About

Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the year 1974. November the 12th.
On that day my parents knew that I will be a happy and creative child, because I came out smiling. My twin brother came last… crying.

As soon as I was able to hold a pen in my hands I started drawing all kinds of pictures. Ask my parents, their walls were very colourful? This was the time I decided to become a designer. (My mom always said that the poop in my diapers looked like a work of art)…

When ever I find the time I like to be out in the nature. Drawing or Fishing. Graduated as an Interior Design and later pursued my Master and PhD in Architectural Lighting Design was the best decision I ever made in my life. It was a tough life to achieve the goal but I am happy that I managed to went thru the obstacles….not alone!….There are people I love supporting me all the way thru.

After 8 years living in Germany since 2003 until July 2011 and enjoying my killifish hobby there, now I am coming back to Malaysia working as a full time lecturer at the University in Penang Island. Working and at the same time dealing with “some” tanks are not an easy task. Time is very precious to me. I enjoy every second of my life now, with the people I love, my fish and friends. I also travelled for my work or hobby and learnt that where ever somebody comes from. It is never enough for me…and still keeps on learning….

We all just want the same, a good life, happiness and peace. It does not matter which colour of skin you have or in which God you believe in. WE ARE ALL THE SAME…

Now that I found my passion in breeding killifish and also some other tropical fishes and with the help of my very best friend, Uwe Jones, all great breeders in Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft (DKG), Killifish Associations worldwide, Mr. Vandersmissen (AKFB-Belgium), Oscar Sanchez (Spain), Anita & Alf (Sweden), Marko Vaccari (Italy), great friends from Japan, Czech Republic and many more… Most of my killifish in my fish room came from that region. Of course, I cannot forget my family in Malaysia, because without them I would not be what I am today.

People describe me as being a funny but serious person with a passion for romantics? My Asian kindness and politeness has a big impact on my European friends… (Even so I become more and more European:-).

Please visit the rest of the pages and I am hoping to get to know all killifish friends around the globe and everybody else.

Thank you very much and Terima Kasih…

Sam Safial Zakaria