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is $150 aus a good price 4 a discus?

thats $120 us I think

Last edited by dude_dude at 07-Mar-2005 04:21

wat type of discus and how big..
common natural wild species are sold much cheaper

Last edited by r0b3y at 07-Mar-2005 04:32

dunno what kind whys there a price diff?

Dude,

Price varies on size and type (coloration). It also varies substantially from lfs to breeder with the lfs generally being quite a bit higher.

I have paid $60US for 2 inch (not including tails) clean, white discus. The fish had no black spots (peppering). A proven, breeding pair would run up to $300US.

My personal preference is to purchase a group of young fish after seeing their parents. The price for the fish would be less than $10US per fish if I buy in a group of 10 or more. It is likely that I will get 5 very good fish out of the purchase.

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it's sounds to me that you need a little more research before you start buying up fish. look at these sites to get an idea of what it takes to raise discus.

http://www.simplydiscus.com

http://www.discusasahobby.com

you should get a nice iedea from these two sites.

chris

thanx & I wasnt really planning on keeping discus I was just wondering if it was worth paying soooooooo much $$$ 4 them.

find a whole saler!!! but n.e way, i am not an expert but size,and color i think make a difference. i saw at my wholesalers these really big brown discus at only 80$ ea. if the sizes is small and the color is basic then 150 is too much. try looking on aquabid to see price ranges.

update. i went looking at discus. i found a six pack of white snow discus for 250$. i went to my wholesaler snow white discus, 20$ ea. you do the math.

Dude,

Where do you live?? as I may be able to hook you up with a breeder in your area.

Trace

awww, thats really kind of you but I think I should stick to more hardy fish & I cant get a tank big enough for them, mum said that the biggest tank Im allowed to get is a 30 gal :%)]:|]:|, by the way I live in sydney

maybe an agel would do best for that tank.

maybe u should get a pair of angels and a few big tetra for colour or something?

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