I know that now, it's not that hard taking care of discus fish, also as I have heard on the forums. But I think discus fish are on the pricey side is not only for their colors, but this is why: I remember, maybe 6 or more years ago, I had a fish book, and it said that discus fish should only be kept by experts, and that's how I viewed it until recently. It's because technology has made fish keeping a little easier, and safer for the fish, and now discus fish are easier to keep. Who knows, maybe their price will go down a little. But I think they are still a little delicate, yes?
I know why discus fish are on the expensive side
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No. They are not delicate when fully grown. The cost has nothing to do with anything more than supply and demand.
Yeah suppliers can't supply enough fish for everyone to have so they jack up the prices. Just like EBJD they aren't as common as the JD and people have a hard time finding them and when they do they are like $40, which really isn't expensive in my eyes but maybe others.
WyldFya;988097; said:
You probably know more about discus than I do, but I'd still say they aren't very hardy, I'm pretty sure about that. So I guess there is a low supply of discus because they don't breed a lot? I thought they were pretty easy to breed.
Nabbig2;988556; said:
I've gotta agree with WyldFya, once they are adults they are not that hard to keep. Juvis are hard to keep, not sure the larger chain pet stores want to deal with the high mortality rate. Lots of work growing out discus with very frequent water changes also they do require higher quality food.
if it was becomming easier to keep discus then demand would skyrocket cause all the 'amateurs' would want to keep them as well.
Discus are extremely hardy. When young they aren't the hardiest, but they still will survive quite a bit. As to them not breeding a lot, that is also wrong. Discus are very easy to breed, but again it falls to supply and demand. The supply of fish is there, and the demand is there, so why sell them for $10 when they can get $40?Nabbig2;988556;988556 said:
Have you tried them then? Unless you've tried, you cannot assume they are quite delicate. This kind of comment keeps circulating because people who keep them are often too lazy to maintain their tanks thus the discus becomes very vulnerable to stress and diseases.Nabbig2;988556; said:
