Austin Texas Discus

[SNap0283]

A couple of weeks ago i purchased some young fish from Omar at Austin Texas Discus. In the past I have always purchased from sponsors on this site but as there are currently no sponsors here who regularly sell fish under 3 inches i looked elsewhere. I also loved that these fish are bred and raised in the USA. His prices are very low and the quality of the fish i received is nothing short of stunning. The packaging was every bit as good as we have come to expect from any top notch vendor. His communication was not great it took a few emails back and forth to confirm what was in stock, but in defense of Omar he did a few fish shows back to back just before i was trying to order so everything was removed from the website for a short period as to not oversell. I would not hesitate to order from him again and would recommend it to anyone looking. The only real downside is being a hobbiest breeder he only has a few strains he works with and not all the exotic stuff we see coming out of Asia. Anyway the fish speak for themselves. Ill try to keep this updated periodically as the colors and patterns develop but i am pretty terrible at remembering to.

[brewmaster15]

Re: Austin Texas Discus

This seller uses ebay and aquabid to sell his fish. I have seen them listed there alot. About a year or so ago I was tempted to try them as they had some decent looking Red Turqs at very reasonable prices. I did text them and had a few messages, I won't say the communication was terrible, but it was not exactly great...very curt. I had planned to get an order and see how it went and if good see if they wanted to come on as sponsors. Having a domestic raised fish seller would be great for the forum. I ultimately did not buy them, as I just didn't feel I would get what I wanted for red turqs from the pics I saw. I am glad you got these and are happy with your order.. I look forward to seeing how they do for you. Thanks for the review.

al

[Vanman]

Got an update on these fish? Recent pictures?

[JEB]

I have bought fish from Omar a few times. The quality is amazing. Some of the pigeon bloods are 7 to 8 inch beauties. He usually answers my calls or texts immediately. Packaging is the best I have seen and I have bought from various sponsors

[brewmaster15]

Was just looking at their site this morning. It looks like they are importing now. Looking at the discus selection, Im not seeing any 2",3", or 4" stock for sale. I hope they are still breeding their fish... not many sellers do anymore.
al

[Second Hand Pat]

Some of the more recent google reviews are not good on these guys.
Pat

[SNap0283]

My fish turned out stunning. I would post pictures but i agree with Pat and Al, I believe Omar is importing fish now and the ones being offered are not the same US bred fish which i received. So i do not want to post them and have someone just skim through and make a purchase based off the results I had. I have no information on the source of the fish being offered now nor their quality so if you are looking to purchase from Austin Texas Discus i would say continue doing your research first.

[danotaylor]

still like to see how yours turned out

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Jeff, we are a pretty small community here. I would suggest posting your pictures and simply add the above caveat. Remember to say "I believe Omar is importing fish now" since this is your suspicion.
Pat