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    I want to thank all the members here at simply for participating in this contest with your posts throughout the year. A big thanks to all the contestants for doing such a great job raising these fish and keeping up with updates all year. Most of all a huge thanks to Al, Kenny and Forrest for making this whole thing possible.

    One of the best things about this contest is it has given me a much better understanding of how to raise these beautiful fish. Being a relative noob to discus, I typically don't have much to add to the wealth of knowledge that is diseminated every day on this forum so I hope that some of the members were able to get something out of what I have learned in the past year as I went through the process.

    To summarize my process I started with a 60 gallon bare bottom tank with a couple of sponge filters. I setup an auto water change system and was doing 90% water changes daily. I fed up to 10 small feedings a day with various foods including a seafood/beefheart mix ON prime reef flake, tetra color bits, frozen blood worms and frozen brine shrimp.About 8 months into it I moved them into a 90 gallon tank with 2 canisters, smaller feeding intervals, 50% water changes daily.

    In retrospect I can't think of anything I'd change. I'm very happy with how my fish turned out. I'm looking forward to putting some of them into my display tank and I would like to pair a couple up for breeding. I'm excited to see the results of the judges and while I didn't enter my biggest fish for judging, I entered one that had the best shape and color.

    So I guess thats it! Here's one last video for you all!!




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    Steve:

    I have to say that it truly is going to be a hard deciesion for the judges. Your fish all look great and the work that you have put into them has shown. Good luck with the contest and it was nice to view your progress and to see what you have done to get these great looking fish.

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    Steve O
    What an outstanding job you did with this group. it has been a pleasure to watch the progression of these beautiful fish you have raised. Very nicely done. Good luck my friend.

    Kenny

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    You've done an amazing job Steve...love the beautiful color, size, and shape!

    Thanks for all your updates and hard work throughout the year.
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    Fabulous looking fish Steve! A pair or two of those will make some mighty fine young! Good luck in the contest judging!
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    Naturally beautiful Steve, you've done a great job.
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    Hey Steve you have done a terrific job all year and it sure shows with your fish. Bet your boys are excited about the contest too. Well done buddy, wish you the best.
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    Great job Steve.....I wouldn't mind a couple of those fish in my display tank as well.

    I think a very important lesson to all here is that you only get what you put into your hoby or interest whatever it may be.

    Well done mate.
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    Steve,

    Awesome job brother! Hat's off to you!

    Best wishes and good luck!
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    Damn Steve! Some absolute stunners man, unreal. Would love to have them in my tanks buddy. Outstanding job you did with them!

    Take care and best of luck in the contest,

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    Steve, bro what a turn out. All the fish in this contest have come along fantastic. Keep up the fab work you have done with them & I'm sure they will reward you...

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    WOW, very nice group! Great job on them!
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    What a beautiful group Steve ,bet its hard to choose which one to submit for judging
    Well done !!
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    Thanks again everyone! It's great to hear from all of you!

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    Steve, They all look great, good luck in the judging.
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