Quit bumpin' and start contributing......hahaha!
And I don't mean you John....I think it's safe to say you've done MORE than enough!
And I don't mean you John....I think it's safe to say you've done MORE than enough!
Arapaima Gigas
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I just opened one 
Hey Zoodiver, how is the "Sneak Sam away from John PTC when he's not looking" plan coming along(!)....?!
Where do you think your 'Pima (and Sam, since they look so similar), were collected? Or do you think they were "captive" bred on a farm like the one Arapaima Farmer runs?
Don't think i've ever asked you this question before.
Does the paperwork required with every 'pima tell you where they came from?
And do you have any idea of how to sex them?
Wouldn't THAT be cool if your 'pima and sam were a male and a female...?!
Arapaima breeding.....!
Oh dear, now I'm just getting carried away...heehee!
Where do you think your 'Pima (and Sam, since they look so similar), were collected? Or do you think they were "captive" bred on a farm like the one Arapaima Farmer runs?
Don't think i've ever asked you this question before.
Does the paperwork required with every 'pima tell you where they came from?
And do you have any idea of how to sex them?
Wouldn't THAT be cool if your 'pima and sam were a male and a female...?!
Arapaima breeding.....!
Oh dear, now I'm just getting carried away...heehee!
x2. The one I have on display was from a legal farm breeding program in South America. The issue became how it got into the US - smuggled.
Sexing is easy once they mate. The male make the nest and will "pursue" the female until he wears her down (much like humans -haha). The male also secretes an enzyme rich 'fluid' from glands in his head for the fry (similar to how discus care for their young). I've never been able to breed my collections. The closest I've seen is males nesting and chasing the females.
Sexing is easy once they mate. The male make the nest and will "pursue" the female until he wears her down (much like humans -haha). The male also secretes an enzyme rich 'fluid' from glands in his head for the fry (similar to how discus care for their young). I've never been able to breed my collections. The closest I've seen is males nesting and chasing the females.
i dont know where my arapaima came from. i just bought it from a fish shop. no paperwork required. no questions asked. a bit dodgy lol.
The more I read about these fish and the amount that are sold into the trade and onto the hobby, I can't help but wonder where they all go?
When you consider that a 100 gallon tank would just be a growout for a baby 'Pima, and, let's face it, there aren't THAT many people out there that have anything bigger, where do all the juvie 'Pimas end up?
Do most die before they get very big (and by that I mean bigger than 12-18") because they are kept in small tanks and get stressed out?
Do people release them?
Do people eat them?
There can't be many public aquariums that have room for one, so that rules that out as well.
It's a mystery to me.
Anyone have any theories?
When you consider that a 100 gallon tank would just be a growout for a baby 'Pima, and, let's face it, there aren't THAT many people out there that have anything bigger, where do all the juvie 'Pimas end up?
Do most die before they get very big (and by that I mean bigger than 12-18") because they are kept in small tanks and get stressed out?
Do people release them?
Do people eat them?
There can't be many public aquariums that have room for one, so that rules that out as well.
It's a mystery to me.
Anyone have any theories?
