JUNE SPOTLIGHT - ROD LEWIS

[Miles]

Rod,
You have some very nice fish. Great article John and Rod.

Miles 8)

[April]

I think hes waiting for the plane ticket Pascale...thats what he required to come and do my culling for me....steep fees. l :-\

[Orient]

Great interview..and nice stocks..

Go Aussie Go.... ;D ;D ;D

[zoids]

Great interview guys.

Rod has excellent fishes, i was there last december to see his fishes.

I'll recommend his fishes to anyone.

Roy

[Rod]

Thanks everyone for your really nice comments They really do mean a lot to me.

April, yes your mana discus from me have that red eddy blood in them.

John, the red eddy is a german name for the red alenquer strain developed by Eduard (eddy) Schmidt Focke. I got mine from germany about 12 years ago, and still have some of the decendents i occassionally breed from. One of the best crosses i have done with this strain is with a male royal blue f1 from Manacaparu. A bit of variation in the pattern with this cross, but most are red colored and nice shaped discus.

[April]

And i have them. : )))
best fish i have also. love them.

[brewmaster15]

Great Interview Guys!

I agree with everything Jason posted about You Rod!!! You breed some nice fish! Just wish you weren't so darn far away. :-\ :'(

John,
can't thank you enough for the time you put in!

April,
was that pic taken with the Pentax SLR? Awesome!!!
-al

[April]

Brew. yes the slr pentax. : )) thanks. only camera i use now...seems to do the job just fine.
of course i had an awesome fish as a subject. Rod wants her back.
Brew..we will empty mr. Rodney of all his fish in oz yet..then surely some can find their way to your house.

[BlueTurquoise]

WOW great interview! I've seen Rod's fich before in pics but this re-affirms how good they really are! Great work Rod! Keep it up *hint* *hint* *wink* *wink*

I really feel sore that we did not meet during the ADA show, next year for sure ;D ;D

[kenoz]

Congratulations on being recognised Rod. High achievement for an Aussie in a world-class competitive undertaking. Great interview, and stunning fish. I was blown away by the blue turqs and the alenquer. All this talent with only 15 or 20 years experience (well, maybe there's time for me to learn before my kids send me to the twilight home).

[richgrenfell]

Well that figures. I have been looking for some nice brilliant turks. The fist ones I run across are in australia! Anyone up for a plane ride??

Rich

[April]

the fish are the ones who have to go on the plane ride Rich....its happened before....maybe in a year it could happen again. 8) ;D
theres operation drain brisbane of all thier fish going on already.
thats if i have my way. :

[Smokey]

Rod was the first international breeder I have purchased from. I spent two years searching. Rod was brought to my attention. We spent over 6 months corresponding; selecting different strains; finally , in september, 2002, I received my discus. The discus did have a harrowing plane ride .. 53 hours to be exact. Bad weather, by the look of the container. All discus arrived alive and healthy.

Today, they are a year old. Big and beautiful. and still growing!!! Some of the most beautiful discus alive.

Future fry ... yes; these are my breeding stock.

Thank you Rod. A very happy friend.

Smokey