You do realize that there are some EXCELLENT places in Chicago to get some NICE discus right? I'm talking 2.5-3" blue diamonds for example only costing you $25 or less each. Other strains may be slightly more but they aren't that hard to come by. Also check out Discus Hans, Mike Beals, Kenny Cheung, Dan from Gulf Coast Discus, and others on www.simplydiscus.com They DO ship and it's well worth it.