Pat did it.

[jaykne]

Congratulations on taking first and second place in the wild class at the 2014 NADA show.

[Discusdude7]

That's awesome...congrats pat! Wish I could have seen these fish in person

[Wes]

Congrats Pat.

[Kingdom Come Discus]

Your long hours and hard work paid off Pat. Congratulations!!!!!

[Tictok]

Thats great Pat!! Congrats!

[Altum Nut]

Congratulations Pat on your first:fish:and second:fish:in the wild class showing.
Outstanding specimen's.

...Ralph

[Keith Perkins]

Congratulations indeed Pat, first :fish: and second :fish:, awesome. And to think I can say I knew her when... :)

[Disgirl]

Beautiful fish Pat, glad I saw them in person! Congrats.
Barb

[Allwin]

Congrats Pat, well deserved for your commitment/Passion.!

[timmy82]

Great job Pat they looked fantastic on the FB pictures.

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks everyone. The fish did amazing and I have a ton of pictures and videos.

[Keith Perkins]

Thanks everyone. The fish did amazing and I have a ton of pictures and videos.

No shock in any of those statements. :)

[Second Hand Pat]

Hey Keith :p

Running on fumes so will be back later with some good stuff. :D

[DLFL]

Glad you did well! Great fish.

[YSS]

Congrats, Pat. Love to see the winners, please.

[Second Hand Pat]

Congrats, Pat. Love to see the winners, please.

Here you go Yun...

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5099_zps9ceeeb9a.jpg (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/Second_Hand_Pat/media/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5099_zps9ceeeb9a.jpg.html)
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5097_zps89e831d6.jpg (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/Second_Hand_Pat/media/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5097_zps89e831d6.jpg.html)

[dghby]

Wow, nice work Pat, congrats on your win. :thumbsup:

[musicmarn1]

Congrats Pat!!!! :D waa fantastic to see them in person

[YSS]

Thanks, Pat. Are they breeding yet? :)

[Second Hand Pat]

Wow, nice work Pat, congrats on your win. :thumbsup:

Thank Tom :)


Congrats Pat!!!! :D waa fantastic to see them in person

Thanks Marnie, it was awesome to meet you and your pup. She is a super dog.


Thanks, Pat. Are they breeding yet? :)

No yet Yun. They are angry being in a small tank. I do see that in their future. The male is still young. Would be sort of awesome to hear Pat's show fish are breeding :D

[Second Hand Pat]

Here is me with the fish...

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5104_zps2b00146d.jpg (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/Second_Hand_Pat/media/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5104_zps2b00146d.jpg.html)
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5101_zps338e6edf.jpg (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/Second_Hand_Pat/media/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_5101_zps338e6edf.jpg.html)

[discuspaul]

Way to go, Pat - can't get better than taking both first & second !!!
But hey, you've put in a lot of hard work with wilds, and you deserve it.

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Paul and true enough. It take double the time to grow out a wild (from four inches). The first place winner is between 18 months to two years and still growing.

[YSS]

Your fish have a long way to go to catch up with their owner's looks, Pat. ;)

[johnsus]

Congrats, Pat! Your fish are beautiful. Great job!

[Second Hand Pat]

Your fish have a long way to go to catch up with their owner's looks, Pat. ;)

Ah Yun, thanks for that. I have had a long time to work on that :D
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Congrats, Pat! Your fish are beautiful. Great job!

Thanks Susan :)

[ronald sherman]

wow such flawless specimen of a wild discus I'm sure knowbody Pat even came close of making the judges think twice who the first and second place fish were and I'm sure very hard work

[Second Hand Pat]

wow such flawless specimen of a wild discus I'm sure knowbody Pat even came close of making the judges think twice who the first and second place fish were and I'm sure very hard work

Thanks Ronald, appreciate that. :)
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

A couple more pictures of the fish. Here you can see how red the female became.

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_4972_zpsf8f0ad64.jpg (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/Second_Hand_Pat/media/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_4972_zpsf8f0ad64.jpg.html)

They both looked excellent in the show tanks

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_4961_zps8853e953.jpg (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/Second_Hand_Pat/media/NADA%20Discus%20Show%202014/DSC_4961_zps8853e953.jpg.html)

[triplecrown333]

congratulations, beautiful fish :)

[Second Hand Pat]

congratulations, beautiful fish :)

Thank you :)

[Ryan]

They're lovely in person. I got to briefly babysit them when they came home from the show. Even in a strange place, right out of the bag, they were pretty personable and bold. I'm glad to know they're safe and sound back at home!

[Second Hand Pat]

Ryan, thank you for taking such excellent care of them. They are looking excellent here but definitely want their large tank back.
Pat

[Kenny's Discus]

Huge Congrats Pat a job well done my friend!:)

Kenny

[Second Hand Pat]

Huge Congrats Pat a job well done my friend!:)

Kenny

Thanks Kenny, I used your shipping methods and the fish arrived perfect so I owe you and Ryan a big one with these fish.

[Ardan]

Those wilds are awesome! Great job Pat and congratulations on the wins!
Ardan

[Second Hand Pat]

Those wilds are awesome! Great job Pat and congratulations on the wins!
Ardan

Thank you Ardan :)