03/17/07

Dragon Discus, Page 2

Why dose chuck sell discus if he makes no money? And, let strangers come to your home? I have asked myself these same questions many times.

I will answer the second part of the question first. Sometimes, for many deferent reasons, I don't. If I don't know you, or known of you from one of the online fish keeping forums, I will try to find out if you have a basic knowledge of Discus keeping, are prepared to take care of some Discus and have read pages one and two of this webpage.

I sell Discus because I am a avid hobbyist. I sometimes, have discus that I am no longer interested in keeping, I purchased more than intended to keep because of freight expense and/ or better pricing, I breed discus and have more than I need. Spring of 07, I reduced my collection by 75% for a relief of the upkeep. Mid March, I will be receiving 180 expensive, high quality, Discus imported from the famous breeder Stendker. I will grow and sell these fish till late fall or early winter. My plans are to then sell the unwanted balance to a re-seller before the Christmas selling season.

When I do sell a Discus, I have not yet determined if I am better off buying a fish at wholesale or breeding a fish myself. Either way, obtaining and keeping nice Discus is an expensive hobby. Regardless of what some people who contact me think, I can not achieve either at ten dollars a fish. If you have cheap Discus you want to sell, please e-mail me so I can pass your name onto some of my callers. On e-bay, someone is selling "How to make big money raising discus fish at home" Seller: american tropical fish hatcheries  Maybe I need to read it. Below, you will find some links to large Discus seller's price lists. They buy fish surly cheaper than I can. Most Often, their prices are much greater. And, shipping will be $75.00 to $85.00 a box.

If you come visit, you are welcome to bring your family and friends. My living room, with couches and TV, is only six feet from my fishroom. I do limit how many people are in my fishroom at anyone time. Please be prepared with a well "seasoned" aquarium that has adequate bio activity. I suggest that you have some Frozen Bloodworms for their initial feedings. I also suggest that you acclimate your new fish by placing them in a bio safe bucket and add tank water slowly for an hour or more. Please use caution when mixing fish from other sources that may carry diseases. Discus need a water temperature of around 84 degrees. Discus require that a percentage of old water be removed and replaced with clean water on a regular basis. I keep my Discus in tap water conditioned with common chloramine, and chlorine remover. My water is around 8.4 PH and 180 ppm (medium hard).