companies including Red Sea and Aqua One.

More recently Paul has been involved in the filming of instructional aquarium DVDs with fisheye films in which he has produced a series of instructional aquarium guides that have brought passion and aquatic expertise to a range of global viewers. Along with the production of the instructional aquarium guides Paul has been working on a series of educational videos online through Saltwater Hub and his own Youtube channel- majesticvideos1.

Paul has also earned himself two national Australian honours: runner up for Young Australian of the Year in 2001 and winner of the Centenary Medal in 2003.

In 2011 Paul Talbot appeared as a fish expert on radio station 2GB's weekly Talking pets segment, but was pulled from air after a drunken incident at the station's Christmas Party.

Paul "fish man" Talbot loves nothing more than educating and transferring his knowledge on to others so that they too can experience the wonderful world of fish keeping.