The discus book by alastair agutter overdrive rakuten. Got to talking with the owner of the store and he said they are jack wattley bred discus fish and was told jack wattley is the best in the world for breeding. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. Jack wattley is the author of jack wattley s handbook of discush1070 4. Pictures of my first books dedicated to the hatcheries of jack wattley, bernd degen, or edouard schmidt focke and later wayne ng always motivated me. Once he contacted him to try to buy the fish for re breeding, he got a surprise in life, posada succeeded in breeding the breed, and he had obtained another 15 pairs from his offspring. A book written by the first man to breed the famous brilliant turquoise discus on the cover. Books by jack wattley jack wattley s handbook of discush1070. Very rarely did we talk about discus, instead, we talked about our families. Over decades and generations of selective breeding, breeders of the discus industry pioneered new strains continuously expanding the hobbys boundaries. A guide to the care and breeding 1957 booklett bleher, heiko cichlids discus discus and angelfish in nature 2015dvd richter, hansjoachim cichlids dwarf cichlids complete book or dwarf cichlids water damaged 1989 book. Buy discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley online at alibris uk.
Products archive wattley discus jack wattley discus fish. Taxonomy or classification discus is a generic term for a distinct group of ornamental fish belonging to the family cichlidae. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the discus book. Giovanetti, 1 book clifford chan, 1 book dieter untergasser, 1 book eduard. Discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley alibris. So i went to my lfs the other day to get a few koi angels for my 30 gallon and noticed they had a few discus tanks. Wattley tells how he went to brazil to capture his first discus, and also explains how he took care and bred these fish. He gives his own recipe for discus food, which may be useful for those who want to prepare their discus food themselves.
The author provides a blueprint for success that can be foll. The reason for this article was a manuscript that jack wattley submitted to tfh for publication. For the dedicated aquarist ebook written by alastair r agutter. In this book author tells us everything,about right water for discus,about purchasing and selecting good stock,about feeding discus,about disease, about breeding and hatching artificiallyhe teach us the techniques to raise and breed discus. Discus breeding for beginners, by jack wattley fish lore. It has a lot of basic information and several great pics of old and newer starins. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Discus breeding pairs 4 wild discus from the amazon cleanup crew 12 planted tank 28 accessories 7 gift vouchers 4. Jack wattley passed away on october 2, 2018 in fort lauderdale, florida.
Jack wattley discus fish affordable wild and hybrid discus fish. Discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley goodreads. However, i regularly noticed that the younger generations did not knew him. He wrote about the background of discus, collecting in south america, classification, equipment, water chemistry, purchasing, food, spawning, discus keeping around the world, and diseases. We believe our discus fish are the healthiest you can find. The discus book by alastair agutter nook book ebook. This is dedicated to discus fish, discus breeding and planted discus tanks. Equipment needed, hatching artificially, the right water, selecting good stock. Everybody knows about jack watley if they know about discus. Suitable as an invaluable reference for all tropical fish keepers and hobbyists, wanting to know the tricks on having healthy thriving tropical fish free of disease. Lauderdale, florida on october 2, 2018, one week shy of his 96th birthday.
Equipment needed, hatching artificially, the right water, selecting good stock by wattley, jack isbn. Wattley tells how he went to brazil to capture his first discus, and also. This book is very concise at only 80 pages, but packed with useful information about keeping and breeding poison dart frogs. Discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley alibris uk. If you are looking for quality discus fish, you have come to the right place.
The origin of the wattley discus the develpoment of the blue diamond discus discus selection and purchase important techniques for breeding. Jack wrote three books about discus that were translated into several languages. Jul 05, 2018 jack wattley knew a lot more about santarem discus than we thought. Seto purchased books on how to keep and breed discus, authored by the late legend jack wattley. Share discus for the perfectionist by jack wattley 1991, hardcover discus for the perfectionist by jack wattley 1991, hardcover 2 product ratings. In blehers discus, volume 2 heiko bleher documents the entire history of discus breeding from its first beginnings to the start of 2011 in finest detail, illustrated with over 4000 photos and with a special foreword by jack wattley.
I know some people are salesmen and like to talk things up, so, i did a little research the other day on the internet and. Here is our discus fish breeding process at jack wattley discus. It can possibly happen in a smaller aquarium, it happens all the time, but for maximum success with one of the most finicky fish in freshwater fish keeping, we suggest 75 gallons minimum well planted and well filtered. The book has some valuable changes and is an essential reference to breeding these beautiful species and keeping them successfully. This book consists of jack wattley s experiences with discus. Among them is why we have the best wild discus of the world winners in so many.
Axelrod, 4 books bernd degen, 4 books jack wattley, 3 books gunter keller, 1 book tony silva, 1 book mic hargrove, 1 book david brown, 1 book maddy hargrove, 1 book mary e. Discus breeding very became quickly a challenge for me. Jack wattley author of jack wattleys handbook of discus. This year of 2019 for the memory of jack wattley we decided to choose some magnificent copies that arrived in miami very soon. Aug 12, 2019 by jack wattley, tfh publications march 1, 2000 in discus breeding for beginners, jack wattley touches on some of the important topics regarding discus and the breeding of this highly sought after freshwater fish. Aug 25, 2008 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The only local who bought the strain from him was gab posada. Conveniently, genetic variants or strains in discus fish generally inherit changes in body. Jack wattley submitted in public a questions and answers game during the world discus championship 2010 this breeder has marked generations of enthusiasts. By jack wattley, tfh publications march 1, 2000 in discus breeding for beginners, jack wattley touches on some of the important topics regarding discus and the breeding of this highly sought after freshwater fish.
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Discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley hardcover, 64 pages, published 2000. Equipment needed, hatching artificially, the right water, selecting good stock by jack wattley isbn. Gabriel posada, operations manager, jack wattley discus. He was born in cleveland, ohio and attended john carroll university. Jack wattley books list of books by author jack wattley.
Jack wattley discus 6944 ne 4th avenue miami, fl 338 tel. We pioneered the discus fish hobby and have over 60 years of experience breeding and raising the finest quality discus fish you can. Regardless of the americans in love with wild discus do not want to pay for high quality fish, we have shipped good wild discus as usual from the santarem discus company to jack wattley farm. Why is jack wattley so significant among discus breeders. Discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley, 2000, t. Eduard schmidtfocke, dr liv singh khasla, paul clayton, jack wattley, nick hulme and others. He was a frequent speaker at aquarium society meetings and a judge at discus shows and competitions around the world.
Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. The cichlid family also contains other important groups of colorful aquarium. Discus breeding for beginners book by jack wattley 1. Buy discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley online at alibris. An owners guide to a happy healthy cichlids are often described as fish with personality. Wattley kept records of the fish he sold and tried to reach out to several of his. Jack wattley, affectionately known by the children in his life as jungle jack, posing here with the children of business partner gabriel posada. Jack wattley, discus king, passes away at 95 amazonas.
October 3, 2018 fort lauderdale, fl my condolences to the entire wattley family and all his friends and followers around the world. Author of discus today, discus for the perfectionist, discus breeding for beginners, jack wattley s handbook of discus. Jack wattley passed away last night with his family. I have several copies of waynes discus guidebook for sale.
Jack wattley discus fish affordable wild and hybrid. Jack wattley author of jack wattleys handbook of discush1070. The discus book for the dedicated aquarist first published in 1989 and republished for all tropical fish aquarists. We proudly offer over 100 strains of hybrid discus fish for sale.
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Adult discus needs a 5foot long aquarium or about 75gallon minimum to be happy and have any chance of breeding successfully. We pioneered the discus fish hobby and have over 60 years of experience breeding and raising the finest quality discus fish you can find. It was a book about how he sought, caught and wrought the most beautiful discus in the worldthe fish that is called wattley. A favorite of many hobbyists, members of this family include the ubiquitous angelfish, the colorful firemouth cichlid, and the much soughtafter discus and oscar. In 1991, gabriel posada met and purchased red pandas from wattley, a year later those 6 discus turned into 3 breeding pairs. Share discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley 2000, hardcover discus breeding for beginners by jack wattley 2000, hardcover 2 product ratings.
Wattley, jack cichlids discus jack wattley s handbook of discus 1985 book vorderwinkler, william cichlids discus discus. Discus species and overall i would give this book 4 out of 5 stars. Jack wattley obituary fort lauderdale, fl sunsentinel. Similar to many of us, jacks first exposure to discus came from pictures in fish books. In this book author tells us everything,about right water for discus. For 23 years jack wrote a column about discus for tropical fish hobbyist tfh magazine, ask jack. Since discus fish have such a wide range of colors expressed from breeding hybridization, it is important to maintain control of the genetic strains.
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Aquarist since my young age time passes so fast the discus soon attracted me. Active hobby channel with helpful videos with 20 subscribers. We want those in the discus fish hobby to enjoy their discus and watching them. Discus breeding for beginners 2000 edition open library. Jack wattley touches on some of the important topics regarding discus and the breeding of this highly sought after freshwater fish. The first,i want send greeting to jack wattley for his magnificent,excellent book for all beginers.
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