What is the average growth rate for discus?

[ZX10R]

I know a lot factors go into the growth of a fish food, water, strain, ect. But I am just wondering because am not convinced my fish are growing fast enough. I got 8 discus from Hans back in April and in 4 months they have only grown a inch. Just wondering

[Jennie]

you will find what you need here
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=81252

[ZX10R]

you will find what you need here
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=81252

Well then according to that info my fish are growing slow. I feed mine 5 times a day and I am doing daily WC. My fish were 2 inch when I got them and now they might be around 3 inches.

By the way I love Colorado I lived there for 3 years and really miss it there.

[Jennie]

we had an 8 month winter. I hate it now! LOL, 10 years to retirement and I'm going somewhere warm. (and I'm taking my fish with me)

Well then according to that info my fish are growing slow. I feed mine 5 times a day and I am doing daily WC. My fish were 2 inch when I got them and now they might be around 3 inches.

By the way I love Colorado I lived there for 3 years and really miss it there.

[Jennie]

where did you live? I'm guessing you were here for college, 3 years sounds about right. CU or CSU fan??

Well then according to that info my fish are growing slow. I feed mine 5 times a day and I am doing daily WC. My fish were 2 inch when I got them and now they might be around 3 inches.

By the way I love Colorado I lived there for 3 years and really miss it there.

[ZX10R]

we had an 8 month winter. I hate it now! LOL, 10 years to retirement and I'm going somewhere warm. (and I'm taking my fish with me)

8 months of winter yuck? That is why I am glad I don't live west of Chicago anymore which is were I am from. Kentucky winters are mild we might get a dusting of snow once or twice all winter. Wonder what I can do different to maybe get them growing faster. If they are suppose to grow a inch a month until 3 inches I am a couple inches behind.

[ZX10R]

where did you live? I'm guessing you were here for college, 3 years sounds about right. CU or CSU fan??

I lived in Palmer Lake and Divide which is southwest of Colorado Springs. No was to young at the time for college.

[Jennie]

I'm not the expert but someone said the blue strains grow slower.

8 months of winter yuck? That is why I am glad I don't live west of Chicago anymore which is were I am from. Kentucky winters are mild we might get a dusting of snow once or twice all winter. Wonder what I can do different to maybe get them growing faster. If they are suppose to grow a inch a month until 3 inches I am a couple inches behind.

[ZX10R]

I'm not the expert but someone said the blue strains grow slower.

I have 4 different blue strains and they do seem to be growing slower then the others. I guess as long as they are growing I shouldn't worry.

[Jennie]

well I think the winters here are warmer than the coastal states east. We don't have that bone chilling cold humidity like the east coast does. The coldest places I've ever lived was lake george upstate NY and south portland Maine, Now that's cold.

I lived in Palmer Lake and Divide which is southwest of Colorado Springs. No was to young at the time for college.

[ZX10R]

well I think the winters here are warmer than the coastal states east. We don't have that bone chilling cold humidity like the east coast does. The coldest places I've ever lived was lake george upstate NY and south portland Maine, Now that's cold.

I agree Colorado winters are way better then lets say a Chicago winter.

[birdog]

I started out with six juvies at about 2 and a half inches, 3 of them cobalts and the other 3 flachens, all in the same color family (blue).
In about 10 weeks I grew them to about 4 1/2 inches, the biggest one was a hair short of 5" and the smallest one a hair under 4", so in average they grew an inch every 5 weeks, pretty good rate I think, all stendker bloodlines.
Fed them lots of BH and flakes and color bits in between.


David

[ZX10R]

I started out with six juvies at about 2 and a half inches, 3 of them cobalts and the other 3 flachens, all in the same color family (blue).
In about 10 weeks I grew them to about 4 1/2 inches, the biggest one was a hair short of 5" and the smallest one a hair under 4", so in average they grew an inch every 5 weeks, pretty good rate I think, all stendker bloodlines.
Fed them lots of BH and flakes and color bits in between.


David

That is better then what mine are growing a inch in 4 months.

[Jennie]

hmm that's not really growing much.

[jball1125]

You might have started with stunted fish. If you did, all the food and clean water in the world wouldn't make them grow much. You should post some pics and we can probably tell you if they look stunted. Pics from when you first got them and pics from now would be most helpful. How much water are you changing daily? What are your water parameters?