the photos that became available were small in size and the fish appeared lightly colored and you were barely able to make out the details of the patterns. The hard part was deciding which colors/types to get since I had never seen them in person. In going this route I was able to get a better (cheaper) price than if I'd go there myself and buy directly from Hans. I did a bit of research to find out which petstores he sold his discus to and found a petstore in my area that was willing to order from him. I was also given a private price/stocklist and given shipping estimates (both low end and high end while being informed that he offered 3 sizes of shipping boxes). Upon first contact to Hans in order to get an idea of his prices and shipping costs I was immediately invited to make the drive to Baltimore, MD and pick my own (but from where I'm located, that'd be 4+ hours one way and I simply wasn't feeling it). After thorough research and contacting both breeders I opted to go with Hans (imo nicer looking fish, better prices, and he came across as a 'nice' guy). When I first started looking into getting some two names were highly recommended. I now understand why they are called the King of fish For those of you who've never seen a Discus fish.these fish are/can be absolutely gorgeous!

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