In Wayne's Discus Guidebook, Wayne shows us today's new variants and breeding stock of Asia. In addition, a number of successful breeders share their valuable experience in day-to-day care and breeding of the fish. The major themes covered in include the creation and modification of discus strains, the techniques of raising discus, and how to confront the complexities of disease.
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"For the first time (Wayne) reveals techniques of discus breeding,... This book covers important aspects... A book recommended for all. -- Shaifulaah Yeng, Nura Discus, Malaysia, 2000
"It is a refreshing new book... This is a must for the discus fish enthusiasts." -- Bing Seto, Discus World, USA, 2000
... "This book is without question a worthy addition to any library of discus book" -- Jack Wattley, USA, 2000
"It is a refreshing new book... This is a must for the discus fish enthusiasts." -- Bing Seto, Discus World, USA, 2000
... "This book is without question a worthy addition to any library of discus book" -- Jack Wattley, USA, 2000
About the Author
Mr. Wayne Ng
Mr. Wayne Ng is an honorary advisor to the Hong Kong Discus Association and a Director of the Hong Kong Tropical Fish Trade Association. He has also served as the President of the Hong Kong Discus Association.
Mr. Wayne Ng is an honorary advisor to the Hong Kong Discus Association and a Director of the Hong Kong Tropical Fish Trade Association. He has also served as the President of the Hong Kong Discus Association.
In 1997, Mr. Ng helped organized the international Discus competition as a part of the Asian Pet Show in Hong Kong. He was also a member on the Steering committee of the Canton International Discus Competition in 1999.
Mr. Ng has been keenly interested in the raising and breeding of all types of tropical fish since childhood. He was especially fond of discus. After accumulating years of experience and expertise, he started the Wayne Discus Center in 1988. There, he emphasized the research of genetics, diseases, and selective breeding of discus with the sole objective of producing new, premium-quality discus strains. Mr. Ng is most known for his large 'Hi-Fin, Hi-body' discus strains he modified from the Wattley Turquoise Discus. He dedication has garnered him numerous international awards.
Television and press media frequently interview Mr. Ng. He has also been invited to serve as show judge in many Southeast Asia and China discus competitions. In 1999, he became the first Chinese to be invited to lecture on discus in the United States and France.
Wayne Ng is certainly one of Asia's most renowned discus breeders.
Mr. Liang
Director, Yong-Cheng Breeding Farm of Ornamental Fishes for Experiments, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences
Mr. Liang attended the Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences in 1973. After graduation, he lectured at the University while completing research in parasite physiology. He has an intense interest in the maintenance and propagation of aquatic animals and plants, as well as their application in the aquatic environment and fish disease management. Through the pursuit of this interest, he gained significant experience in the keeping, breeding and improvement of various strains of discus. He has similar expertise in fish disease prevention and treatment, aquatic plant cultivation and water chemistry management in salt-water aquaria.
Based on a long-term experimentation and practice, he has developed special medications particularly suited for aquarium use. Within China's ornamental fish industry, he is renowned for his overall understanding of the maintenance, breeding, improvement of strains, disease diagnosis and prevention. In 1990, he was elected as Vice President of the Ornamental Fish Study Group of the Kwan Tung Wu-Sui Association and served his third term in 1995. In 1998, he help organized the 1999 Canton Discus Competition.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
An album not a book (not even a guide).,
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This review is from: Wayne's Discus Guidebook (Hardcover)
When I buy a book I expect to read it. It's quite obvious isn't it? And if there is no text or even few lines so it's much more of an album (not a guide) then a book. Wayne's book is an album! Not a book, not even a guide. because there is almost nothing to read. It shows nothing more than the discus collection Wayne has developed. There is nothing the beginner or the experienced aquarist can use and learn from. There are less than 7% pages, more or less, of text and nothing new or useful- nothing! (2 pages of how to recognize male/female, 2-3 pages on disease, 2 pages on treatment, and 2 pages on food! And 1 page on the water chemistry- this information was so basic I was amazed) this book doesn't worth the 30$ I paid. This book can, maybe, help you identify a discus before you buy it (not so sure of it too, because most of the discus this book show are from Wayne is hatchery and some others discuses known in the market) - using the beautiful clear pictures, each spreading on single page, but it says almost nothing about maintenance or anything else. The reviews written on the back cover of this book doesn't reflect the contents of the book at all. I am deeply disappointed I expected much more when I read the reviews and got an album instead.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wayne's Guidebook is a MUST for all TRUE Discus Enthusiasts!,
By william chen (California, USA, a discus hobbyist and breeder, 15+ years) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wayne's Discus Guidebook (Hardcover)
When I pick-up this book, I couldn't put it down. I was amazed with all the NEW photographs showing off the latest development discus (not copied or copies of old photos shared by other discus books). These beautiful photos really show why I am drawn to the discusfish. I went through the book back-and-forth several times before putting it down. The book begins with the development of the Wattley Turquoise discus to the Blue Diamond and depicts onto the development of the red strains with the development of the Red Spotted Greens to the fully red spotted discus (as noted on the cover of the book). The photos in this book would really captivate all TRUE discus enthusiasts.The first time I read the book, I thought there were several well-written subjects. After going through the book several times, I, then, noticed that several authors had contributed in writing this Guidebook. Each subject was presented in a format similar to articles. Granted the text in this book accounts for approximately 20% of the 100+ pages, but I picked-up detailed information that I've not read elsewhere. Each article was concise. Since, I did not see the 11 subjects mentioned anywhere, I'll list them: "The Origin of the Wattley's Discus", "The Continual Improvement of the Wattley Turquoise Discus", "The Development of the Blue Diamond Discus", "Discus Selection and Purchase", "Important Techniques for Breeding Discus", "Sexing Discus-Differences Between Males and Females", "Understanding Discus Physiology", "Creating Suitable Water Condition for Discus Breeding", "Disease Recognition, Prevention and Treatment", "Central Filtration for Discus Hatchery" and "Beef Heart Preparation". The (3) US breeders who contributed to this book included: Jack Wattley (I think everyone knows of Jack), Dick Au (a top breeder and Author) and Wilfred Fong (Also, a top US breeder, I believe he's the first breeder who successfully bred batches and batches of Blue Diamond Discus in the USA in the mid 90's). I view this book has something for everyone from beginners to breeders. With discusfish being one of the more expensive fish to keep, this would definitely be the GUIDEBOOK I'd use time and time again.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Updated Discus Guidebook for the Ture Discus Enthusiast,
By william chen (California, USA, a discus hobbyist and breeder, 15+ years) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wayne's Discus Guidebook (Hardcover)
*****When I pick-up this book, I couldn't put it down. I was amazed with all the NEW photographs (not copies of old photos shared by other discus books), showing off the latest development discus. These beautiful photos really show why I am drawn to the discusfish. I went through the book back-and-forth before putting it down. The book begins with the development of the Wattley Turquoise discus to the Blue Diamond and depicts on to the development of the red strain with the development of the Red Spotted Greens to the fully red spotted discus (as noted on the cover of the book). The photos in this book would really captivate all TRUE discus enthusiasts. The first time I read the book, I thought there were several well-written subjects. After going through the book several times, I, then, noticed several authors contributed in writing these subjects. Each subject was presented in a format similar to articles. Granted the text in this book accounts for only 25% of the 100+ pages, but I picked-up detailed information that I've not read elsewhere. Each article was concise. The 11 Articles are: "The Origin of the Wattley's Discus", "The Continual Improvement of the Wattley Turquoise Discus", "The Development of the Blue Diamond Discus", "Discus Selection and Purchase", "Important Techniques for Breeding Discus", "Sexing Discus-Differences Between Males and Females", "Understanding Discus Physiology", "Creating Suitable Water Condition for Discus Breeding", "Disease Recognition, Prevention and Treatment", "Central Filtration for Discus Hatchery" and "Beef Heart Preparation". In noting the breeders who contributed to this book, this would included (3) of the top USA breeders: Jack Wattley (I think everyone knows of Jack), Dick Au (top US breeder and Author) and Wilfred Fong (I believe the first breeder who sucessfully bred the Blue Diamond Discus in the USA). I view this book has something for everyone from beginners to breeders. With discusfish being one of the more expensive fish to keep; this would definitely be the GUIDEBOOK I use time and time again.
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