DiscusFarm.us
Title
discus hatchery
Description
Discusfarm started out as an idea by myself Jeff Young along with my brother, Jason, back in the early 90s. Growing up we have always maintained several community tropical and marine fish tanks. We enjoyed the ease of fresh water, but loved the color of saltwater fish.
Several years after college we noticed 6 fish in a tank at the local fish store and started to ask questions. We were told they were discus and were fresh water fish. The only problem was we were told they were hard to keep, you had to use RO water, they get sick very easily, they probably wouldn't live very long for the average hobbyist, and the store will not give any warranty on these fish. Hmm, sounds like a challenge to me. They almost taunted us to buy them. Not being the average hobbyist we gave it a go. Not realizing at the time the quest had begun.
Well it was difficult. There were not many references and most breeders kept water conditions and discus diet top secret. The Internet was just starting and not much information was on the web about discus. I joined a local Cichlid club in Chicago and started communicating with local hobbyists and breeders. Unfortunately I later moved to Los Angeles and had to start my hobby over again.
