Hey great news for you!
People cannot normally work at the Humane for overly long times, not and stay sane. I am sure you did the right thing for you.
The fish store sounds great! And the guy being into captive breds!! Awesome!! I do breed bettas, and seahorses, and have kept stonefish and frogfish(saltwater) and a lot of FW(includeing cichlids), although I must admit my specialty is the seahorses and then the bettas.
Sounds like you are in a great tiem and I hope you continue to enjoy it!
wolfy