Whether or not it's because his custom-aquarium business, Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (Atm) of Las Vegas, is featured on Animal Planet's Friday-night hit "Tanked," Wayde King recently found himself the target of a heartbreaking theft.

In late January, thieves broke into Atm, which doubled as home to some of King's many pets, including several exotic birds. The culprits, who also stole puppies from local pet stores, took King's cockatoo and three macaws, along with four bearded dragon reptiles.

At last report, three of the birds were recovered, with one macaw still missing.

"I don't know if they knew they were my birds, personally," says King, talking to Zap2it while relaxing at an outdoor table at a Malibu, Calif., winery, where he and partner/brother-in-law Brett Raymer have just finished transforming a little covered wagon into a wine-themed aquarium.

"They'd seen the store before," he continues. "They definitely scoped it out.