Is ocean free products good?

**minute_me** · 15th Aug 2009, 13:20

Originally Posted by newtank

Definitely, they have to do this. They could easily undercut the LFS but that would means competing with their customers.....a big No No.

QH need not price their products in their farm so much higher in order not to compete with their own customers. They are selling their gravel at their farm for $18 for 10kg pack. I got it outside for $10.

As long as they price their product at the recommended price or slightly more should be ok. But purposely pricing it so much higher in order to discourage ppl not to buy at their farm is does not make sense. Might as well not let the public visit the farm.

**diazman** · 15th Aug 2009, 17:40

well...had bad experience with their medicine. treated my tank, ended up with more fish having ich.lol

**Jungle-mania** · 15th Aug 2009, 21:29

Originally Posted by minute_me

QH need not price their products in their farm so much higher in order not to compete with their own customers. They are selling their gravel at their farm for $18 for 10kg pack. I got it outside for $10.

As long as they price their product at the recommended price or slightly more should be ok. But purposely pricing it so much higher in order to discourage ppl not to buy at their farm is does not make sense. Might as well not let the public visit the farm.

The main reason why they must sell their product higher at their retail front is because they are the supplier to other retailers. If they sell cheaper than their retailers, no LFS will carry their product for them.

As long you see a shop that sells a product significantly higher than other places and yet stay afloat for ages, good chance they are actually a supplier.

**wllm33** · 16th Aug 2009, 22:50

i am using their root monster fert at the moment but don't seem to see good response from my gujing.
am i missing out on the reco
mmended frequency of use from the label?

bros with this fert experience, can recommend what is the best interval to put in if i am having a 1 footer with co2 and chilled water at 24deg.
thanks

**yat6661** · 16th Aug 2009, 23:00

Originally Posted by diazman

thank you unclerobin. guess the products are not too bad afterall.

Thier anti-chlroine is not bad. Been using for months. Thier HOF filter also not bad. Overall okay ah cos made in QH. So quite cheap

**newtank** · 17th Aug 2009, 12:39

Originally Posted by minute_me

QH need not price their products in their farm so much higher in order not to compete with their own customers. They are selling their gravel at their farm for $18 for 10kg pack. I got it outside for $10.

As long as they price their product at the recommended price or slightly more should be ok. But purposely pricing it so much higher in order to discourage ppl not to buy at their farm is does not make sense. Might as well not let the public visit the farm.

They have to price it so high that you won't buy from them...definitely. Their main business is wholesale, which is to all the LFS in Singapore, I cannot imagine them competing with their customers.

So do they risk losing a customer who buy the odd pack from them,....ok so you have a 10 ft tank, what do you need, 20, 30 packs?. or do they risk losing their bigger customers, which are the LFS, which collectively, will sell gravel to tanks worth thousands of ft.

Believe me, this is the correct and most ethical pricing if you are a wholeseller.

**minute_me** · 18th Aug 2009, 18:44

Originally Posted by newtank

They have to price it so high that you won't buy from them...definitely. Their main business is wholesale, which is to all the LFS in Singapore, I cannot imagine them competing with their customers............

Believe me, this is the correct and most ethical pricing if you are a wholeseller.

I don't understand how Qian HU pricing their product at recommended price or only slightly higher will compete with LFS which they supply to. Qian Hu is not pricing lower but same or slightly higher will do.

If their purpose is to discourage people to buy from them by pricing it so high, might as well don't sell it in their farm in the first place because I think it gives Qian hu a negative image, it's not about losing a few end consumers.

If I am a wholesaler, I will tell my retailers that these product are the recommended retail price, it's up to them if they want to sell higher or lower. I will price my product in the show room at the recommended price or maybe 10% higher.

**newtank** · 19th Aug 2009, 21:34

Originally Posted by minute_me

I don't understand how Qian HU pricing their product at recommended price or only slightly higher will compete with LFS which they supply to. Qian Hu is not pricing lower but same or slightly higher will do.

If their purpose is to discourage people to buy from them by pricing it so high, might as well don't sell it in their farm in the first place because I think it gives Qian hu a negative image, it's not about losing a few end consumers.

If I am a wholesaler, I will tell my retailers that these product are the recommended retail price, it's up to them if they want to sell higher or lower. I will price my product in the show room at the recommended price or maybe 10% higher.

Well, in that case when you do become a wholesaler and would do your business this way, do come back and revisit this thread and tell us how you are doing.

**God of tank** · 22nd Aug 2009, 00:16

Their battle Bact is the best i think, seond i found this Discus super cure 1 and super anti - diease very good. ever save my discus pair life.

**wllm33** · 23rd Aug 2009, 22:52

Originally Posted by God of tank

Their battle Bact is the best i think, seond i found this Discus super cure 1 and super anti - diease very good. ever save my discus pair life.

can know what your discus pair was saved from using this products?
thanks

**God of tank** · 23rd Aug 2009, 23:57

Originally Posted by wllm33

can know what your discus pair was saved from using this products?
thanks

These pair having babies around them, but due to neglect , i forgot to off heater and feed the baby BSE, the water turn bad, ammoina was very high and some babies died when i came back homw after work, the pair was lying flat with fin close and body darken , very critcal, call LFS owner for advise? he ask me to do a 100%wc, put super cure according to dosage , on heater, till next day evening both are ok, but now i left with 6 babies, sigh. very lucky to save the parent,

**RenesisTurbo** · 17th Oct 2014, 14:24

I used their TCM fish medicine and anti chlorine for 5 years from 2006-2010.Now coming back into the hobby.Not bad...My platies love OF Supersticky tablet and Super Mineral food .Accelerated growth for them within 6 weeks.Their 8000 battle bacteria is good too.I set up my tank and add the bacteria into the water.3-7days later, I can slowly add fish inside my tank.