From mypalhs. hope you don't mind.
World famous explorer, Mr. HEIKO BLEHER is coming to AQUAFIESTA! Free admission!
He will be giving a lecture, signing autographs of his books and judging the Discus Competition by the Philippine Discus Society on Nov. 18 and 19 at 1 pm.
For some who don't know, here's a few things about Mr. Bleher.
His first Discus book was published in 1982 and re-printed 10 times. Since then he has published articles on discus in magazines around the world.
Between 1965 and 1997, besides introducing most of the wild discus variants into the hobby – directly or by means of the breeders – he introduced more than 4,000 aquarium fish species he had discovered (or re-discovered).
He also collaborated with and organized the first International Discus Show and Exhibition in 1986 in Tokyo.
For his contributions to the hobby Heiko was elected Man of the Year in England in 1993, and later in France.
In 2009 he was elected Scientist of the year (200

for his world-wide contribution to ichthyology by CAOAC – an award given out only 3 times in their 50 years of existance.
Heiko continues to travel almost monthly to remote jungle areas to find new fishes, and several times each year to remote, unexplored Amazon habitats in search of discus. His life is dedicated to fishes, aquatic plants, flora, fauna and the conservation of species threatened of extinction worldwide.
Scheduled topics to cover on NOV. 18 from 1-5 pm (about 1 hour each):
1. Aquarium fish trade/trends. past, present, and future
2. The importance of maintaining an ecological balance, preserving nature
3. Planted aquariums
Don't miss this rare treat!!!
Thanks to Stanley Cheng of Shuey Long Aquarium and BFAR for inviting Mr. Bleher to Aquafiesta!