A Trip to Thai (Udonthani) Local Fish Shop

[Bogwoodbruce]

Good looking stock

 

[Tstove15]

so where are these pimas going? in a pond of yours?

 

[ctoychik]

URE GETTING 4 MORE PIMAS!!!! SO LUCKYYYY!!!! i cant find any of them in malaysia anymore...why do u want 4 more. i thot u had many already! so lucky

I lost the three during last winter, dude. I tried going like locals with no outdoor heater - they did not make it through 16C. My neighbor's were unaffected. I guess last winter was unusually severe for them. Besides, these four paimas got way better coloration that the ones i used to have - the drawback they are puny compared to the ones i had

I am surprised that no paimas in malaysia ...

Nice! I remember the last time I was in Thailand, I went to this area that just sold fish. It was interesting because some guy was yelling at me because he didn't want me taking pictures of his fish.

The place you have been to (in Bangkok) is probably Chatuchak market - that place is insane - all sorts of fish and animals. I will go there when the workload is less - pix after ^^

dang if i was there i'd pick up one of the arapaimas lol

They are tempting aren't they? heheheheh cheap too

A guy here was trying to sell a paima in his store for two thousand dollars.It looked to be about the same size as these.

Well, that would be 35 times more expensive

Good looking stock

my camera was running out of space, otherwise more pix would have taken ^^ i am going back later on so will take some more

so where are these pimas going? in a pond of yours?

No, not yet. I got a 8' going now. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241388

hmmm, might not be ready for next FRI ... but i have other aro tanks for growout.

They would not last in my outdoor set-up. RTCs would make a short work of them ... they have done in the past - with much bigger paimas

 

[TLkmDN]

A guy here was trying to sell a paima in his store for two thousand dollars.It looked to be about the same size as these.

major RIP OFF considering baby pimas are pretty sensitive as well...IF U CAN house the pimas properly...u shud ideally buy at least 2 or 3 cuz baby pimas like to schoool together for comfort and support. hence increasing chance of survival.

 

[ctoychik]

AS promised. the short video of the four rascals (mine, but not yet taken to their new home)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi8LDvSgeNI&feature=channel_page

PS: can not get the embedded object - sorry

 

[Eric A]

They are awesome! I would so take them if I saw em at a pet store near me, and had a tank waiting for them like you.

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[phobull]

How unfair we dont have any of these fishes herre T_T and the pricing sooooooooo cheap

 

[Fat Homer]

Damn, i knew Thailand would be a lot cheaper than Hong Kong to buy fish, but never would have thought it was that much cheaper... i'm seriously jealous... hahahaha

 

[Arapaimaman]

Those Arapaima's look great.You are very lucky to get them.Great color and you know as they get bigger the more color they get. GL.

Arapaimaman

 

[polish]

Good luck with the new Pirarucu.

Thanks for sharing the pics too.