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FOLKS,
JUST GOT 3 PIMAS...6". ALL 3 ARE IN A 40 GAL RUNNING AROUND 83-85 DEGREE...
THE PIMAS CHASES FEEDERS AND PICKS AT BLOOD WORMS AND SUCH BUT I HAVENT SEEN THEM REALLY EAT.
AND RECOMMENDATIONS OR INFO WILL BE APPRICIATED.
THANKS
Oddball
02-13-2007, 2:37 AM
These young fish are primarily insectivores at that size. My last young pima was fed gut-loaded baby crickets, mealworms, FD krill/plankton/mysis, and floating aro sticks (along with the occassional feeder guppies).
santoury
02-13-2007, 2:44 AM
I am sure once somebody tells me, I'll go "Oh, duh!" But what is a Pima? Thanks
Zoodiver
02-13-2007, 11:42 PM
Arapaima gigas ;)
deangelo
02-14-2007, 2:16 PM
Hope you have a pond for those fish them bad boys grow huge....
MistirE
02-15-2007, 3:24 PM
Yup, small lake will!:D
arapaimag
05-06-2007, 10:37 PM
There is a thread on Arapaimas with lots of info and pictures called the Arapaima Alliance
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=984&highlight=arapaima
You will get lots of help there.
A couple of pictures of mine. They are now 18 months old and over 40inches long.
johnptc
05-06-2007, 11:06 PM
HKN
how are the babies.... how big are they now.....what do you have them in ???
pirarucu319
12-01-2007, 11:34 AM
how bout few pix??..gotta see new generation..:D
Where are the new pics ? :P
barrakooda
01-22-2008, 1:58 PM
where did you get your gigas?
marmot
01-29-2008, 10:41 AM
HKN
how are the babies.... how big are they now.....what do you have them in ???
honestly...you probably don't even want to know.
jlnguyen74
02-06-2008, 11:34 AM
honestly...you probably don't even want to know.
Honestly, I don't know how you guys can dig up a one-year-old thread :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL: