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AMAZONAS AMAZONAS 32 A life with angels This specimen of the Blue Angel demonstrates very nicely that it is probably a back-cross with a White Pearl Angel, as evidenced by the change in the scales on the flanks. A sight that has fascinated me all my life. My living-room tank is home to a group of Pterophyllum cf. altum from the Orinoco.
H.-G. EVERS by Bernd Schmitt Angelfishes are among the classics of the aquarium hobby, and a wide variety of cultivated forms are offered for sale. Unfortunately, many of the specimens being sold in the trade are mere shadows of the angelfishes of the past. There are, nevertheless, still wild strains that not only look attractive but also permit interesting observations. Bernd Schmitt relates his experiences, accumulated over several decades of maintaining angelfishes. As a 10-year-old boy, I made two pilgrimages every week from our town to a pond in the next village. The pond contained bright-red water fleas (Daphnia), and I quickly filled my little bucket with them. My curiosity was often aroused by a sunken greenhouse visible behind some bushes near the road, where, I learned, aquarium fishes were being bred. When I first descended the steps into this bubbling and gurgling paradise, my life changed, and the aquarium hobby’s pull has never let me go. At the rear of the greenhouse stood what was a huge aquarium in those days, with a stout steel frame. In this tank there was a pair of angelfishes, surrounded by a shoal of .75-inch (2-cm) fry. The aquarium I had then was too small to keep these splendid fishes, but that changed later on, and there have been only a few interruptions in my involvement with these fishes. Back then there were differing opinions regarding the scientific names of these fishes, and that is still the case—probably because Zebra <strong>Angels</strong>, one of the most popular cultivated forms, are bred in large numbers by professional breeders. COVER STORY Above: Ghost <strong>Angels</strong> are one of the cultivated forms that fans of wild forms find difficult to get used to. AMAZONAS AMAZONAS 33
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