Daydreaming Pirarucu Pond

[JEAE21]

Hi I was dreaming about a Pirarucu pond for a 6' Pirarucu today..lol
but, I read that the corners of aquariums and ponds is bad for them..why is that?

and IF I build a pond, does it have to be all natural and have shorelines.
OR
can it be like a pond that has the same depth anywhere you walk on the bottom? So it's just like a big giant tank underground?

[Zoodiver]

They tend to freak out when they get nosed into corners. When that happens, they react quickly and tend to smack straight into opposite walls, breaking their neck and dying.

Shore-type edges are perfect, but not required by any means. I've got verticle edges on mine and a huge acrylic tunnel running right done the middle of it. Scrappy does pretty well with it, though I was worried at first.

And as a side note, an arapaima gigas will get much larger than 6 feet, so think big when doing this. Plan for at least a 10 foot animal.

[JEAE21]

yeah..i've seen a 15' Pirarucu in person at Japan. haha the thing was scary..

and when you say nosed into corners..are you saying when we peek at them from above when they're in a corner...or when a aggresive fish corners them?
What should I do to avoid this? Make a oval shaped pond?

[Zoodiver]

Even something as simple as them swimming into a corner face first can spook them. An oval shape would be best.

[pirarucu319]

haha...
dreamin a real monster is not easy as you thought..
do you have any paiche ??
GOD, that monster is really somethin.
instead curve shape for edge site that you construct,
you definitely must have a monster pond too..
don't underestimate (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkkVSgfhGDI0A95RXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE5azg1YzN qBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA3NrMQR2dGlkA0Y5NDFfMTY1B GwDV1Mx/SIG=126ctj66p/EXP=1190777554/**http%3a//www.infoplease.com/dictionary/underestimate) these "slow and gentle" giant..:eek:
guod luck with ur plan

ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ :arapaimag :asianarow

[JEAE21]

hey pirarucu319, the dreaming part was pretty easy.lol
what's a paiche?

my "monster" pond would be a koi pond.lol the size of them makes them a "monster" though. i think the biggest is close to 4'..my great grand-pa's fish.

this will happen(IF it happens.lol)..in at the LEAST 20years or so..haha
i have no idea how much a 40' ponds would cost..and the monthly electricity/water/food bills with it too..

[pirarucu319]

oohhh..
brazillian called pirarucu as paiche..
that what i mean..
but pirarucu eat almost anything.
teach them from the very beginning
mine as you can see avatar almost everything.
just throw to him..
no more...
BUT..personally pirarucu is totally fun to kept.
sometimes they could be so funny
got any plan?
wanna see the dimension?

ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ :arapaimag :asianarow

[JEAE21]

no i don't have any paiche..yet..haha

yeah, what kind of set-up is yous in?

[pirarucu319]

just normal setup..
end of this year, i'll start build the pond..
i guess..

ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ :arapaimag:asianarow

[TLkmDN]

just normal setup..
end of this year, i'll start build the pond..
i guess..

ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ :arapaimag:asianarow
ooo really? wats ure dimensions gona be? r u gona build it ureself?

[pirarucu319]

hummm...let see..still wonderin neither fibre tank nor plywood..maybe this dec i'll start my paiche project..also wonder addin 2 more i guess..haha.

[vinson lim]

hummm...let see..still wonderin neither fibre tank nor plywood..maybe this dec i'll start my paiche project..also wonder addin 2 more i guess..haha.

adding 2 more, nice man...!!! :naughty:

[pirarucu319]

let see this upcomin dec..hopefully got 2, total 3..still workin on tank.. :chillpill:

[Eupterus]

Slightly unrelated....I like to daydream about setups too ( some probably unrealistic) . It's just fun to think about.
Usually it's arowanas for me when it comes to bigger fish, for some reason I've always been attracted to them.

When I imagine such a large setup, I would think either swimming with the fish or being in a boat would be the best way to interact with such a large fish as pirarucu ( who I tend to call arapaima).

[TLkmDN]

Slightly unrelated....I like to daydream about setups too ( some probably unrealistic) . It's just fun to think about.
Usually it's arowanas for me when it comes to bigger fish, for some reason I've always been attracted to them.

When I imagine such a large setup, I would think either swimming with the fish or being in a boat would be the best way to interact with such a large fish as pirarucu ( who I tend to call arapaima).
if u like to interact with ure fish u cant beat the fat, friendly red tail catfish. i have yet to meet a fish who can match their personalities.

[pirarucu319]

When I imagine such a large setup, I would think either swimming with the fish or being in a boat would be the best way to interact with such a large fish as pirarucu ( who I tend to call arapaima).

like the idea..usually we heard dive with shark..how bout DIve with Pirarucu..sound monsterous..
I loved pirarucu name..

if u like to interact with ure fish u cant beat the fat, friendly red tail catfish. i have yet to meet a fish who can match their personalities.

it's true that RTC are easy to hand feedin..i am still buildin confident between "us" and startin handfeed my pima..

[TLkmDN]

hahaha im too scared to handfeed my pima...they r so strong and fast...not like my fat RTC who moves slowly towards me because hes too lazy...

[pirarucu319]

hahaha im too scared to handfeed my pima...they r so strong and fast...not like my fat RTC who moves slowly towards me because hes too lazy...

i trained my pima by flicking the water surface,then he come and i just give the meal almost in his mouth..he know that iam givin his meal..it's just awesome..

[TLkmDN]

my pima is 13'' now! and SO FAT! but he has cloudy eye disease :( ill post pics in the 'rescued arapaima gigas' thread later ya. ;)