Arapaima with koi ?

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ckyap

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Hi .. everyone .. anyone has experienced or seen arapaima mixing with koi fish ? ...... Thanks . in advance ....
 

BaTsBR

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I raise two gigas with some kois
they just dont fit in gigas mouth.
 

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Yeah, koi are not a tropical fish by any means. And arapaima do best in fairly warm water. I can't see them mixing well.
 

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BaTsBR;1799940; said:
I raise two gigas with some kois
they just dont fit in gigas mouth.
Just before I said that, today I saw that my two kois were eaten by my biggest gigas, the only that can manage to eat them.
As long as that were enought food, I didn't realize they would eat the kois.
well, at least he ate very well.

lesson to remember, always put biggest kois with gigas
 

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HI .. thank for all the advise .. how big a koi is considered as big ? ... how many inches ? What is the safe size ... that a fish .. can swim with an arapaima ? .. thanks :)
 

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that's difficult to say, the gigas has a large mouth.
that means the fish should be at least twice as bigger than his mouth open. ehehehehehhe
I'll let johnptc answer that.
 
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