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Statepuff5

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Hi my name is chris and im new to the mfk community. i have a 90 gal tank an i have been looking for discus to fill it with and to try and get a breeding pair. is any one selling in the ny/nj area or know anywhere good i can get them off line? i am looking for non wild cought fish around 3 inches or biger and would like to get some nice colored ones as well... Does anyone have suggestions????


chris
 
Hi Chris, welcome to MFK. I'm not in the same country so can't help with a link, but for a 90g you could start with 6 small fish and grow them out until they reach maturity. Then you'll have a good chance of 2 pairing off and you could move them to a breeding tank. Proven pairs and expensive normally and this would be a cheaper way of getting there.

If you are looking for color, I'd go with pigeon bloods, snakes or melons
 
There are a few vendors on here that sell some discus, but most of them are wilds. As Sue mentioned simplydiscus.com is the best place to find info and sellers. There are several sponsers on there that import high quality tank bred strains of discus. You are also not going to want to try breeding discus in a 90g. You will have better luck in a smaller tank. I would buy a group of 6-8 adults and not worry about breeding or if you do want to, wait for 2 to pair off and move them to a 30g-40g tank. If you have not kept discus before make sure you do a ton of research and know exactly what you are getting in to and what you are doing. I highly recommend buying 4+ inch fish if you have never kept them before.

Good luck
 
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