Hi guys

[GaryMercado_32]

Im so glad that I found this site because I too is a big fan of discus... ^^,

[Tropical Haven]

Welcome to the site Gary.

[Ed13]

Welcome to Simply Gary

[sdshawn]

Welcome.....:D

[GaryMercado_32]

Im from the philippines..:) .. I have fish 2 year old that grown up for 5''... is this normal? Our water is very hard hahah

[Apistomaster]

Welcome to the forum, Gary.
When you say your water is very hard, what is the measured hardness?
Many feel their water is very hard but when they provide us with the actual measure, I often find their water is well within the range discus do quite well in.
Very soft water is desirable for wild discus but the modern Domestic strains have become well adapted to a very wide range of conditions.
5 inches(in diameter) is on the low side of what is normal for discus but not a runt by any means. If these are your first discus you have probably become much more knowledgeable about their care with your experience, any future Discus you grow may well grow faster and larger than these. Discus continue to grow all their lives; much slower of course with time, but your fish may still eventually reach six inches, given another year.

[Darren's Discus]

The home of the flat fish ! Gary welcome to simply.


cheers

[Karlo]

kumusta gary! I plan on going to the pi in january. is aquarium stuff cheap there? I plan on taking home a lot of stuff!

[Marksdiscus]

Gary.
Welcome to the site.
Mark

[MSD]

If it looks like a plate try and get it to mate.

[GaryMercado_32]

Its very hard to have big discus like all of yours.. but 5" discus makes my life happy.. Its very beautiful to see them swiming with their babys :)...... what is the biggest size of your discus may I know guys...

[ltgoof]

Hi Gary,

I'm also a Filipino but residing now here in Vancouver Canada. Glad to hear that discus keeping is now getting popular way back home. I actually go to PDS (Philippine Discus Society) website from time to time.

Welcome to the "Sap-sap" (flat fish) forum. :D

[Hattawi]

It is intersting to have discus have babies in hard water. Did the eggs have a good hatch rate?

[Civic]

Welcome:balloon:...Filipino here in CT. Good to hear there are interest groups for discus over there in the PI. I have never seen one when I was still there...

[GaryMercado_32]

Nice... theres some filipino here..... by the way hows your discus keeping?