View Full Version : arapaimas and jardini
elcid69
10-16-2008, 8:08 PM
wanted to find out if aras are compatible with a 10 jardini. i had to take out my community from my 150g due to the jardini biting everybody.thanks
a gigas shouldnt be kept in a 150 gallon...
Even if the arapaima has to be housed in the 150g temporarily, no, you can't mix it with a jardini. If your jardini is already attacking anyone, then your arapaima will likely suffer the same fate.
orinocensis1
10-17-2008, 6:33 AM
lol Arapimas get way to big for a 150g.. Sometimes a 900g is even too small. They get up to 15feet
james9709
10-31-2008, 2:19 PM
go with a 210 gallon
snakeheader
10-31-2008, 2:23 PM
no go with pond
Ramesh
11-07-2008, 6:34 AM
Just because the fish is going to be big doesn't mean the Jardini's behaviour is going to change. The Jardini is being territorial and needs more space or fewer tank mates.
As for the pima it's going to also need more space than a 150g or a 210g these both a enough for a lone Jardini. Think big...real big... plan and do your research.
Pima pond...Jardini 210g try lightly stocked.
Waterlife Imports
02-28-2009, 1:26 AM
Tank requirement was not your question and im sure you know what you got and what its needs will be in the time ahead. With that being said and to answer the actual question; I think it's clear that you can't keep your specific jardini with your other tank mates, including the arapaima. Generally you will find the majority of jardinis to behave in the manner you described (with exceptions of course). Many variables can change whether they will live together without quarrel or not. You may not want to risk experimenting though depending on how much you have wrapped up in the pima. Would be more informative but it's about 1:30am for me and im already looking at this half crosseyed, lol.... Maybe more later. Good luck.
peewee
03-03-2009, 12:40 PM
you'll need an average home filled with water to house a pirarucu properly
king714
03-29-2009, 11:42 PM
i doubt it will work they have big mouths
king714
03-29-2009, 11:42 PM
I have seen them swallow fish a foot long
Otto_VonBacon
06-16-2009, 2:03 AM
a gigas shouldnt be kept in a 150 gallon...
Is that even physically possible? I guess if you filleted it you could fold the fillets down and get them in there...
MONSTER FISH MASTER
06-26-2009, 1:09 AM
Would a 300 gallon tank work for an arapaima like a foot and a half???
Austin
06-26-2009, 1:11 AM
Would a 300 gallon tank work for an arapaima like a foot and a half???
for a few months....
you'll need an average home filled with water to house a pirarucu properly
I am glad i am not the only one that has thought of doing this .:grinno:
T1KARMANN
09-19-2009, 8:38 AM
you will need more than a 150 gal to move the gigs to its new pond
research research and then more research before you buy a gigas
gigas12
09-19-2009, 8:57 AM
Hi,it may be housed in 150 gallon for a short period of time but then you need a really huge tank or a large pond!
likestofish
09-19-2009, 9:03 AM
you would need a 2000+ gallons tank
zackxf
09-24-2009, 3:06 PM
The average sized house is probably closer to what it needs.