Note, I am not a Discus person.
I have thought about doing it and done some reading.
If it were me, I would not buy a 2" discus for 19.99 from an aquabidder.
I would buy a group from Hans Discus.
Look at this link
http://discusfishstore.com/product-category/cobalt-discus/
He has 2.5 inch cobalts for $27, not much more expensive (and larger)
Stendker Discus are in high demand. They have great brand recognition. It would be easier to sell if you say that they are offspring from a pair of Stendker Discus that you got from Hans.
Note, I am not saying anyone else's discuss are bad, but you want to sell these, so you want them to be very marketable. Use the Stendker reputation to your advantage.
Honestly, I would buy a group of 6 or 8 of the same strain from Hans, and work out the procedure of growing them out and breeding them. Then once you have breed a pair and want to add a new strain (ie you have experience and know what you are doing), you could buy a proven pair from Hans. A proven pair is expensive, but one batch of fry probably recoups the cost you paid for the proven pair, and for a breeding project it is probably more economically viable than buying 6-8 and growing them out.
That is how I would do this operation if I was you. There have been many want to be discus breeders that spent a lot of money up front and then had their fish die. I would definitely start with one group only, grow them out, get babies, see how hard it is to sell babies, etc.
Discus seem like a ton of work.. that is why I have not tried them. Start with one group and see if this is really right for you. You can go ahead and set up your rack system now of course.
There is a marketplace forum on SimplyDiscus.. seems like most hobbyist have no problem selling their fry there.. It will give you a good idea of the market.
I have thought about doing it and done some reading.
If it were me, I would not buy a 2" discus for 19.99 from an aquabidder.
I would buy a group from Hans Discus.
Look at this link
http://discusfishstore.com/product-category/cobalt-discus/
He has 2.5 inch cobalts for $27, not much more expensive (and larger)
Stendker Discus are in high demand. They have great brand recognition. It would be easier to sell if you say that they are offspring from a pair of Stendker Discus that you got from Hans.
Note, I am not saying anyone else's discuss are bad, but you want to sell these, so you want them to be very marketable. Use the Stendker reputation to your advantage.
Honestly, I would buy a group of 6 or 8 of the same strain from Hans, and work out the procedure of growing them out and breeding them. Then once you have breed a pair and want to add a new strain (ie you have experience and know what you are doing), you could buy a proven pair from Hans. A proven pair is expensive, but one batch of fry probably recoups the cost you paid for the proven pair, and for a breeding project it is probably more economically viable than buying 6-8 and growing them out.
That is how I would do this operation if I was you. There have been many want to be discus breeders that spent a lot of money up front and then had their fish die. I would definitely start with one group only, grow them out, get babies, see how hard it is to sell babies, etc.
Discus seem like a ton of work.. that is why I have not tried them. Start with one group and see if this is really right for you. You can go ahead and set up your rack system now of course.
There is a marketplace forum on SimplyDiscus.. seems like most hobbyist have no problem selling their fry there.. It will give you a good idea of the market.
