Hello from a Florida fish farmer

TilapiaStore

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• Oct 22, 2026

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Hi everyone, I'm David. My wife and I run D&G Farms, a licensed tropical fish farm in De Leon Springs, Florida. I've been keeping fish for 50 years and selling them for about 30. We breed and raise cichlids, gouramis, livebearers, tilapia and crayfish in roughly 600 tanks. Happy to share what we've learned and to learn from all of you.

 

Rusty_Shackleford

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• Oct 22, 2026

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Hello and welcome David. I could probably pick your brains for hours, but I have a couple of quick questions.
First what changes or trends have you seen in your 30 years of selling fish?
Also are domestically produced gouramis safer than imported Asian gouramis in terms of the iridovirus?

 

Lucy

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• Oct 22, 2026

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Welcome to FishLore!

Great question Rusty. Ive stayed away from them for years even though they are cute s heck!

 

SheepAquatics

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• Oct 24, 2026

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I hope its not just you and your wife to tend to 600 tanks!