Hi bros/sis out there,
Thought I started a thread for all you Arapaima fans out there.
Renowned to be the KING of Freshwater fishes in the Amazonian regions, this species is capable of growing up to 12 feet in length. With their bony-tongue, the Arapaima crushes their prey in an instant, sucking them down with a loud pop. Known to be great jumpers, these gigantic creatures have the ability to swallow birds and possibly small animals.
So how many of you have / had / will rear Arapaima(s)?
--> I recently was lucky enough to have gotten 3 arapaimas in a fgt tank but one of them have since passed away due to internal bateria infection caused by feeder fishes (diet).
Since then, an 18 inch Arapaima took over the place of the now-deceased juvenile arapaima and are living in harmony with the other 2 (at half the length). They have a voracious appetite and can eat up to 30-50 feeder kois or goldfishes a day. Growth rate have been rather rapid for all 3 of them and I am expecting them to grow out of their current environment in about 2-3 years.
There you go....my current Arapaima experience.
Please feel free to share your Arapaima sagas here.
Peace,
fire999
Thought I started a thread for all you Arapaima fans out there.
Renowned to be the KING of Freshwater fishes in the Amazonian regions, this species is capable of growing up to 12 feet in length. With their bony-tongue, the Arapaima crushes their prey in an instant, sucking them down with a loud pop. Known to be great jumpers, these gigantic creatures have the ability to swallow birds and possibly small animals.
So how many of you have / had / will rear Arapaima(s)?
--> I recently was lucky enough to have gotten 3 arapaimas in a fgt tank but one of them have since passed away due to internal bateria infection caused by feeder fishes (diet).
Since then, an 18 inch Arapaima took over the place of the now-deceased juvenile arapaima and are living in harmony with the other 2 (at half the length). They have a voracious appetite and can eat up to 30-50 feeder kois or goldfishes a day. Growth rate have been rather rapid for all 3 of them and I am expecting them to grow out of their current environment in about 2-3 years.
There you go....my current Arapaima experience.
Please feel free to share your Arapaima sagas here.
Peace,
fire999
