Welcome back ... can't wait to see the pictures
Hi all, I have been out of Discus for a few years as all of you know sometimes "life gets in the way"
Anyway, getting back in to the hobby, acquiring fish from a few here on the board (I will report on those as i receive them) as well as a few other sources.
I am waiting for some fish with much anticipation from a distributor I have yet to deal with. So far Rod from*Waialeale Discus in Hawaii has been very communicative, he personally answered the phone the first time I called, and he let me know the best times to get a hold of him.
Anyway I ordered a few of the uncommon type and some that have been around awhile and will post pictures and a review when I receive them next week. Hopefully Rod will come through for me as the pictures he sent me were awesome.*
Jeff and Shannon Hart
WANTED hemichromis fasciatus (banded jewel)
Welcome back ... can't wait to see the pictures
welcome back and goodluck just curious why some one in mi would mail order from hawaii is it price or selection?
mike
37gal comm
55 discus growout
75 african cics
I am looking forward to seeing the pictures and hear what you have to say. I had email communication with Rod about some of his discus but haven't ordered from him yet. I was interested in some face spotted eruptions and he was out at the time we talked. He sent me pictures of some of the other fish he had and they looked great. With airport to airport his shipping cost is about the same as anyone else here. When I asked who he imported from he told me he got his discus from a lot of smaller hatcheries that specialized in certain strains.
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
Cool, cant wait to see your pics.
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Love his fish. Especially the Solid Yellow, Spotted Fireball and the Gold Spotted Ruby. Just curious, he charges $85. to deliver to the US no matter where. And his fish arrive at your closest airport.Hope he gives you one huge discount for shipping or passing it on along with your shipping will make some really $$ discus. Speaking of banded jewelfish, they are
awfully aggressive and "bite" a lot. Even with other cichlids. What could you mix them with?????
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just seen rods site 85 for a big box not bad at all some interesting names though.someone should go fishin for a new sponser. now i want ur fish to hurry up to u so i can see some pics lol
mike
37gal comm
55 discus growout
75 african cics
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
Always glad to see people come back to or join the hobby.
Welcome back, looking forward to some pictures.
-James the
Hi.. Im from Michigan. Are you looking to breed and sell? because if that's the case. I'm very interested. I keep look out for your post.
Good Luck!
Seems you appear to be about an hour away.
Rick
Good to see another Michigander. May need to start a Michigan discus club?
Sometimes you sit and think, sometimes you just sit.
Kenny ring gene leopards, Piwowarski RT and RSG, Big blue cobalt.
220 display, 150 office tank, fish room.
Thanks guys!
I just thought I would try Rod out to see the quality of his fish, shipping from Hawaii not really any different from any other part of the country, still get them the next day. He sent me some more pictures not on the web site and I liked what I had seen. Plus I haven’t seen a whole lot of other’s that have ordered from him and I thought I would be the “guinea pig” and report back here.
HaHa! The Banded Jewelfish are very vicious even with themselves, I just had a few given to me when I was a kid and had several successful spawns as they tore apart a 90gallon tank so I have been stuck on them since.
I am looking to breed and sell but as I am just getting started I am sure it will be a long while before that happens. It is nice to see some Michigander’s posting here, than I don’t feel so alone.
The Discus will be here Thursday night, hopefully will have pictures by next week.
Jeff and Shannon Hart
WANTED hemichromis fasciatus (banded jewel)
good luck
Henry
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