Arapaima Gigas

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man the lake is huge...about 130 meters by 50 meters??? im judging in meters cause i run around there quite a lot. its got a lot of fish people threw in there. like flowerhorns....red devils...HEAPS of koi/carp one large silver arowana and a HUGE red snakehead and a couple of turtles. i swear i keep seeing a huge dark shadow under the water but it never seems to surface....ive only seen the snakehead twice...and jesus it was thicker than my thighs...around 4 feet...ill take pics on the 17th of nov wen im back
 
TLkmDN;1245295; said:
man the lake is huge...about 130 meters by 50 meters??? im judging in meters cause i run around there quite a lot. its got a lot of fish people threw in there. like flowerhorns....red devils...HEAPS of koi/carp one large silver arowana and a HUGE red snakehead and a couple of turtles. i swear i keep seeing a huge dark shadow under the water but it never seems to surface....ive only seen the snakehead twice...and jesus it was thicker than my thighs...around 4 feet...ill take pics on the 17th of nov wen im back

That sounds scary! What do you think it is? Big catfish? You should take some floating pellet food out with you next time and throw it out, see what comes to the surface! And get a net ready.....!!
 
TLkmDN;1245295; said:
man the lake is huge...about 130 meters by 50 meters??? im judging in meters cause i run around there quite a lot. its got a lot of fish people threw in there. like flowerhorns....red devils...HEAPS of koi/carp one large silver arowana and a HUGE red snakehead and a couple of turtles. i swear i keep seeing a huge dark shadow under the water but it never seems to surface....ive only seen the snakehead twice...and jesus it was thicker than my thighs...around 4 feet...ill take pics on the 17th of nov wen im back

can't wait to see the pics! :D:drool:
 
Zoodiver;1268704; said:
I added a few more pics to the Amazon thread in the photo area.


Thanks Matt - I love that thread - long may it continue!
 
Onion01;1051709; said:
I am originally from brazil, and one of the earliest memories I have was seeing one of these fullgrown kings in a large viewing tank. They are what inspired me to be a monster fish keeper. If God chooses to bless me, I will someday have one of these of my own In at least a 10,000-15,000 gallon pond. I honestly believe that anything less is a crime.


No animal as majestic and wonderful deserves this fate :(

Hey Zookeeper, you seem to have an awesome job. Where do you work to come in contact with these animals so much? Or do you keep some as well?
how big is this tank?
 
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