A detailed discussion of these important pioneer red strains is necessary for readers, especially the younger generation, to understand the history of Red Turquoise. Red Royal Blue appeared in the USA market in the early 1970s. The second is the Schmidt-Focke Red Turquoise produced in 1970. The world's first Red Turquoise strain is most probably the 1969 Wattley's Original Turquoise because the F1 generation could be created as early as in 1964. The first documented breeding of high quality striped discus was performed by Dr. Schmidt-Focke's "Blue Discus" Offspring, Wattley's Original Turquoise, Schmidt-Focke Red Turquoise Historically Important Hybrid Discus: Dr. Schmidt-Focke and Manfred Gobel's Giant Discus. Notable examples are: WB22 Blue Diamond, WW19LS Red Spotted Green Leopard Skin, WR14 Red Diamond and WR25 Tangerine Dream developed by WWFF Red Eddie bred by Dr. The best hybrids appeared after 30 years in the 1990s. Germany became the undisputed world leader since then. In February, 1976, the doctor introduced his Red Turquoise, the solid color Brilliant Turquoise and other exotic turquoise striped discus hybrids in his Tropical Fish Hobbyist (abbreviated as TFH) article that shocked the Americans. Nevertheless, Germany soon catched up under the leadership of Dr. Charles Wall's Cobalt Blue in the next year. Mack Galbreath launched his Powder Blue in 1971 followed by Dr. Wattley's Original Turquoise made its appearance in 1969. The Americans were actually ahead of the Germans in the beginning. West Germany and the USA were the two most active countries. Hybridization of discus began in the early 1960s.
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