The Atlas of Discus of the World [Hardcover]

Herbert R. Axelrod (Author), Warren E. Burgess (Author), Bernd Degen (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc (November 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866225439
• ISBN-13: 978-0866225434
• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,780,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Is it worth the money?, September 14, 2001

By 

Kevin Thurston (Parker, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Atlas of Discus of the World (Hardcover)

That's the question you've got to be asking if you've never seen this book. This is another one of Axelrod's big picture books. There's not much text, but there is a very valuable commentary on discus taxonomy written by Warren Burgess. There are also some good pointers in the captions to the photos. The photos are the usual TFH quality photos and the captions generally give information about the picture. The book is organized by wild caught species, strains that can be directly attributed to specific wild types (hybrids) and several other strains. Unfortunately it pre-dates the emergence of the red strains such as pigeon blood, marlboro red, etc. so these popular and important strains are not represented in this book.

The really valuable aspect of this book is that it gives a view of what discus are supposed to look like, which is generally quite different from what is seen in the tanks of retailers. It does not give much in the way of specific information about keeping, breeding and diseases. If that is what you want then you are better off buying some of the less expensive books out there by someone such as Degen, Wattley or Quarles.

So is it worth the money? If you think you really need a lot of help with discus, then no it isn't. However if you are fairly experienced, have maybe bred some discus and are interested in comparing what you've got vs. some of the other strains out there, this book can be well worth the investment.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book !, September 2, 2000

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Charles Lillis (Collinsville, MS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Atlas of Discus of the World (Hardcover)

This is a great book. Ok it is expensive, but it is a very large book. It is packed full of many great photos. It covers a lot of areas from all of the different spieces to breeding. Allthough not a wealth of information, the many, many wonderful photos must be seen to appreciate. They are bright, clear, and very large. Truely a great book. Well worth the money.