Digging thru old boxes

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06-15-2014, 02:22 PM
treemanone2003

Digging thru old boxes

Like it says, I was digging thru some old boxes, one said "Fish Books". One in particular had to be the first Discus book I ever got as a kid, somewhere around it's copyright date of 1980. Jump forward 34 years and I can't believe I still have it, lol. As I sat in bed last night reading it, it brought back some memories of being 8 years old and sneaking the flashlight upstairs so I could read after bedtime.

Simply titled, DISCUS. Written by Tony Silva and Barbara Kotlar, © 1980 by T.F.H. Publications. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/16/ga3ybymy.jpg

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06-15-2014, 05:47 PM
Phillydubs

Re: Digging thru old boxes

That's really cool nice find. What are you going to do with it
06-17-2014, 07:14 PM
treemanone2003

Re: Digging thru old boxes

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Originally Posted by Phillydubs

That's really cool nice find. What are you going to do with it

I think I'm gonna hold on to it for a bit and compare it to a couple others I have in my place. Curious to see what, if any, changes have been made.

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06-17-2014, 07:27 PM
rickztahone

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Originally Posted by treemanone2003

I think I'm gonna hold on to it for a bit and compare it to a couple others I have in my place. Curious to see what, if any, changes have been made.

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Leaps and bounds I'm sure, but it is nice to have the memory.
06-18-2014, 07:40 PM
Madaboutdiscus

Re: Digging thru old boxes

Lol this is a neat find. That discus on the front looks pretty crappy though lol. It's very dark.

~Victoria
06-18-2014, 07:45 PM
William Palumbo

Re: Digging thru old boxes

One of my first books as well. That's a Brown Discus on the cover...pretty common strain back then. Some good info. Not a "picture" book like most out there...Bill
06-19-2014, 10:13 AM
smsimcik

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I remember reading several discus articles by Tony Silva in TFH magazine in the 80s. He seemed pretty knowledgeable at the time. I think he was in Florida back then and working with both wilds and domestics. I wonder what ever happened to him?
06-19-2014, 11:14 AM
Keith Perkins

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Originally Posted by William Palumbo

One of my first books as well. That's a Brown Discus on the cover...pretty common strain back then. Some good info. Not a "picture" book like most out there...Bill

Yup, a Brown was my first back in the day.
06-19-2014, 11:25 AM
DiscusLoverJeff

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I had that book as well when I acquired my first discus in Chicago. I bought the book, then the fish.