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| PLEASE CLICK ON BANNER FOR LINK TO FISH KINGS WEB SITE, SEE ANYTHING YOU LIKE ON IT? LET US KNOW AND WE WILL HAND SELECT IT FOR YOU ON NEXT VISIT. |
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| WELCOME TO OUR FAR EAST PAGE, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO THE VISITS WE HAVE MADE TO SEE MANY OF THE DISCUS FISH FARMS, SHOWS AND OUR FREINDS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. WE START OFF HERE WITH AQUARAMA 2007 WHICH PLYMOUTH DISCUS ATTENDED THIS YEAR. |
| FISH-KINGS ROSEY LIAO WELCOMES YOU TO THE FISH-KING-DISCUS FARM IN TAIWAN, WHERE PLYMOUTH DISCUS OWNER CHRIS INGHAM PERSONALLY HAND SELECTED HIS FISH FOR THE UK MARKET. |
| CHRIS INGHAM WITH FISH-KING-DISCUS OWNER CHEN HUAN KIA HAND SELECTING DISCUS FOR PLYMOUTH DISCUS |
| NO WONDER THEY CALL MR CHEN THE FISH KING, DURING MY STAY I WAS TREATED LIKE ROYALTY |
| ONE OF THE FARMS GROWING ON TANKS |
| SOME OF THE 900 TANKS ON THE FISH-KING FARM |
| CHRIS INGHAM WITH SOME OF THE DISCUS FARM WORKERS |
| FISH-KINGS STAFF CANTEEN A LITTLE DIFFERANT TO OURS IN THE UK |
| GOING BANNANS? TAIWANS ANSWER TO A VENDING MACHINE BESIDE THE STAFF CANTEEN |
| THE BLUE ANGEL DISCUS FARM IN TAIWAN |
| WELL IT HAD TO BE DONE, FISH KING'S ROSEY AND SOPHIA TAKE'S CHRIS OUT TO TRY OUT TAIWAN'S SUBERB BEER AT THE LOCAL PUB |
| SOPHIA SHOWS CHRIS HOW TO USE THE CHOP STICKS |
| OHH YA, I GET IT NOW!! |
| FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS VISIT PLEASE SEE THE MARCH ISSUE OF TROPICAL FISH MAGAZINE WHO HAS PUBLISHED A DISCUS TRAVEL SPECIAL ON THIS VISIT. OR CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE. |
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| THE WORLD DISCUS CHAMPIONSHIPS SINGAPORE NOVEMBER 2006 |
| IT WAS NICE TO MEET UP AGAIN THIS YEAR WITH FISHIO TRIBES DAVID LIM AT THE SINGAPORE SHOW |
| TONY TAN WAS ALSO AT THE SINGAPORE SHOW AND A PLESURE TO MEET HIM AGAIN THIS YEAR. |
| BETTER EDUCATION? AN OLD SINGAPORE SCHOOL NOW A PUB AND MY LOCAL WHEN I STAY IN SINGAPORE |
| MEET OUR OUR BREEDERS, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FISH-KINGS SOPHIA PENG, CHEN HUAN KIA, CHRIS INGHAM FROM PLYMOUTH DISCUS AND FISH KINGS ROSEY LIAO AT THE 2006 WORLD DISCUS CHAMPIONSHIPS SINGAPORE. |
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| PART OF THE WORLD DISCUS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW SINGAPORE 2006 |
| I THINK THESE GUYS ARE GATE CRASHERS TO THE SHOW!! LOL |
| CHINA TOWN SINGAPORE |
| COMING SOON ON NEXT VISIT, MALAYSIA AND BACK TO SINGAPORE AND TAIWAN. Don't miss the March 2007 issue of Tropical fish magazine when Chris Ingham takes us from Singapore nearly 2,000 miles further on across the south China sea to meet the Fish-King of discus himself on the Fish-King-Discus farm, Mr Chen Huan Kia. |
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| Now read the story published in Tropical fish magazine February 2007 Tropical fish magazine is out every month and has a three page article on discus in every issue. DON'T MISS IT!! Click on the thumb nails below to read all about the Singapore world discus championships 2006. Reported by yours truely, Chris Ingham. Would you like to order a copy or subscibe to the magazine every month? Ring Sandie Austin on 01202 713639 so you don't miss a single issue of the action!! |
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| VISIT TO TAIWAN 2006 |
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| WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR VISIT TO SOUTH AMERICA WHERE PLYMOUTH DISCUS WILL BE REPORTING BACK ON DISCUS IN THE WILD. PLUS TROPICAL FISH MAGAZINE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE COVERING THIS VISIT BY CHRIS INGHAM. DON'T MISS IT!! |
| OUTSIDE THE FISH-KING-DISCUS FARM |
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| AQUARAMA SINGAPORE 24-27 MAY 2007 |
| THIS YEARS SHOW WAS MOVED TO THE MASSIVE SUN TEC INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBTION CENTRE SINGAPORE WHICH IS THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD FOR FISH KEEPING, AND AFTER ATTENDING THIS YEARS SHOW, IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY. |
| BEST OF PALS ON THE MAIN AQUARAMA 2007 STAGE, ANDREW SOH (SINGAPORE) AUTHOR OF THE NAKED TRUTH DISCUS BOOK, DICK AU (USA) AUTHOR OF THE BACK TO NATURE DISCUS BOOK & LATEST BOOK TROPHY DISCUS, CHRIS INGHAM (PLYMOUTH DISCUS UK) AUTHOR TO THE DISCUS ARTICLES IN TROPICAL FISH MAGAZINE & MARK RUBANOW FROM NASSAU DISCUS (NEW YORK, USA) |
| PLYMOUTH DISCUS ALSO VISITED 32 DISCUS & FISH FARMS WHILE IN SINGAPORE ON THIS VISIT. HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE BEST |
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| SOME OF CHAI'S DISCUS ON HIS FARM |
| DISCUS FRY ON ONE OF CHAI'S BREEDERS |
| WELL IT HAD TO TO BE DONE. WHAT WOULD A VISIT TO SINGAPORE BE WITH OUT SEEING THE CHAI'S DISCUS FARM. SINCE WINNING MANY AWARDS, THE LAST BEING GRAND CHAMPION AT GERMANY'S 4TH INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002, CHAI DOES NOT SHOW HIS FIRST CLASS DISCUS ANY MORE AND JUST SPENDS HIS TIME BREEDING HIS FISH. |
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| SINGAPORE DISCUS CLUB STAND |
| MY GOOD FREIND HEIKO BLEHER WAS AT THIS YEARS AQUARAMA |
| HERMAN OEI FROM ASHER DISCUS INDONSIA'S STAND |
| HAVING A LAUGH, MY GREAT FREIND ANDREW SOH SHARING SOME HUMOUR ON FORTUNE TELLING. |
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| FRY ON ONE OF FISHIO TRIBE'S BREEDERS (ABOVE) GROWING ON TANK (RIGHT) AND ALSO RIGHT PART OF FISHIO TRIBES DISCUS HATCHERY |
| I FIRST MET DAVID LIM OWNER OF FISHIO TRIDE AT AN ENGLISH DISCUS SHOW, SINCE THEN I HAVE MET UP WITH HIM AT MANY INTERNATION DISCUS SHOWS OVER THE YEARS. |
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| RAINBOW DISCUS BREEDING FARM WAS THE LARGEST HATCHERY FOR DISCUS BREEDING, AND WITH MORE FARMS IN CHINA AND MALAYSIA THIS WAS OVER 3,000 TANKS OF DISCUS IN TOTAL. |
| KELVIN CHIANG IS THE OWNER OF THIS MASSIVE DISCUS BREEDING FARM WHICH PRODUCES MANY STRAINS OF TOP QUALITY DISCUS ALL OVER THE WORLD. |
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| ABOVE SOME OF ALBERT TAN'S GROWING ON TANKS AND RIGHT ONE PAIR OF HIS BREEDING DISCUS. |
| JUST DISCUS IS OWNED AND RUN BY ALBERT TAN. ON THIS VISIT HE HAD MANY GOOD TOP QUALITY DISCUS FOR SALE AND EVEN LET ME GO OUT TO THE BACK TO SEE HIS DISCUS HATCHERY WHICH SOME BREEDERS ARE NOT HAPPY TO DO. |
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| PLYMOUTH DISCUS OWNER CHRIS INGHAM ARRIVES AT FISH-KING-DISCUS |
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| SUNBEAM FISH FARM, SINGAPORES BIGGEST FISH FARM, NOT ONLY DO THEY EXPORT THOUSANDS OF DISCUS EVERY WEEK, BUT ALSO THOUSANDS OF OTHER FISH ALL OVER THE WORLD. |
| ABOVE IS JUST A SMALL PART OF THE DISCUS AREA. RIGHT IS SOME OF THE BOXES READY FOR PACKING AND A SUNBEAM WORKER IS HEAT SEALING FISH IN A PLASTIC BAG READY FOR SHIPPING. |
| SUNBEAM HAS THREE PACKING STATIONS THAT PACK 300 HUNDRED BOXES OF FISH EACH EVERY DAY AND IF NEEDED THIS CAN BE STEPPED UP TO A THOUSAND BOXES BETWEEN THE THREE PACKING STATIONS WHEN BUSY.NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE A PERSONAL TOUR AROUND A FISH FARM SUCH AS THIS, SO MANY THANKS TO SUNBEAMS NICOLE CHIN FOR SHOWING ME AROUND THIS VERY IMPRESSIVE FISH FARM.. |
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| QIAN HU, SINGAPORES SECOND LARGEST FISH FARM, AND YOURS TRULY WAS GIVEN PROMISION TO WONDER AROUND AND TAKE AS MANY PICTURES AS HE LIKED. WHAT A LIFE EH? |
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| ABOVE THE QIAN HU PACKING SECTION AND TO THE RIGHT, JUST PART OF THE MASSIVE BREEDING AND GROWING ON TANKS AND OUTSIDE POOLS. |
| AGAIN, VERY IMPRESSIVE AND MUCH FISH BREEDING GOING ON INSIDE AND OUT. SINGAPORE BEING A TROPICAL COUNTRY IS LUCKY TO BREED MANY TYPES OF TROPICAL FISH OUTSIDE. |
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