It all started back around 1975. We were visiting friends in Pittsburgh, and they told us they had a very cool place to show us on this trip. They took us to Monroeville and stopped at a place called Elmer's Aquarium.
I'll never forget the first time I set foot inside Elmer's. Back then, the left wall of the store was lined with saltwater aquariums, and this was the first time I had ever seen coral reef fish. This was before the internet and the availability of underwater videos, so it...