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		JE: Sounds like an interesting project, please keep us up to date on it! How do those in your life feel about discus? JL: My wife is very supportive and understanding. She kept telling me to buy more discus so that she didnt feel guilty about spending all her money on useless things like designer apparel, jewelry and by matching a new painting in the living room by changing the furniture every year. As long as I stay in my fish room and dont bother her gossiping with her friends. She is OK with that. JE: Do you have any funny, amusing or interesting discus stories to share with us? JL: Once in a while. I have some discus that swim upside down and sideways with ease. They have no problem negotiating bends and turns. I found them very acrobatic. I usually save them and try to breed them as a Chinese Acrobatic Discus Team. So far, all have died before they reached adulthood. Im working on one now. She spins around in circle for about a minute when the light turn-on in the morning. Then she swims upside down for a while before righting herself, then she is fine for the rest of the day. You cant tell the difference. She only does her acrobatic moves during feeding time. She has trouble eating Tetrabits on the surface when shes upside down. She may be a cull but I find her interesting. Wouldnt it be funny have a tank full of her babies swimming upside down and doing spins and turns all over the tank? JE: Do you have any thanks or credit to give for your success with discus? Any mentors or colleagues who you think deserve some applause? JL: I have learned a lot form a group of retired Asian Breeders who showed me the best way to keep discus and are willing to share their trade secrets with me over a few bottle of beer as bait. They choose to be anonymous and stay behind the discus spotlight. Their trade secrets are being passed on to the new generation of hobbyists unintentionally by some of their followers. We have meetings every Saturday morning over morning tea to talk about discus. That makes life more enjoyable for me. Discus keeping is very therapeutic for our heavy daily schedule. JE: What do you see as the future of discuskeeping? More/less people? Any cool ideas for strains? JL: I can see the standard of discus in North America will be a lot different in the next few years. Quality discus pictures keep showing up on our forum. It is no doubt the result of some unselfish hobbyists and breeders and the internet. They spend their precious time answering questions through forums, PM and e-mail. I can see our future of discus keeping will at least equal to the rest of the world. JE: Can you think of anything I left out you would like to bring up - either personally or discus related? JL: Keeping discus is an art. There is no absolute. Care and treatments are so variable with each individual fish depending on factors like locations and water conditions. Getting into argument over a fish is not worth it. Life is so short. I see life and death every day just separated by a split second. We should enjoy every minute of our life fully. Instead of fighting over some silly thing like who is right. I had PM and e-mail telling me I am full of it. That is fine with me. As long as my fish stay healthy and keep breeding . That is what counts. Thank you for wasting your time reading this and Have a Happy Xmas and Merry New Year! Thank you, Jimmy, for all of your insight and information! Not to mention your valuable time!

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