November/December 2012
Volume 1, Number 6
2 Editorial by Hans-Georg Evers
4 Aquatic Notebook
COVER STORY
22 Asian Discus Color Forms: A revolution in discus breeding by Horst Köhler
36 Discus Made In Germany: An interview with Heinz Stendker of Diskuszucht Stendker by Thomas Weidner
42 Discus Defeat by Ole Klawonn
48 Discus: Myth & Reality by Mary E. Sweeney
54 Winning Discus: An expert’s basic guide to raising, keeping, and grooming show-quality Symphysodon by Dick Au
FEATURE ARTICLES
62 Aquatic Plants: Nano! Think small (but lush): Little footprints…big impressions by Karen Randall
70 Husbandry & Breeding: Dario dario: The Scarlet Badis by Frank Strozyk and Andreas Sander
76 Fish Room: Patrick Yap: Hunting for the new and rare by Hans-Georg Evers and Kamphol Udomrhitthiruj
DEPARTMENTS
84 Aquarium Calendar: Upcoming events by Mary E. Sweeney
85 Amazonas Destinations: World-class aquarium shops and places to visit
86 Retail Sources
88 Species Snapshots
92 Society Connections
96 Underwater Eye
