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XN-196 Discus
Fish (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) by Thomas Giovanette 1991, 25 color photos, 80 pages,
paperback
$6.95
KW-097 Discus
by Silva & Kotlar hardback, 93 pages, 1980, 43 Color photos, This book, illustrated
with many full-color photos and drawings, presents sensible, easy-to-follow
recommendations about selecting and caring for Discus. It concentrates on providing
readers with the information they need and want-all given in an interesting and easy-to
read style. $9.36
TS-134 The Degen
Book of Discus by Degen hardback, 112 pages, over 150 Color photos, This book is
loaded with practical advice from Germany's foremost Discus Breeder, Bernd Degen. Discus
popularity is exploding around the world, and this book serves as a guide for discus
keepers to keeping their fish healthy and happy. $21.53
TT-028 Discus ...
As a Hobby by Quarles Everything you need to know to get started. 1994, paperback, 96
pages $6.49
TS-163 Discus, A
Reference Book by Degen 1991, hardback, 128 pages, 132 photos, Welcome to the world of
discus lovers! Discus have been known as the King of The Aquarium for almost 60 years ...
and for good reason. They are beautiful, graceful, majestic, interesting, colorful and
challenging. You can also make money breeding them and, perhaps, even begin your own color
strain as Wattley, Schmidt-Focke and I have already done. This book has been designed as a
basic book in discus keeping. Sections on discus history, the Amazonian habitat, species
descriptions and classifications, German discus, breeding, buying, selling, shipping,
selection of breeding stock, ailments and diseases, water requirements, feeding and the
future of the discus hobby, are all discussed in detail. The amazing color photography
enhances this wonderful book and makes it a must for every discus lover. $25.85
TS-218 Discus,
Adventures With By Maryland Hans J. Mayland is Europe's leading explorer,
photographer, Breeder and author of books dealing with aquarium fishes. Having traveled
thousands of miles through jungles, swamps and plains, searching for discus, Mr. Mayland
has written this autobiography. There has never been a book as honest and revealing as
this one. If you are a discus fan this is MUST reading ... but be warned! It is difficult
to read this book and not call your travel agent for a ticket to Brazil to catch your own.
Not only does Mr. Mayland write about discus ... he also writes about all the other fishes
he meets along the way. He also writes about people and how helpful the jungle people were
to him and to other strangers. This is an adventure story that can be read and enjoyed by
every aquarium fish hobbyist. Hans J. Mayland is the modern jungle boy. Almost all the
photos in this book were taken by Hans J. Mayland himself. hardback, 256 pages, 165 Color
photos $25.85
TS-135 Discus Book,
Dr. Schmidt-Focke's Discus variants, sexing wild discus, discus foods, raising babies
artificially, profiles of international discus, hardback, 160 pages, over 180 Color photos
and Drawings, Now the man who popularized the discus in Europe and bred some of the
most acclaimed color strains of all, Dr. Eduard Schmidt-Focke, reveals his secrets. He
doesn't hold anything back in the fascinating and useful narrative of this coffee-table
size book loaded with hundreds of full-color photos. Specific topics include discus
variants, sexing wild discus, discus foods, raising babies artificially and profiles of
international discus personalities. $25.85
TS-170 Discus, Dr.
Clifford Chan's Book of Singapore by Chan 1991, hardback, 160 pages, over 150 Color
photos, Singapore is, unquestionably, the aquarium fish breeding capital of the world.
From swordtails to guppies, from cardinal tetras to angelfish ... and now discus. More new
varieties of discus are being produced in Singapore than the rest of the entire world
combined. In order to learn more about the techniques of breeding and producing discus,
the author, Dr. Clifford Chan, M.D., visited the most important Breeders of discus in
Singapore. He photographed their discus and their aquarium setups and in this book reports
in a straightforward, honest way just why discus production in Singapore is so successful.
For once the truth about treating discus with hormones has been openly discussed. For once
the importance of feeding tubifex is evaluated. $25.85
TS-137 Discus, How
to Breed Them by Degen 1990, hardback, 100 Color photos, 128 pages, Bernd
Degen,
internationally recognized for both the high quality of his discus and the large numbers
of them he has been able to breed, has provided a revealing overview of European
approaches to breeding the most sought-after of all aquarium fishes. Topics covered
include selection, breeding, water chemistry, and helpful tricks/secrets to keeping these
fish happy and healthy. Over 100 full-color photos show the full range of color varieties
of these beautiful fish.
RE-606 Discus
Keeping & Breeding Them in Captivity by Sweeney 1996, paperback, 64 pages, many
Color photos, Focuses on keeping and breeding them in captivity. There's information
by experts on aquarium set-up, water quality, feeding, varieties within a species, and the
intricacies of breeding adults and raising fry. $5.09
TS-164 Discus of
The World, The Atlas of by Axelrod, Burgess & Degen 1991, hardback, 368 pages, over
340 photos The information provided in the captions is a masterful blend of the scientific
and the purely practical, with coverage of natural history and taxonomy complementing the
large body of down-to-earth advice from world-renowned experts Dr.Axelrod and Degen about
selection, care and feeding, breeding Discus and keeping them in good health. The
beautiful full-color photos that grace the pages of The Atlas of Discus of the World go a
long way toward explaining the romance that has sprung up between the Discusfishes and
their millions of admirers around the world. The photos, of course, are highly useful as
well: they show every one of the many different color varieties and sub-varieties
recognized today, from the plain browns and greens to the brilliant turquoise and right
through the royal red. $86.40
TS-244 Discus,
Wild-Caught By Degen 1995, hardback, 112 pages, 170 Color photos, One of the world's
most recognized Discus authorities, Bernd Degen, has put together a complete, concise
writing about the real "kings of Amazonia". Discus fishes plucked right out from
their native waters are fresh, new and different from captive-bred varieties-and they're
indeed beautiful. Completely illustrated in full color, identification, care &
breeding are the topics of this exciting hard cover book. $21.53
N-542 Majestic Discus (Special
6) By Manfred Gobel 1999, hardback, 48 pages plus poster, many color photos (Aqualog) $21.60
Description: The King of fishes, the living dream of every aquarist. We show you the 48 most beautiful discus on the included poster. The care of these beauties is quite demanding - our specialists tell you how to get along smoothly. The 'true' discus fan should be on the look-out for "AQUALOG South American Cichlids IV" which shows all discus and angels on about 900 brilliant color photos. The fishes featured in this book are not just identified by their name but also code number. AQUALOG has developed an ingenious code number system which labels every known or newly discovered fish (incl. breeding forms etc.) with an individual code number. This number remains, despite any scientific renaming. Moreover, it enables you to communicate internationally about any fish without the danger of confusion regarding local names! If you require complete information on all fishes of this group, you'll find it in our AQUALOG-reference book "South American Cichlids IV"!
N-516 South American Cichlids #4 Discus & Angels (Aqualog 10) By
Gobe, Maryland 1998, 240
pages, over 900 photos, hardback (Aqualog) $69.60
Description: The renowned author H. J. Mayland has written this fourth volume. On over 900 fantastic color photos you see beautiful discus and angels. Wild caughts, German, European and Asian breeding forms plus all variants, color and breeding forms with trading names and code numbers. Volume I-IV present a comprehensive lexicon about all known cichlids of the new world. All AQUALOG -reference books introduce each fish (incl. breeding forms etc.) with at least one color photo and a short description. The ingenious code number system labels every known or newly discovered fish with an individual code number. This number remains, despite any scientific renaming. Moreover, it enables you to communicate internationally about any fish without the danger of confusion regarding local names! Your AQUALOG -reference book always stays up-to-date! All newly discovered or bred species are regularly published as supplements or so-called "stickups" in our AQUALOGnews. These stickers can be attached to the empty pages at the end of your book.
A Step-By-Step Book
About Discus by Keller The various species and subspecies of fishes of the genus
Symphysodon are perhaps the most sought-after fishes in the aquarium hobby-they certainly
are most highly appreciated by their specialized fanciers. There are good reasons for the
popularity of discusfishes, and this excellent book covers those reasons well, giving full
play to both the beauty and fascinating habits of these South American cichlids. Even more
valuable is author Keller’s treatment of all of the details-the immensely important
details-of everyday practical maintenance and health care of the discusfishes 1988,
64p, Color photos