From what I read on arapaima's cold tolerance, they will shut down their body when the temperature hits 60F and will not eat anything. Sounds like a cold stress to me which can be deadly for them.
Inheriting unstocked massive pond. What to stock?
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You do realize this is a thread about stocking a pond and not an arapaima cold tolerance thread. We should probably get back to the topic and help out the person who started the thread. I'm not trying to be rude, it is just we are being way off topic.
so, have you figured out what you want? I'm so sorry we got off track.
so, have you figured out what you want? I'm so sorry we got off track.
You realized that its okay to questioning about stocking arapaima if this thread is about what fish should be stocked in the ponds. So no we are not off topic as you claims it to be.
but this IS in the coldwater, temperate, and native fish area... so are arapaima really one of these??? I'm not saying that it was bad that you went to the arapaima topic, but that was starting to go to the tolerance argument, not the pond stocking argument. I'm sorry you do not agree about the off topic level, but I can state what I think on here. so ANYWAYS, lets start to suggest something else since arapaima will not work in coldwater.
Leo1234, you are the one that is going off topic at this moment. This is pond stocking argument and a poster suggested an arapaima for that pond. Someone have to questioning for the arapaima's cold tolerance since it is related to the pond stocking question.
Fun thoughts! Many animals maintain tolerances that have been useless for millennia. I wouldn't be surprised in the least to learn that such an ancient fish had maintained its tolerance to cold temperatures.
I'm probably going to throw in the towel on "interesting" and stock an albino channel cat and food fish in case SHTF.
I'm probably going to throw in the towel on "interesting" and stock an albino channel cat and food fish in case SHTF.
Unfortunately it's already proven that arapaima do not have cold tolerance. Their body just shut down when the temperatures hit 60*F that they quit moving and feeding. Some of the arapaimas show the signs of cold stress.
Check with your nature conservationists for the area. In my experience (I've stocked a few 100,000+ gallon ponds) the most important thing is to get a constant regenerating food source. For me I had the ability to get thousands of minnows and they kept a constant food source for the fish. The one year I overstocked pike and bass and all fish in the pond ended up dying from lack of food
Wow this thread has more drama than one of my grandmother's korean t.v shows...
and this argument should be over already.
Just stock your pond with the native fish around you so it wouldnt do any damage (like the other people stated above).
Some of the native korean trout and carp have faced damaged because of the introduction of the wrong species in certain area
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and this argument should be over already.
Just stock your pond with the native fish around you so it wouldnt do any damage (like the other people stated above).
Some of the native korean trout and carp have faced damaged because of the introduction of the wrong species in certain area
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