Plan on doing what is healthiest for the fish. I want the 180 to last 2 years but that might not happen. Right now at about 7 inches I'm feeding him every 2nd day about 1 piece of shrimp (amount he takes on one sitting). Once he gets to around 12in I'll slow down on feeding to once or twice a week. Different from piranha this guy begs for food. I hear him splashing water at the top of the tank telling me to come feed him.
22" hoplias Aimara and self bred H.Malabaricus
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Do you think you can get images of the green aimara, I've never heard of or seen such a variant. Unless you're talking slight green sheens, I think I've seen an image of one with that, but green being the actual color nope lol. Rio tapajos look amazing imo, holy grail of wolves for me lol.
And I think you can get two years out of the 180.
Hi guys,
i wasn't here for a long time. The reason for that is that the Aimara died on 8th February 2016 (Superbowl Finals) . He got some HITH and won't eat for 3 -4 Months, attack the foot but don´t eat anything and then i have tried some medicine (Manaus Aquarium Octocil for Intestinal flagellates). A professor from the company and I are thinking this medicine slowly kill all my snails in the substrat an then everything died over Night.
The Aimara was about 60cm (24'') when he died and lays now in my freezer since february. I want to preperate the Skull.
Maybe i post some Pics of the desaster later...
N nzafi the tank is a 7,8'x4,2'x2,6' (240x130x80cm) about 660gal. from the side you will only see 60cm of the complete depth.
i wasn't here for a long time. The reason for that is that the Aimara died on 8th February 2016 (Superbowl Finals) . He got some HITH and won't eat for 3 -4 Months, attack the foot but don´t eat anything and then i have tried some medicine (Manaus Aquarium Octocil for Intestinal flagellates). A professor from the company and I are thinking this medicine slowly kill all my snails in the substrat an then everything died over Night.
The Aimara was about 60cm (24'') when he died and lays now in my freezer since february. I want to preperate the Skull.
Maybe i post some Pics of the desaster later...
N nzafi the tank is a 7,8'x4,2'x2,6' (240x130x80cm) about 660gal. from the side you will only see 60cm of the complete depth.
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Sorry for your loss. I had a black piranha/rhom for 17 years that succumbed to HITH 6 months back. I did not realize these guys get HITH all that easily. Any idea of the cause?
I think my case was caused by extremely hard water. I am trying to keep my aimara's setup soft by using peat moss.
I think my case was caused by extremely hard water. I am trying to keep my aimara's setup soft by using peat moss.
Awesome tank 
Nice to see someone else with a bigger tank than myself that uses corner mattens, maybe that will help persuade others to go this route
Nice to see someone else with a bigger tank than myself that uses corner mattens, maybe that will help persuade others to go this route
