Hey guys, Arapaima speculation question for anyone,
Do you think an outdoor fish predator such a Blue Heron could/would prey on a decent sized outdoor Arapaima?
I ask because Arapaima are supposedly 'armored' from predators and are known to eat birds but I am not sure how this would contend...
I read on the below link that arapaima rarely reach over 60 cm in captivity is it true!?
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/miscellaneous/Arapaima.php
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Hello all,
The fish farm I work at is looking into farming arapaima for human consumption. Part of figuring out the feasibility of this project is finding an affordable source for fingerlings. Because they are for human consumption they really can't be treated with medications (with a couple of...
Hello MFK!
First of all, please don't turn this into a "why did you bought an arapaima in the first place?" kinda thread.
This is my first arapaima but not my first monster fish, I've kept south-american and jardini arowanas before as well as some big catfish, so I have a slight idea of what...
Fish in the bag is a Arapaima. Couldn't help but laugh at the poor guy. Can't believe people still try to man handle this fish after this has probably happened tons of times in their native land not to count someone trying to move captive specimens. Enjoy!
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Is his tank still running? In case you forgot who he is (hasn't been active in a few years), he's got Sam and SOS in a 10,000 gallon tank.
So is it still up or no?
Well, once I get enough money I plan to design a massive private aquarium, that will house lots of large, custom tanks and my freshwater collection I already have. I plan on constructing a building around the room, which will be pretty huge, so I'm really packing on the dough here ($250K budget...