RESCUED ARAPAIMA GIGAS

[TLkmDN]

hey guys i found this little critter in a LFS kept in a 0.5feet by 1 feet setup!!! i was like OMG!!! MUM WE HAVE TO SAVE HIM!! he wont live!!!! and luckily my 7 foot tank isnt even stocked yet so we decided to pay the 200 ringgit price tag and rescue him. i call him LUCKY since he is kinda lucky i JUST saw him...

[frasertheking]

nice

hes gonna have a great life if hes going in your pond , now he wont die in a 10g .
good luck

[TLkmDN]

lol i WISH my pond was big enuf...it would only be good for a short period of time. i intend to release him in the lake behind my house that also falls on my dad's property (so its totally legal) there r other huge fish and many feeder fish....this is after he eventually outgrows the pond though. another alternative would be to give it to the aquaria exhibit where they have 3 arapaimas already.

[frasertheking]

got any pics of that lake ?

[TLkmDN]

lol since u asked ill take a walk down later and snap sum...its pretty huge...like bigger than olympic size pool...there are flowerhorns...carp...snakeheads...silver arowanas...parrot fish...cichlids....people have obviously been throwing a lot of fish in there..and they have bred like mad...if u fish there (like i did b4) u would get a bite every 30 seconds....no joke)

[frasertheking]

sounds cool .

wonder what a 10 foot fish will do to the system

[moxxommox]

lake or pond?

[TLkmDN]

it is an enclosed man made lake on my dad's property so im pretty sure its not going to ruin any ecosystems. keyword: manmade

[frasertheking]

sounds cool . you should catch some of the silvers for your pond

[Nic]

nice pick up glad you saved it looking forward to pics of the lake...

[cichlaguapote]

Very cute.. GL with it.. make sure your dads lake has no chance of flooding and letting the occupants of that lake reach other water systems.

[Gr8KarmaSF]

nice pickup....love the stand

[pounder]

nice pickup....love the stand

thats exactly what I was gonna say. very unique stand bro!

[pirarucu319]

hahahha
lastly you get that little monster thru..
why so small..
why juz take 2 or 3..LUCKY got company..
i gonna add my collection end of year..
keep postin..

ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ :arapaimag :asianarow

[frasertheking]

ever get those pics .
dieing to see :nilly::drool::nilly:

[frasertheking]

hows the little guy doing

[TLkmDN]

hes doing fine thanks! just getting a bit skinny cause im in the midst of pellet training him. hes very stubborn and hasnt eaten for a few days. sigh. i might just give in and feed him live food soon.

[pirarucu319]

hahhaah..paiche eat pellet:ROFL:
i'd never tried before..
mine just eat anything even earth worm..but never on pellet..
good luck then and keep postin'

ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ :arapaimag:asianarow

[TLkmDN]

LOL ure right man.. i gave up on pellets cause he just got way too skinny and his skin tone became darker which is usually a bad sign :s anyways he won the battle of attrition so i bought 40 bucks worth of live baby talapia for him to eat. now hes extremely happy, rounder and shining brightly. oh yeh i also got new tankmates for him. one jardini and 2 RTC*TSN hybrids. they seem to be doing fine cause there r so many feeder fish. im going downstairs like NOW to take pics...wait 5 mins for pics...

[Druu]

5 mins? Time is almost up! We want pics! :-D

[cichlaguapote]

Very cool.. might also try some sort of frozen/live worms for now..

[Bogwoodbruce]

Just be careful. I've heard lots of stories of them ding at this size as they don't do too well. Keep us informed.

[xander]

PICS!!!

[TLkmDN]

here sorry for poor quality..the fish moved way too much...

[Druu]

Man, what a feast!

[AquataHolic420]

sweet buy.

[pirarucu319]

wahhh..
that jar right??
r u buyin' new TSN??if i'am not mistaken
i can see a party over there..:headbang2
keep postin...

ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ :arapaimag:asianarow

[cichlaguapote]

That's alot of feeders.. :headbang2

[xander]

That's alot of feeders.. :headbang2

you're damn right that's a lot of feeders!!17 bucks worth. :popcorn:

[benzjamin13]

It'll be happy in your pond

[TLkmDN]

yeh the feeders were really pissing the jar off plus they were creating so much waste. i had to remove more than half of them and throw them in the pond. now the tank is much cleaner and more peaceful. the arapaima seems to be doing very well. its stomach is bulging and he seems vry active :)

[Eupterus]

Cute...You are lucky to live in such a climate where you can keep all sorta of lovely monster sized fish outdoors. Your lake and pond both make me envious.

[pirarucu319]

hahaha..
pima always bulging their belly..
never ending..their hunt all the time..:popcorn:
keep postin'

[BrtnBoy449]

great pickup!

good luck

[TLkmDN]

thanks guys i had to take out more than half of the feeders cause they were dirtying the water. i might have to buy baby carp instead of talapia cause talapia tend to be aggressive so my two marble/rtc are extremely scared and refuse to eat them :s didnt know they wud be such sissies

[krzr3000]

I'm glad to see its going well.

But your pond has to be a biological mess...since its the dumping ground.

[Onion01]

freakin awesome. post pics of the lake, and good luck!!!

[TLkmDN]

I'm glad to see its going well.

But your pond has to be a biological mess...since its the dumping ground.

nah if u think about how big the pond is (including depth) and how small the feeder fish are they make up almost nothing....eventhough i threw half the feeders in i can barely even see them unless i look really carefully. plus the big cats probabably ate them all

[Death Pony]

He's a cute little guy, I hope he does well. How big is he now?

[scottgeeze]

That is a big and beautiful tank and a real neat fish. :headbang2

[vinson lim]

who is the person that doing cleaning on yr 7ft tank? yr sis? hehe...

[vinson lim]

anyway, nice tank, i guess yr tank can hold that PIMA for 2++ year. Good Job man, keep us update monthly, ok ?

[artemis1]

Wow, what a frenzy. I think he'll be happy in your lake, as long as it doesn't freeze lol.

[Zoodiver]

anyway, nice tank, i guess yr tank can hold that PIMA for 2++ year.

Not a chance. A two year old gigas should be 5 or 6 feet.

[mansterkill]

dude after 3 months my pimas are now almost 2ft!

[vinson lim]

Not a chance. A two year old gigas should be 5 or 6 feet.


Pima grows kinda fast....

[vinson lim]

dude after 3 months my pimas are now almost 2ft!

a day before 3 months, yr PIMA was 1 ft ? hehe....

[xander]

any updates?

[bobVillanueva]

are pimas the largest fresh water fishes? i heard 20+foot pimas here... but never actually saw one... is that for real?

[vinson lim]

i heard 20+foot pimas here... but never actually saw one... is that for real?


issit true? 20 ft ????

[pirarucu319]

maybe dino time, over than that..haha..:headbang2

[ivebeencanceled]

Lets see some pics of the lake!
Better yet, go fishing and take pics!!

[Zoodiver]

Largest recorded close to 20 feet a long time ago.
They are rare over 15 feet now due to taking so many of the largest out of the gene pool, and the time it takes to grow that size (they get 8-10 feet quickly in a few years, then REALLY slow down).

The largest I've worked with was 14 feet and a touch over 400 lbs.

[TLkmDN]

hey zoodiver thanks for the input. sorry guys but im actually back in perth until the 16th of november cause of my final exams. then im back for 4 months baby! heaps of updates then. my maid told me the pima is now like over a foot. maybe more. i wonder wat he'll be in half a months time wen i go back. OH DEAR. cant wait to shift him in the pond :o

[vinson lim]

OH DEAR. cant wait to shift him in the pond :o

maybe when yr babay pima reach the size of 2ft.

then should be safe in yr pond.

anyway, wishes u the best of luck for yr exam.

[adobongrabbit]

i wanna see the lake...nice fish!

[pirarucu319]

Largest recorded close to 20 feet a long time ago.
They are rare over 15 feet now due to taking so many of the largest out of the gene pool, and the time it takes to grow that size (they get 8-10 feet quickly in a few years, then REALLY slow down).

The largest I've worked with was 14 feet and a touch over 400 lbs.

you do??wow, that monster size..:headbang2..

[TLkmDN]

i wanna see the lake...nice fish!
dw not long till i get home! then ill take heaps of pics. i come back on the 16th of november,,,then ill be chilling for 4 months till uni...whoopy!

[artemis1]

Anyone heard of keiko? He was a killer whale that starred in a movie called free willy. He lived in several aquariums all over the world. Eventually, he was released back into the icelandic waters where he was caught, however he died because he was so used to being fed by people and couldn't fend for himslef. I dunno if this applies to fish(and actually i doubt it greatly) but you never know. At least i don't lol.
BTW, it's great you rescued him from 10 gallon tank. What a horrible fate for a gigas. Hopehe does well, Art.

[TLkmDN]

LOL well yeh he shud be fine in this lake cause there r so many freaking fish there...u can catch a common cichlid every 30 seconds without fail or at least get a bite everytime u throw the rod in. no joke ive done it many times :) plus i only feed the pima live food in the tank and in the pond (in the future) so he has a lot of practice. i need to introduce him to the lake cause the smaller fish r overpopulating. there needs to be a balance..

[artemis1]

Kool :)

[pirarucu319]

well..how bout ur baby pima??how big is he?

[TLkmDN]

well..how bout ur baby pima??how big is he?
no idea bro. my mum just came to see me yesterday and she sed hugeeee but im going home one week from now so im not too fussed. yay 2 exams to go and im officially a uni BOI.

[TLkmDN]

yo yo yo im coming back tomorow night! expect an update!

[pirarucu319]

yup..waitin for suprise..let see that lil monster:nilly:

[artemis1]

Yah, lets see some more pics too! :)

[TLkmDN]

yup..waitin for suprise..let see that lil monster:nilly:
my flights in exactly 6 hours...ahhhh cant wait. ill take a walk down to the lake tomorow and take pics too..no worries...

[vinson lim]

glad to hear that toby, yr lake view awaits. ;)

[BrtnBoy449]

cant wait to see it!!!

[TLkmDN]

cant wait to see it!!!
I just did a water change. i came back home last night with mix feelings because the arapaima was huge and thick around 13inches but the water quality and algae growth was appaling. the arapaima even has cloudy eye so i had to put extra salt and sum medicine. the water is still blur because the water was just changed half an hour ago but ull get pics tonight hopefully. ill go down to the lake soon and take pics though so chill :)

[fatherof5]

That sucks! But with you around it will get better!!!

[TLkmDN]

Heres sum taster pics of the lake. sorry my camera couldnt get any of the fish...i was using handphone x_X

[jimsuy]

very nice.... ;)

[TLkmDN]

finally check out new pics of the tank with the pima. Note my two new RTC/TSN hybrids. NOT the marbles. these r for real this time :)

[Weylin]

wow ur giga has really grown.. an also ur other fish..

[Mystix212]

:OMG: That lake is awesome! Im just contemplating how the fish would eat. Probably off the various small cichlids?

[TLkmDN]

yeh there r so many fish in there bro. like cichlids...carps...lampam...flowerhorns...parrot fish...red devils....paroon sharks....the list is endless

[TLkmDN]

yups and its only been 6 weeks...imagine the possibilities!

[vinson lim]

baby pima grows.... :)

[TLkmDN]

yeh now i have to train the pima to eat dead shrimps...this is gona be hard...any suggestions people??

[croc 2-3]

lol i WISH my pond was big enuf...it would only be good for a short period of time. i intend to release him in the lake behind my house that also falls on my dad's property (so its totally legal) there r other huge fish and many feeder fish....this is after he eventually outgrows the pond though. another alternative would be to give it to the aquaria exhibit where they have 3 arapaimas already.

The release of previous pets is frowned upon in the U.S. that is why snakeheads & asian arowanas are illegal without proper paperwork. Will a non native species thrive in the lake ? I think the climates are a little different but then again being captive raised it will probaly have adjusted by the time it gets that big. Nice find.

[TLkmDN]

first of all its MY LAKE....second of all malaysia has really moist tropical climate. warm too so arapaimas really thrive here.

[johnptc]

first of all its MY LAKE....second of all malaysia has really moist tropical climate. warm too so arapaimas really thrive here.


should do great..........:)

[davidefc]

Lucky F***er, i would love a lake like that and the fishing must be amazing.
put some dovii, peacock bass and umbie in there:)

[TLkmDN]

Lucky F***er, i would love a lake like that and the fishing must be amazing.
put some dovii, peacock bass and umbie in there:)
hahaha yeh the fishing is crazy. in fact theres an overpopulation of fish now since we put up the 'no fishing' signs cause random people kept coming to fish. maybe its time to take those 2 signs. theres a notorious resident snakehead in the pond which is around 4 feet. no one has managed to catch it yet so its really pissing those old fogies off.

[pirarucu319]

baby pima grows.... :)

how big??full tank shot..

yeh now i have to train the pima to eat dead shrimps...this is gona be hard...any suggestions people??

mine eat lot of stuff and tonnes of it..try lstarve and little pieces of shrimp

[TLkmDN]

haha yeh im still starving him...this is like day 2...but only the RTC/TSN hybrids have started eating the shrimp after just ONE DAY!!! must be the red tail blood in them. red tails r seriously the least fussy fish ive met. i love them dearly :)

[vinson lim]

hahaha yeh the fishing is crazy. in fact theres an overpopulation of fish now since we put up the 'no fishing' signs cause random people kept coming to fish. maybe its time to take those 2 signs.....


Toby, can i fish there one day? im kinda free this few weeks.

im serious, so, hope u take it (my request) serious too.... ;)

[pirarucu319]

haha yeh im still starving him...this is like day 2...but only the RTC/TSN hybrids have started eating the shrimp after just ONE DAY!!! must be the red tail blood in them. red tails r seriously the least fussy fish ive met. i love them dearly :)

haha, me too..cats not picky..:D

[TLkmDN]

Toby, can i fish there one day? im kinda free this few weeks.

im serious, so, hope u take it (my request) serious too.... ;)
hey vinson whereabouts do u live buddy? im going to langkawi soon so u have to arrange a time wen i am here otherwise the guards wont let u in.

[stingray man]

Wow nice progress every looks great

[TLkmDN]

ill take sum update shots tonight with the lights on. the arapaima looks a lot better in the eye department. the RTC/TSN hybrids are fat cause they r the only ones eating the raw shrimp.

[TLkmDN]

as promised...heres sum better night shots and sum comparisons wif my hands...enjoy!

[artemis1]

Very cool!!!

[Polypterus Senegalus]

wow! i want my own lake....FILLED WITH ALL THOSE SWEEEEEET FISH! nice fish man, and sweet ass lake!

[TLkmDN]

wow! i want my own lake....FILLED WITH ALL THOSE SWEEEEEET FISH! nice fish man, and sweet ass lake!
thank u haha. hey man 5 years ago i had a 1ft by 1ft tank with one flowerhorn. anything is possible!

[Polypterus Senegalus]

thank u haha. hey man 5 years ago i had a 1ft by 1ft tank with one flowerhorn. anything is possible!
someday....

[vinson lim]

thank u haha. hey man 5 years ago i had a 1ft by 1ft tank with one flowerhorn. anything is possible!



u kept flowerhorn too....???? :D

[Bogwoodbruce]

Very nice to see them again.

[TLkmDN]

u kept flowerhorn too....???? :D
haha yeh i used to keep quite a few flowerhorn. i even bred quite a few. my biggest was a 4 year old 14 inch long FH that died because he was too fat i think...sigh...he was my first and most fave fish!

[skylarman]

how big is that lake

[TLkmDN]

how big is that lake
really big bro...i dont have exact measurements but i run around it quite a lot so ill have to say like 200meters by 40 meters rectangular shaped.

[skylarman]

jesus. how deep is that bad boy.

[TLkmDN]

jesus. how deep is that bad boy.
ummmm havent exactly jumped in yet...theres a huge snakehead so im too scared. but yeh quite shallow on the edges...like 3 foot deep??? then deep in the middle...

GOOD NEWS GUYS! all the fish in my tank have started eating dead shrimp today. the arapaima and catfish bellies r BULGING! they r gona grow really quick man.

[vinson lim]

GOOD NEWS GUYS! all the fish in my tank have started eating dead shrimp today. the arapaima and catfish bellies r BULGING! they r gona grow really quick man.


nice...!!! :naughty:

[pirarucu319]

good..improvement here..

[TLkmDN]

hey guys sorry for the poor quality...i shud take night shots with the lights on instead.

[TLkmDN]

ill take better pics tonight

[Opiate]

awesome!! love gigas :thumbsup:

[pirarucu319]

i'll better start mine with shrimp too..nice..:D

[TLkmDN]

i'll better start mine with shrimp too..nice..:D
omg man the pima LOVESSSS shrimp. he eat until his belly is gona burst everyday without fail. must be the strong smell man! :)

[pirarucu319]

omg man the pima LOVESSSS shrimp. he eat until his belly is gona burst everyday without fail. must be the strong smell man! :)

if you aware, shrimp release like liquid like(more concentrate than water)..it must be it..:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[TLkmDN]

if you aware, shrimp release like liquid like(more concentrate than water)..it must be it..:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
lol really ah...where r u gona buy ure shrimp? i wana find sumwhere i can buy in bulk in KL

[pirarucu319]

lol..market shrimp..did you give live shimp.??.

[TLkmDN]

lol..market shrimp..did you give live shimp.??.
no no... i buy the ready peeled shrimps from supermarkets...my pima and small cats eat about 5 ringgit everyday. i shud probably get a part time job soon haha

[vinson lim]

pic updates! i got 2 new florida gars today!


sorry bro, its a GATOR gar...... not florida.... :ROFL:

nice gars bro, and a nice avatar. :naughty:

u been to Xiang Leng Aqua recently???? :grinno:

Any new fish added in their Pima's pool...????

[Salt Life]

you did a good thing

[fatherof5]

Your fish are in great shape and good looking!!!!

[PoopSmart]

holy crap, what a fishkeepers paradise you have!

I think the next thing you should do is dig underground next to the lake and build a cement wall with a huge glass rectangle inset for the purposes of viewing all the monsters. Of course the water would be dark so you would have to put some lights around it, but dude itd be so so sweet!

Glad you saved the pimas, and boy it would be fun to go shopping, i mean fishing, in your lake.

[TLkmDN]

sorry bro, its a GATOR gar...... not florida.... :ROFL:

nice gars bro, and a nice avatar. :naughty:

u been to Xiang Leng Aqua recently???? :grinno:

Any new fish added in their Pima's pool...????
LOL yeh man...i suck :( i cant tell the difference.... i went to xian leng yesterday...they have a HUGEEEE paroon shark in there...about 5 foot...i think it was a paroon shark :s it had a paroon shark's face but its body was really stretched out and long. ummmm they have the usual...a lot of big gars...and then theres the huge pimas which are around 7 feet??? not too sure...

[TLkmDN]

holy crap, what a fishkeepers paradise you have!

I think the next thing you should do is dig underground next to the lake and build a cement wall with a huge glass rectangle inset for the purposes of viewing all the monsters. Of course the water would be dark so you would have to put some lights around it, but dude itd be so so sweet!

Glad you saved the pimas, and boy it would be fun to go shopping, i mean fishing, in your lake.
haha and the beautiful thing about malaysia is that i dont have to do it myself! u can pay people to do it properly for u and it would work out cheaper in the long run with less problems. the filtration would cost thousands upon thousands of dollars though...maybe for my 20th birthday??? i have to suck up to mum cause im still 18 about to go into uni so i dont have a good job...

[Pout]

Very nice job though you need a Mekong catfish in there hin hint

[TLkmDN]

Very nice job though you need a Mekong catfish in there hin hint
dude those r like mad...they r just as long as most arapaimas but like 10 times fatter haha...havent even seen one for sale and thank god for that!

[TLkmDN]

slightly better night photos as promised :)

[ghostknifefish0909]

wow! nice tank ......nice growth on that !arapaima!

-GKF

[TLkmDN]

wow! nice tank ......nice growth on that !arapaima!

-GKF
lol thanks hes pretty fat now. the pictures dont show it clearly but hes never without a bulging belly anymore! :)

[pirarucu319]

nice..like they can hung up together..:D

[TLkmDN]

nice..like they can hung up together..:D
yeh they r pretty friendly. the arapaima sumtimes nips at the alligator gars just to show them whos boss but nothing serious la.

[vinson lim]

wow, jst notice...!!!!!!

nice night shot man...!!!!!

[Ranchu85]

beautiful fishes man, that is one nice ass lake too

[TLkmDN]

beautiful fishes man, that is one nice ass lake too
lol thanks u shud check out my pond! :)

[TLkmDN]

hey guys i just put my 18'' arapaima in the pond now cuz he was bullying all the smaller fish in the tank. hes not really used to being the underdog but he seems to be doing alright for the moment...im a big wary of my big catfish...

[sebarau]

TLkmDN,
Can you let me know the dimension of the tank in the first pic and how much you pay for it? Which LFS that you bought the tank? Appreciate for your response.

[TLkmDN]

TLkmDN,
Can you let me know the dimension of the tank in the first pic and how much you pay for it? Which LFS that you bought the tank? Appreciate for your response.
hey man the dimensions of the tank are 7feet long by 2.5 feet wide by 3 feet high...the tank is actually custom made by pond manufacturers and is resting on a permanent concrete slab that has pebble wash decorations on it. we paid like 12000 ringgit malaysia for it cause it is basically a parmanent structure that will never rot away or move. yet my last tank was 8 foot by 2.5 feet by 2.5 feet and it only costs 5800 ringgit. it did not look half as nice but it was about half the price. it was not a permanent structure with its support and frame made of wood.

[NAvIgatoR]

dude gt pics update,i'd love to see ur gigas n its ther mates

[TLkmDN]

dude gt pics update,i'd love to see ur gigas n its ther mates
hahaha its so hard to get pics of the arapaima cause its always in the darkest corner hiding...he has grown a bit but no where near as big as my other fish...my garfish have grown heaps! since they started eating pellets 2 weeks ago...ill take pics later..

[juststeve79]

wow.. cool lake your got there! it look very murky dose it ever clear up? do you see anyfish in the lake ? every nice fish you have!

[TLkmDN]

wow.. cool lake your got there! it look very murky dose it ever clear up? do you see anyfish in the lake ? every nice fish you have!
yes u can see the fish very clearly near the edges because the water is quite shallow there...plus wen i throw bread into the water there r millions of fish that come to the surface to feed. pretty big fish in there too...

[TLkmDN]

updated pics of the tank! ya i know its very empty...only 3 fish left..cause the rest are in the pond!..but wen i move all the fish to the pond then i wana buy an asian arowana....cant wait...

[vinson lim]

hey bro, what a true MONSTER pond u got there...!!!!!! nice man....!!!!!

[TLkmDN]

hey guys....just a lil update....my arapaima died yesterday...he jumped out of the pond...by the time my maid found him..he was still breathing but very weak so he didnt make it through the night...wat upsets me is that **** like this only happens when im back in australia...really pisses me off....well anyways, for better or worse, this is the end of my arapaima journey....i wouldnt dream of buying another one knowing their true size and grace...it wouldnt be fair to them.

[vinson lim]

hey guys....just a lil update....my arapaima died yesterday...he jumped out of the pond...by the time my maid found him..he was still breathing but very weak so he didnt make it through the night...wat upsets me is that **** like this only happens when im back in australia...really pisses me off....well anyways, for better or worse, this is the end of my arapaima journey....i wouldnt dream of buying another one knowing their true size and grace...it wouldnt be fair to them.


sorry for the loss Toby. :cry:

Planing a day trip to your house, to see yr little pima, its wasnt a good news to me. :cry:

[Aqua Sanctuary]

yup the fish is lucky and so are you to be able to keep such a beautiful beast!

[Mudskippy]

Bro, mind to update pics of ur pond instead of just the tank? More interested with the big fishes in pond....:) Sorry to hear the news of ur dead arapima, may it rest in peace..

[TLkmDN]

thanks for ure support guys but im actually in perth atm in uni...but im coming back around mid april so u wont have to wait too long...ummm all my fish r in my pond now btw....my tank only has ONE alligator snapping turtle now :p thats y my fish r growing so quickly! :)

[catfishlover106]

man that lake is really wicked!!!!! man i'd wanna go fishing for those silver arowanas now!! lol but man im really sorry about your pima passing away...

[Pittri Pangan M.D.]

That was an Interesting Documentary of your Pima.

Sad, but nonetheless an entertaining read.

Sorry about your Pima.

[BaTsBR]

I've just read all the history, looks like a book.
congrats to you and sorry for your loss.
I've got two pimas now, in a momentary tank of 1000 liters.

[koop171]

to bad sry for the loss

[weedamese]

i'm jealus..

[TLkmDN]

GUYS!!! TODAY IS THE DAY I GO HOME FOR A WEEK! everything has apparently grown HUGE in my pond! cant wait to take pics! ill post soon. btw the fish in my pond include all the fish that were in the 7 foot tank that have all grown since being in the pond!

[señor_pescados_felices]

cant wait to see it!

random Q time:

with all those plecos you don't ever see any giving your catfish a hard time?sucking on slimecoat?Ive heard so many horror stories about plecos with other bottom dwellers I wont risk it.

I tried just once a while back with a TSN and a common and the common wouldnt leave the TSN alone.


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[TLkmDN]

cant wait to see it!

random Q time:

with all those plecos you don't ever see any giving your catfish a hard time?sucking on slimecoat?Ive heard so many horror stories about plecos with other bottom dwellers I wont risk it.

I tried just once a while back with a TSN and a common and the common wouldnt leave the TSN alone.


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well the simple answer to that question is that the plecs dont bother the catfish at all because the pond has a lot of daily algae growth so the plecs are pretty well occupied...secondly the pond is big so the fish dont really interact that much. thirdly...there r not too many plecs left...only the big fat lazy ones are alive...the rest r eaten haha...they wouldnt mess with the catfish anyways...the size difference is huge..

[vinson lim]

hi bro.... how's life recently? nice to see an update soon on your thread. :)

[Loubard]

Yes I agree :)

[TLkmDN]

ok guys ive taken 10 new pictures but i lost my handphone wire so ull have to wait slightly longer for me to buy another one haha..peace

[Opiate]

wicked stuff mate!! great save!

[TLkmDN]

:)

[Tongue33]

Very hot!!!

[Opiate]

awesome!!

[headbanger_jib]

hey nice TSNs
they have nice girth to them
any close up pics of the gators

[TLkmDN]

hey nice TSNs
they have nice girth to them
any close up pics of the gators
sorry but they r really really skittish!!! wenever i get near they just swim away...the only reason why they wud come right up to my hand is wen im holding fish! and that scares the crap outta me...most of my fish readily grab food out of my hand...and yes i mean GRAB not take...my maid watches my back wen i feed them one by one haha

[Kevaldo]

cool pond

[necrocanis]

very nice update! Still scared to put my rtc x marble hybrid in with my rtc even though he's about 16", he looks so small compared to my 20" rtc. Great new pics btw. You have the darkest rtcs I have ever seen, but that's probably because they get plenty of sunlite. Nice tans lol.

[TLkmDN]

very nice update! Still scared to put my rtc x marble hybrid in with my rtc even though he's about 16", he looks so small compared to my 20" rtc. Great new pics btw. You have the darkest rtcs I have ever seen, but that's probably because they get plenty of sunlite. Nice tans lol.
haha thanks man...my marble/rtc hybrid is like tiny!!! but the RTCs dont eat him lol...umm yeh i found that due to the hot weather my fish are all pretty dark...but wen i put fish in my aircon room they get pale...maybe thats y!

[HKN]

nice collection and pond....

[south coast nelly]

ponds way to small













hehe that is an amazing pond, never really like ponds to much as i like to see fish in the fish tank style way but now youve got me thinking what to do when i move to colombia

[Quido]

WOW!

[TheMightyOscar]

those RTC's are monsters, very impressive!

[Speezio]

those are some huge fish!!:drool:

[TLkmDN]

those RTC's are monsters, very impressive!
yupz;....the largest one is about 4-5 years old...the smaller one is 6 years old! they r truly my pride and joy + they r my oldest fish :)

[StiffMeister]

awesome collection of monsters bro.

[mkman]

tlkmdn, you know you want a b. filamentosum for that pond.......it would be perfect in there!

[MustangMan]

Wish I had a lake like that... just think of the possibilities: anytime anyone gives me some trouble I don't have to feed the fish for about a week... and neighborhood cats would be supplement food, raccoons wouldn't give me any problems at all... I can't wait to see what would happen to any herons that go in there. lol

[TLkmDN]

tlkmdn, you know you want a b. filamentosum for that pond.......it would be perfect in there!

LOL u damn right but ive never seen one in malaysian pet stores...wat i really want the most is probably a wallago attu/leeri but the only one ive seen is NOT FOR SALE!!! ahhhh whoever sed money can buy everything is wrong!

[TLkmDN]

Wish I had a lake like that... just think of the possibilities: anytime anyone gives me some trouble I don't have to feed the fish for about a week... and neighborhood cats would be supplement food, raccoons wouldn't give me any problems at all... I can't wait to see what would happen to any herons that go in there. lol
haha funy u shud say that...my gars snap at the birds all the time wen they come down for a drink! yikes...maybe wen they get bigger they'll actually pull one down.

[SawtoothGrin]

LOL u damn right but ive never seen one in malaysian pet stores...wat i really want the most is probably a wallago attu/leeri but the only one ive seen is NOT FOR SALE!!! ahhhh whoever sed money can buy everything is wrong!


Dude, u want a wallagu attu?theres a dozen of them. All juv's around 7inch in LFS the road behind kota damansara to sungai buloh there. U go to the ones going to subang airport/subang bestari, along the road theres alot of nursery and theres 2 lfs there. try the one near a nursery which have a large African Elephant replica. They have it. Around RM30++ i think.

[TLkmDN]

Dude, u want a wallagu attu?theres a dozen of them. All juv's around 7inch in LFS the road behind kota damansara to sungai buloh there. U go to the ones going to subang airport/subang bestari, along the road theres alot of nursery and theres 2 lfs there. try the one near a nursery which have a large African Elephant replica. They have it. Around RM30++ i think.

WOW thanks so much bro...im gona go check it out hehe...i live in sierramas so im really near sungai buloh!!

[SawtoothGrin]

Hopefully u manage to get to the place. Im not too good at describing a place or directions. hope roughly u know la.Good Luck.

[TLkmDN]

check this out guys! my fish food order from hikari has arrived!! woot
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1734274#post1734274

[kriztu]

it used to be a swimming pool, am i right?

[LBathory]

good for you. I wish I had the capabilities of doing the same... there is a paima at my LFS and he's in a 20 gal =( at least it's long and he's only a baby, but still.

[TLkmDN]

it used to be a swimming pool, am i right?
lol noooo ure the 15th person to say that :p

[LBathory]

haha those pictures are great, ill bet he is so happy he doesn't even know where to start with exploring all that new space =D I know he'll be moving soon, but are you gonna aquascape it at all?

[giovanne]

whew, your tank is really big..... and i think its more than enough for your little angel.... hehehehheheh

:headbang2

[TLkmDN]

whew, your tank is really big..... and i think its more than enough for your little angel.... hehehehheheh

:headbang2
u havent seen the pond havent u? go to page 16 :)

[BaTsBR]

man, just now i see your pond
really nice, got me a great idea. I'm thinking about doing one, and yours really great.
Till now, I got two gigas, and 2 tsn. Oh yeah, and one silver aro.
can you please tell me some details (pm if you prefer), and some photos of the rtc/tsn hybrid ?
I trying to got my hands on one rtc, but till is beeing hard to find.
congrats.
BTW, are you thinking in put some gigas in the pond too ???

[giovanne]

wow, it is really HUGE..... no wonder your fishes grow that big....

[SchizotypalVamp]

You have an LFS in your backyard! Just wanted to add to the loads of people that I'm jealous.

[Red tail catking]

Wow I'v never seen 1 in my LFS. Nice job It;s so cute FOR NOW!

[TLkmDN]

man, just now i see your pond
really nice, got me a great idea. I'm thinking about doing one, and yours really great.
Till now, I got two gigas, and 2 tsn. Oh yeah, and one silver aro.
can you please tell me some details (pm if you prefer), and some photos of the rtc/tsn hybrid ?
I trying to got my hands on one rtc, but till is beeing hard to find.
congrats.
BTW, are you thinking in put some gigas in the pond too ???
heyyy there r some pics of the hybrids in the pond on page 16...but u have to look closely cause they r smaller than the big guys! i used to have a 2 foot gigas in the pond but he was bullied pretty badly and jumped out...by the time i put him back in, it was too late...good luck for ure pond! shud be great! kful bout the arow jumping out though...mine has jumped out once...thank god it hasnt happened again...

[TLkmDN]

Wow I'v never seen 1 in my LFS. Nice job It;s so cute FOR NOW!
haha check out page 16! thyey r not cute nemore...

[giovanne]

any updates on the monster fish? more pix

[TLkmDN]

any updates on the monster fish? more pix
haha i just started feeding the pond monsters donesof massivore pellets...the little catfish have grown considerably but ni cant show pictures till i go back to malaysia next month! sorry bro ill keep u up to date best i can :)

[gangster]

How do you regulate the temp. of the pond? And how do you keep it so clean? Very nice...I love it!

[ceejayt2k]

wow, nice!!!

[TLkmDN]

How do you regulate the temp. of the pond? And how do you keep it so clean? Very nice...I love it!
i dont need to do anything to regulate remperature since the pond is in malaysia in tropical climate (i know im so lucky :) ) and the filtration in my pond is really really expensive...maybe thats y the water is clean :s plus i have pong maintenance guys doing their thang every 2 months..

[gangster]

Very nice...im jealous. YOu have a very nice set up. ANd that lake...whew!

[catfishlover106]

to bad down here in Cali...or anywhere else in the US we don't get those nice tropical climate...we get these cold and windy ones over here and its sometimes freezing...so its like best for goldfishes lol or something coldwater

[TLkmDN]

yeh thats y its very hard to get the deep colouration of my RTCs in colder countries...fish usually become paler and sickly looking wen water is too cold.

[JLad10687]

Maids, maintenence guys, manmade ponds, lakes, alot of ringgits, monster fish, mansions, premade custom tanks.

Its nice to see how the other half live.

Good luck getting a $10000(atleast) viewing window in your pond for a birthday present.

What do your parents do for a living?

P.S. This post was made in pure jealousy of your parents wealth and fish, please forgive me for any undertones.

[TLkmDN]

Maids, maintenence guys, manmade ponds, lakes, alot of ringgits, monster fish, mansions, premade custom tanks.

Its nice to see how the other half live.

Good luck getting a $10000(atleast) viewing window in your pond for a birthday present.

What do your parents do for a living?

P.S. This post was made in pure jealousy of your parents wealth and fish, please forgive me for any undertones.
LOL ill pay them back sumday...sigh...they r lawyers but we r not rich..just comfortable...they just wana support my hobby cause of the passion and determination i have shown...

[JLad10687]

LOL ill pay them back sumday...sigh...they r lawyers but we r not rich..just comfortable...they just wana support my hobby cause of the passion and determination i have shown...

Good for you. When I was a kid I used to have a passion for art and was very good at it, probably could have made a career out of it. My mom supported it with hand me down art supplies that she had lol. Not quite the support your parents gave.

I can't be mad but dammit I can be jealous. Thats a nice set up you have there. I hope to own land like that someday. I would love to fish in my backyard.

And I think you're more then comfortable lol. As I stated earlier though, my mom taught me to accecpt hand me downs early in life so if you ever get bored with any tanks...I'll be here ;).

[silverdragon]

i too had a passion for art back in the day! You know what my mum did to support me...

she bought me a 2b pencil to sketch :ROFL:

[JLad10687]

i too had a passion for art back in the day! You know what my mum did to support me...

she bought me a 2b pencil to sketch :ROFL:

Haha, thats what I'm saying. If you want darker, use her eyeliner.

[TLkmDN]

JUst a small update guys:

Called my maid and she informed me that the garfish are now HUGEEE...apparently they eat the same amount of food as my fat RTCs which cant be healthy..plus they also eat massivore pelelts!...and they steal food from the arowana + catfish....i didnt realise alligator gars were such voracious scavengers...i usually enjoy petting my fish from the pond's surface but apparently i cant do that anymore...cant wait to see them in june wen i go home!

[SawtoothGrin]

Dude, better get ur tapah(wallatu attu) i just went to the place, they are 3 left. Getting bigger. 12inch++, selling at Rm 80++. Now they all in a separate tank. The lfs said that they are getting aggressive towards each. I wish i have a space for them(i live in a condo,go figure ...ps:can i just put inside the main condo pool?:popcorn:hahah)...or else i would love to get my hands on them.

[TLkmDN]

Dude, better get ur tapah(wallatu attu) i just went to the place, they are 3 left. Getting bigger. 12inch++, selling at Rm 80++. Now they all in a separate tank. The lfs said that they are getting aggressive towards each. I wish i have a space for them(i live in a condo,go figure ...ps:can i just put inside the main condo pool?:popcorn:hahah)...or else i would love to get my hands on them.
got no where to put man!!!like the tank has a 16'' fat alligator snapper which cant be kept with nething..unless they can survive in the pond...i might try and put it in..see wat happens... i bought 4 7'' toman (snakeheads) and they didnt even survive 1 night lol...we'l c...im not nin KL atm. maybe in june wen they r bigger. thanks so much for the tip though! ill contact u wen im in town to get directions haha!

[TLkmDN]

GUYS IM COMING BACK TONIGHTTTTTT!!!! new pics of pond and extra large fish coming soon...

[vinson lim]

good to hear u're bck again Toby, new pics awaits. :)

[Kobeclone]

GUYS IM COMING BACK TONIGHTTTTTT!!!! new pics of pond and extra large fish coming soon...

Tonite was 3 days ago lol PICTURES NOW lol

[TLkmDN]

Tonite was 3 days ago lol PICTURES NOW lol
LOL so sorry..but if any of u r in malaysia u wud know that the weather is bloody dark and gloomy...raining 24/7 but ill try again later...things to note: my garfish r freaking huge. my hybrids have all grown. my silver arow is fat as hell. and my RTC is large.

[ceeej31]

sounds awesome:D

[vinson lim]

sounds great Toby, cant wait to go sungai buluh.... haha.

[Corycatboy]

This is a awesome post it may be the best i heard on MFK.

[vinson lim]

bro..??? haha...

[TLkmDN]

enjoy yo ;) sorry took so long haha

[vinson lim]

alli gars grow huge, omg....!!!! wow...!!!!!

dint see any Royal CK, or your paroon shark , they hidding...??? haha.

thnks for sharing bro.

[TLkmDN]

hehe yeh my gars have grown the most! they dont even look tiny compared to my RTCs anymore..and they are brave enuf to steal food from my largest RTC during feeding time.

[JWALSH98]

wow that pond is incredible. Is the arapaima in there? wouldn't that red tail catfish eat him?

[TLkmDN]

wow that pond is incredible. Is the arapaima in there? wouldn't that red tail catfish eat him?
nah man the arapaima passed away..he jumped out and by the time i found him it was too late :( he was about 2 feet at the time...a lot of my pond fish r wayyy smaller than my RTC...but sumhow they all get along fine...never even had an attack..its weird...maybe cause they r all fat :)))

[TLkmDN]

hey guys just wanted to give u an update....im gona try again with the arapaimas...this time im going to buy a pair of them. the reason for my change of heart is because my mum agreed to extending my pond to double its size into her rock garden that she no longer apreciates. therefore i should be able to house full grown arapaimas now. i was wondering if its possible for my to keep baby arapaimas with baby stingrays...any opinions?

[jdiidy271]

Love your pond!!!! very nice

[TLkmDN]

hey guys just wanted to give u an update....im gona try again with the arapaimas...this time im going to buy a pair of them. the reason for my change of heart is because my mum agreed to extending my pond to double its size into her rock garden that she no longer apreciates. therefore i should be able to house full grown arapaimas now. i was wondering if its possible for my to keep baby arapaimas with baby stingrays...any opinions?
any opinions?? thanks :)

[Zoodiver]

Depends on one major factor - getting both fed. I've seen some arapaima that are aggressive eaters - and won't let food get down to the rays. I'd also kept rays that will swim up mid column and aggravate the arapaima so much while feeding that the arapaima go off food.

[catmonster]

Cool......i was told by my frd that also live in Malaysia the best thing living in your country is that u dun need to be "millionaires" to own big piece of land....Considering having such lake in other countries, you certainly need to be someone to own it.....;)

[TLkmDN]

Cool......i was told by my frd that also live in Malaysia the best thing living in your country is that u dun need to be "millionaires" to own big piece of land....Considering having such lake in other countries, you certainly need to be someone to own it.....;)
haha so true man..im pretty poor bro :(

[TLkmDN]

Depends on one major factor - getting both fed. I've seen some arapaima that are aggressive eaters - and won't let food get down to the rays. I'd also kept rays that will swim up mid column and aggravate the arapaima so much while feeding that the arapaima go off food.
thanks man i took ure advice...i picked up a baby pima today (the last in 7 fish shops in malaysia! which is a good sign so inexperienced owners wont buy them) and 2 snakeheads since ive seen them get along very well! PICS TONIGHT!

[vinson lim]

Toby, there are many baby arapaimas left in Jalan Pasar (Pudu), i saw 3-4 yesday( Wednesday), hahah...
bout RM 160-180 per unit.

how much u bought for one ?

eh? and where did u place your ''alligator turtle'' ???

[TLkmDN]

Toby, there are many baby arapaimas left in Jalan Pasar (Pudu), i saw 3-4 yesday( Wednesday), hahah...
bout RM 160-180 per unit.

how much u bought for one ?

eh? and where did u place your ''alligator turtle'' ???
i had to give my alli turtle away...he was growing too fast and my mum sed he was too dangerous for my maid to handle wen i was away haha...i kinda regret giving him away....but its too late now damnit...i gav it to the man who is building and servicing my pond. hopefully he will give discount!!!

[SawtoothGrin]

i had to give my alli turtle away...he was growing too fast and my mum sed he was too dangerous for my maid to handle wen i was away haha...i kinda regret giving him away....but its too late now damnit...i gav it to the man who is building and servicing my pond. hopefully he will give discount!!!

maybe a discount...OR...maybe a bowl of turtle soup!..jk:D

[TLkmDN]

Toby, there are many baby arapaimas left in Jalan Pasar (Pudu), i saw 3-4 yesday( Wednesday), hahah...
bout RM 160-180 per unit.

how much u bought for one ?

eh? and where did u place your ''alligator turtle'' ???
hey vinson i went to jalan pasar pudu today...ALL SOLD OUT ahhhh BUT i ordered it from the shop called 'alive aquarium pets' or sumthing like that...more arapaimas coming this week around wed or thurs...

[TLkmDN]

pics of the new pima and 2 red snakeheads!

[yohan]

what out for those snakeheads i had to give out mine cause it bite my gar which is twice his size, they could be nasty. i hope yours work. nice pimas BTW how much did it cost you? in USD pls. thanks.

[TLkmDN]

umm the price range varies in msia from about 180 ringgit to around 250 ringgit at the most...i have no idea...i think divide it by 4.5 to get USD??? pretty cheap yeh :)

[yohan]

oh! GOD i wish i live there, they sell it here for 5000 pesos its like $110-115

oh! well, ill get one when maybe when i finished college and stat to work haha! keep us posted on that pima! what a beauty!

[ceeej31]

congrats on your new monsters-to-be:)

[TLkmDN]

i got 2 new silvers yesterday for the tank..they r about 4-5 inches long...i got them because i thot it wud look cool in the renovated pond with my other big silver...silvers just look good in a pack...the last arapaima arriving this week..then the tank will be COMPLETE with 6 fish...

[goodgene]

nice cute giga. have fun rearing it.

[lambari de sanga]

Very nice baby. Its curious to see how crazy is this price thing for the same fish. We can find 6-7 inch baby pimas here in Brazil for US$10 direct from a fish farm or almost US$50 at aquarium speciallized shops.

[TLkmDN]

check out the last vid of my pond BEFORE renovations start :)

folow link: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/fo...95#post2013395 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2013395#post2013395)

[Bottomfeeder]

Awwwww that Pirarucu is cut! lol But you should sex the fish and get aniother of the opposite sez so you ALWAYS have them. the only place in australia where you can catch a PIRARUCU!
*Around the equator high-five!*

[phen_dox]

i had read this thread page by page n i cant wait for the latest update. n sierramas in sg. buluh are not too far from my house and i wish to visit ur place when i got a chance. i got one question, can i know ur regular lfs in malaysia? or u can list down name of ur favorite lfs.. tq :)

[BlackGhostKnifelovr]

Perfect fishie for that tank! :)

[Gnuhen]

Man... U rock... The man who have monster's as his pets... u ROCK

[TLkmDN]

i had read this thread page by page n i cant wait for the latest update. n sierramas in sg. buluh are not too far from my house and i wish to visit ur place when i got a chance. i got one question, can i know ur regular lfs in malaysia? or u can list down name of ur favorite lfs.. tq :)
hey man...i like the lfs in seapark (PJ) called irene aquarium....if u want really cheap fish then go to jalan pasar pudu but its a gangster area so bkful....if u want the largest fishshop then go to xian leng!

[jordanroda]

Wow!
U made me read all 25 pages of your Pima/pond journal...sad your first pima died...yup I'm jealous too...:banhim:
Bol on your new set of pimas...;)

ps
get some Super red's! :naughty:

[ALLafricancichlids]

nice save

[blattalady]

good job on the rescue, awesome setup!

[TLkmDN]

K guys FINALLLYYYY pics of MOVING my fish into temp tubs for pond renovations are UP!!!!
Checkem OUT!: sorry for the long wait

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2114249&posted=1#post2114249