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Yeah I potted them into bigger pots because I found there were plenty of roots on some of the paphs even though the plant is small, and they wouldnt fit into the smaller sized pots as I'm scared of breaking the roots. Also I thought that by repotting straight into a bigger pot there will be more space for growth  .
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funkychips, if there are really that many roots on your paphs, then its better use a bigger pot with chunkier medium rather than risk the roots breaking when you squeeze into a small pot.
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Vinicolour maudiaes? Nice!!! I got those 2 for rm60 and the delenatii for rm20. Each of the plants have at least one offshoot so I guess it's an ok price hehe. As for the delenatii, I hope it's not another dark con by the nusery selling those niveums as the former. 
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Since the nursery is reputable, I won't question the identity of your plants.. Rm60 for both Maudiaes..?
That's cheap!! I saw lousier specimens carried by a rather famous local nursery selling for Rm60 EACH..
Yours look very fat and healthy. However, I still do not think delenatii sells for that cheap. I bought mine (NBS single growth) for RM35. it has continually put out new leaves, but the rate of new leaves appearing and old leaves dying is pretty constant. It doesn't seem to be increasing in size now, so I guess its already mature enough to bloom, just lacks the proper stimulus (cool and dry period) to bloom.. Well, I think you have to wait. If your delenatii is really niveum in disguise, then it will surely bloom..
I find clay pots more suitable for brachys and others which like being on the slightly drier side. I'm varying my conditions very slightly for different species. And also, you shouldn't rake my word for it because it all depends on your growing conditions, which may be different from mine, although we both water once a day. Light, shade, pot size, medium, air movement all play an important part in paph culture. I have seen paphs grown in many ways under various conditions so there is no single way to keep them happy. I find burnt earth (used by many nurseries for terrestrial orchids) an unsuitable medium as it tends to become stick with time.. My mix is a 'rojak' of organic and inorganic material, which is intended to duplicate the natural substrate of paphs in the wild..