2 reviews for Discus are not recommended
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Idaho
1 review
4 helpful votes

Arrived fast and sickly
August 26, 2023

Great price, good communication until I pointed out the fish were sick, shipped right when I wanted it to, and the fish arrived even after shipping was delayed by UPS due to weather issues. I was sent smaller fish and different color fish than I ordered. I ordered 3-3.5 inches and received 7 2-2.5 inch fish of different colors. I think I got two of the 7 types/colors I chose and all were smaller. Two looked DOA, but I placed them in quarantine and turned up the temperature to get them to perk up. One was extremely dark and I chalked it up to stress. All would hide in the corners of the tank and would barely come out to eat and some leaned sideways against the tank. When I brought this to the sellers attention, he immediately stopped responding after being extremely responsive and helpful before that. I noticed a few fish with stringy white poop. With the amount I paid, I could have ordered directly from the people he gets his from but actually get the correct size and colors and now I'm sad that I didn't. Thankfully, I posted pictures of my fish in a discus group and people pointed out how thin and sickly these fish were. Some pointed out which fish had bacterial infections and said all may have internal parasites. I placed them all in quarantine, treated all tanks, raised heat, and used aquarium salt and the fish were completely different after treatment. The dark one became a light color and had stripes, which could barely be seen when he arrived. They had a lot more energy, didn't hide in the corners, actively ate and swam around, and their poop went back to normal. I ended up ordering more fish from a different seller and the acclimation experience was like night and day. These new fish from a different seller were actually 3-3.5inches, not deathly thin, and weren't sickly upon arrival. They were strong, big, and healthy.
I would have continued being fine with this order despite receiving different colors and sizes and even if they were sick if the seller would have just been honest and kept communicating so I could have been told the best way to treat them. Please read all the negative reviews. Don't be like me and ignore them and think it'll be different for you. I ordered because it looked like he had more variety than other sellers when he really just buys something smaller and possibly close to what you asked for and ships you whatever. Do not recommend at all. Included pictures of what I was supposed to get vs what I received.

Date of experience: August 25, 2023
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2 reviews for Discus are not recommended