get a dog it's cheaper and you can take it places so you can enjoy it a lil more.
Think with logic and rationality more than emotion. Act with moderation and consideration. Contemplate ideals and realistic goals and weigh out possibilities and options. Temper not with personal delusions or false hope but learn to accept and move on.
this kids got some serious issues... keep your eyes on your fish people, they may end up in a "preditor tank."lol...
and i take my fish everywhere i go...camera phone.
Last edited by Jason K.; 02-04-2010 at 08:24 PM. Reason: add text
Jay,
the reason i like discus?... is discus seem to like me.
This thread makes me !
Think with logic and rationality more than emotion. Act with moderation and consideration. Contemplate ideals and realistic goals and weigh out possibilities and options. Temper not with personal delusions or false hope but learn to accept and move on.
Okay...Are Discus overpriced? They must not be, people keep spending big $$$ on them!
I researched and looked and looked some more. I am getting 6 baby Discus for 90.00$ Will they be as AMAZING as some Discus here that cost 280.00? Probably not.
But how many of you that spend hundreds on Discus will EVER show or breed them for profit? 10% maybe.
I think lots of people here like the discus,or they wouldnt be here...BUT I think lots of purchases are made for the " Oh Man your fish are GREAT....." feedback they get here. Peer recognition.
I dont need expensive fish because,well, Myself ,my Wife and a couple friends will be the only ones to EVER see them. Will a 280$ ARDG lull me to sleep any more my 15.00$ San Merah? You answer that yourself.
Dave
Last edited by phatdave; 02-04-2010 at 10:22 PM.
I haven't changed the Discus world!
Eddie, enough of the analogies.Really.
I understand the..." If they don't make the good stuff for me ,who do they make it for..." thought process.
I understand the fact that Discus are hard to breed. I understand that they produce limited amounts of fry, unlike Guppies...which sell for a buck two ninety five.
...I will post pics this Saturday...2-6-10 of my 6 Discus 2-3" ers that are being brought to me from Seattle. 15$ per fish. If they suck I bow to all of you Naysayers. If they are good quality fish....Well, whatever!
Dave
I haven't changed the Discus world!
To each his own is what I'll say and that's fine with me. I respect your opinion on this.
Personally, I don't really care for what others have to say about anything I do because in the end; I answer to myself and my conscience (given the fact that I consider myself a highly rational person to the point of seemingly illogical to the norm). Now, as far as getting expensive things go, I feel that some things are priced the way they are because of the sheer quality of it.
Discus can be considered something of this caliber. It's the quality that catches my eye and it makes me happy to get it. It doesn't matter if it's only $1 or $1,000. If that discus is worth it to me, then I would gladly pay that much for it because I like it. Indeed, not everyone may have the luxury to afford high quality or expensive things but one can't really comment on it until they at least try it out to appreciate it.
To me, recognition is far less important than personal gratification. That is the bottom line for me; which is the same as yours but we just have different taste, .
Think with logic and rationality more than emotion. Act with moderation and consideration. Contemplate ideals and realistic goals and weigh out possibilities and options. Temper not with personal delusions or false hope but learn to accept and move on.
Spardas... Well Said.
I haven't changed the Discus world!
Think with logic and rationality more than emotion. Act with moderation and consideration. Contemplate ideals and realistic goals and weigh out possibilities and options. Temper not with personal delusions or false hope but learn to accept and move on.