Graeme Holden Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 CAN ANYONE IN THE WELLINGTON AREA, advise me whether this old chap is still around?? I used to work for him part time in the 70,s, he would be quite an age if still about the place, was very well known in the tropical fish world and used to import tropicals, breed discus and angels, and make tanks of all sizes (very good ones), tks Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 could that be eddie parker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 don't know, wife name was/is Fay/Faye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Lived in Naenae, and worked from home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 na this one's from wellington city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted February 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 must be someone who knows him , I'm in my mid fifties and I guess by now he would be 80 at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Horrie Parker used to live in Naenae. Myself and a few friends used to be forever at his house tinkering with stuff we weren't supposed to touch and annoying him. Unfortunately died a few years ago now. Fay, who used to be the treasurer of Lower Hutt Aquaruim and Pond Soc, has moved to Taupo I believe. His sons are around somewhere locally but I don't think they keep fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted February 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 never new how to spell that, thankyou very much for your reply, couln't believe no one knew him, sorry to hear of his passing. I still have one of his tanks, never been touched since the 60's still perfect, tks Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 This response is a bit late I'm sorry, but I dont visit this site often. Alas Hori is no longer with us. I was a personal friend of Hori Parker for many years. And have even stayed at his house on more than one occassion. He was a very successful breeder, but did not import fish, that was my department. I met Hori when I was a member of Wellington Aquarium and Water Garden Society, (and for those who remember him, Bill Sievewright took me to my first meeting) and I am still involved in Tropical fish 46years later but now reside in Nelson. Hori lived down the road from me in Naenae and he had a great fish room, as did I in Rimu Street. He worked for General motors in Petone in the refrigeration Division and with my electronic experience and his refrigeration knowledge we both had HEAT PUMPS to run our fish rooms. If anybody wants to know anything about Hori they can email me and I will be happy to let them know what they require. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted August 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi, and tks for the reply, about one thing you are definetly wrong, I worked for him on a casual basis looking after the fish room, and yes he definetly imported fish, check with MAF if you want, they used to come out and imspect the fish room, perhaps this was at a defferent time that you new him. I was in the Army at the time and moved to Auckland with my job which was the end of the line for fish keeping for a while. He was a very successfull breeder of Angels and also was one of the first (as far as I am aware) that started breeding Discus in New Zealand. I worked for him for several years in fact, cleaning tanks and filters and generally mucking around in the shed, but thanks for the info. I lost contact with him over the years and recently decided to see where he was at, hence the questions on this site, Graeme Holden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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