Just browsing through various posts today and found the nature of some to be rather disturbing.The number of people keeping arapaima in home aquaria is amazing.Are there really that many of us that can provide the conditions needed for such a beautiful creature to thrive in? In most of the U.S. and U.K. this would mean a heated outdoor pond just to start with. If you can provide all this great but for 99.9% of us this would be impractical if not impossible ; no way will it turn out good for the fish. Arapaima are an extreme example but we should be asking the same questions regardless of what species we choose to share our space with.Can we provide a home for this animal that will allow it not only to survive but thrive ?
The second thing I noticed was the infamous "how many fish can I keep in a whatever" question.Well, how many people could live in your bedroom? With food and a semi-clean environment probably more then that would make it a pleasant existence. I strongly believe that creating an environment with minimal added stress is more important to successful fish keeping then tinkering with water chemistry. Let' start bragging how long we have had a fish instead of how many.
I'm not an expert on anything ,just an old guy that cherishes life,of all forms. These questions can only be answered by ourselves and our decisions only have to make the individual comfortable.
The second thing I noticed was the infamous "how many fish can I keep in a whatever" question.Well, how many people could live in your bedroom? With food and a semi-clean environment probably more then that would make it a pleasant existence. I strongly believe that creating an environment with minimal added stress is more important to successful fish keeping then tinkering with water chemistry. Let' start bragging how long we have had a fish instead of how many.
I'm not an expert on anything ,just an old guy that cherishes life,of all forms. These questions can only be answered by ourselves and our decisions only have to make the individual comfortable.