Hi all,

Could anybody tell me how long should it take for discus to reach their maximum size? Also how big should they be after one year?

Thanks

I had mine grow from 3-4cm to 10ish cm's in nine months with water changes every day. So I would say around 14months? at a guess. Should be around 14ish cm's after about a year if everything goes well

depends on who ya talk to. some breeders overseas claim they can get their fish to 14cm in like 9 months which is extreme growth most of mine have grown around .5-1cm a month if they are eating well (the lowest ranking in the group hasnt grown so quick though but thats normal). i bought a pigeon at 6cm last easter and it is now pushing 11-12 which i didnt think was too bad for me (our water is crappy for growing them out)

max size doesnt necessarily indicate age either, it could take a few years of slow growth to get to 15cm or it could be as short as a year or so with perfect care. some may max out at like 8cm if they have had less than ideal care, are just runts or have bad genes. water changes are your friend when growing discus out and the more you do the more they will grow (along with a few other things like feeding etc). harder water also helps too (calcium and all that for bone development or something)