The Proper Care of Discus [Hardcover]

Bernd Degen (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc (July 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086622548X
• ISBN-13: 978-0866225489
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,243,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Proper Care of Discus, January 27, 2000

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Nicholas J. Gameos (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Proper Care of Discus (Hardcover)

Good book for the beginner. Covers water quality, foods, breeding, stocking your show tank and a suggested reading section. I rated this book a 4 and not a 5 due to the fact that, although it covers many aspects of Discus keeping, it mentions nothing about disease and treatment for disease. My book is the 1995 edition and I have learned and applied much that I've read!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point for the beginner, June 25, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Proper Care of Discus (Hardcover)

This book touched on every aspect of Discus keeping without going off into great detail on the more complicated parts. The author writes in an open minded fashion. It's clear to me as a reader that his way of caring for Discus is not the only successful way. The reader should do what works well for them

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great overall information on Discus, July 30, 2002

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A PAPADATOS (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Proper Care of Discus (Hardcover)

I consider myself relatively new to the hobby. My search for a good book on the subject began when I was incurring heavy casualties after having my discus tank for about a year. I could not understand why I was losing so many Discus. Anyway, my basis of buying this book was to understand the various diseases of discus and the treatments available to combat them.

This book does an excellent job in the set-up of the tank and maintenance. It also covers breeding thorougly. It lacks the information I was searching for being disease and treatment. It was poor in this respect.

Overall a great book