Yeah, if you want discus, buy them at local breeders. I bought 4 of some common variety for $20 each. They were a good size, about 2.5"-3.5". If I bought them at an LFS/LPS, I would surely pay over $50 for just one at that size.
Talk to Bill Eagan of Absolute Discus in Naperville. Join
www.simplydiscus.com, becuase he will give discounts to simply members. He's a good guy and very helpful and will never steer you wrong.
Also Butch at Chicagoland Discus at 773 481-0366. He's very busy though and may not respond immediately.
There are other discus breeders, but the best are Bill and Butch.
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125 gal (473 liter): Low Tech (1.5wpg PC for 10 hours, no CO2/ferts, gravel substrate),
Equipment (72" Coralife PC, Eheim Pro II 2128 w/built in heater, FilStar XP3 w/Hydor ETH201 inline heater),
Fish (6*Discus, 2*Angel, 5*Clown loaches, 4*L-018 Gold Nugget pleco, 1*L-260 Queen Arabesque pleco, 7*Cories, Farlowella cat)