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作者簡介
Horst Linke
Horst Linke has been involved in the aquarium hobby since early childhood. His first study animals included fightingfishes and other labyrinthfishes, and these remain the focus of his interest to the present day. Hence during a trip across the “Dark Continent” in 1963 he took the opportunity to study the natural habitats of the African labyrinthfishes. And this was simultaneously the beginning of a second field of interest: the maintenance and breeding of West African cichlids, as well as the study of their biotopes. Since 1973 he has made numerous research trips to the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Tanzania, as well as to Bangladesh, Borneo, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Hongkong, Sumatra, Java, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. His interest in South American dwarf cichlids, freshwater angelfishes, and discus has taken him several times to the South American countries of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. During his travels he has studied natural habitats and collected information that has led to interesting new knowledge regarding maintenance and breeding in the aquarium, and he has also had the opportunity to bring back rare, in most cases previously un- or little-studied fishes for his aquaria back home. Numerous published works have reported his experiences, always very informatively illustrated with his own photos of fishes and biotopes. Because of his good working relationships with scientists at various museums and universities, it has been possible successfully to evaluate the results of his researches.
Horst Linke has for many years been actively involved in the aquarium hobby. To the present day the labyrinthfishes, together with West African cichlids, angelfishes, and discus, remain at the forefront of his interest. Numerous lectures at a wide variety of events have demonstrated the quality of his knowledge and experience. Throughout his fishkeeping career the exchange of information with other aquarists has always been paramount.
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