True altum breeding documentaries

[Lupin]

I need confirmations from anyone if the true altums have actually been bred in captivity. Most of the documentaries show Peruvian scalares mistaken for true altums so I'm a little skeptical of the claims that they have. If possible, please post links to the documents where they have actually bred.

Here's one I found.
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[cockroach]

Hi Lupin. Took some pics from the Taiwanese magazine called Aquazoo news, March 2009 edition. Here are pics of the article.

 

[Lupin]

If only I understand Taiwanese, it would be a breeze reading the article understandably. No english translation? I've seen some of those pics in Youtube. That's amazing accomplishment.

 

[cockroach]

I would have to get my girlfriend to help me translate as my Chinese are not nearly good enough.

Interesting thing a guy at an LFS told me. I asked him if the farm raised ones he was selling would get fins as long as the wild caught ( as they looked 'shorter' ) and he told me they wouldn't as the pressure of the water aids the fish in getting so 'tall'.

 

[Lupin]

Guys, I need more information here before I update the altum database. Thanks.

 

[cockroach]

Perhaps if I scan this and send it to Li he can translate it?

 

[Lupin]

Perhaps if I scan this and send it to Li he can translate it?

He probably won't have too much time about that. I was hoping some people who know Chinese/Taiwanese language would pop in.

 

[cockroach]

the people here speak and write Chinese. The Taiwanese language has no official written form.

I just had an idea, my adult students are always aching for some challenging work. I will ask one of them to translate the articles. Then post it on here or PM you?

 

[Lupin]

Seems there is someone who also breeds altums if the post claiming his altums are F3, is true.
http://www.angelfish.net/VBulletin/showpost.php?p=137563&postcount=447

Another by Horst Linke.
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?p=209663

What baffles me is why there isn't many records of altums actually breeding. This is just enough to convince me altums have been bred indeed as already indicated by the Taiwanese magazine scanned by cockroach. Will update the profile.

 

[Lupin]

the people here speak and write Chinese. The Taiwanese language has no official written form.

I just had an idea, my adult students are always aching for some challenging work. I will ask one of them to translate the articles. Then post it on here or PM you?

Either works, Cockroach. I still want to read the English translation of the magazine including breeding procedures.