Anyone rear Payara? Who has the largest?

[Ariel]

18", impressive!
the LFS here biggest ~10"

 

[rayman45]

A LFS has a 18incher on display

lets see pics

does it look like this

 

[Ariel]

Is that a preserved specimen or a plastic substitute?

 

[rayman45]

i dono
but the site had some plastic models of record pbass

 

[vamptrev]

ive seen pics online of a large vamp and i have 4 different species of them and theyre doin fine in my 150. hopefully they can make it until the new year for theyre new 500 gal home

 

[eman b115]

man you cant have a thread like this and not post pics.....Come guys pics

 

[YOULOOKLIKEAFISH]

I have kept a few in the pat myself, but they always seem to die..Don't seem to do very well even with semi-aggressive Tiger Datnoids. I hear they reach a certain size, and then die. U guys hear the same thing? I would love a 30" Payara. Very impressive looking, though very boring to keep.

large species tanks

 

[vanimate]

There are several species that are referred to as payara. Which one are you all talking about?

 

[sabotage]

Yes, someone in predatoryfish said they wouldnt get pass 12" in captivity due to the "high oxygen" demand for adult fishes (need strong flowing water , highly oxygenated)
In addithion, their grow rate are very slow, I got mine from 4~5" too, and have been keeping them for 1 yr + coming to 2 yrs. They only feed on live feeder, eg small koi/goldfish, red fish, platly etc.
My bigger one is close to 10" and smaller abt 6"+, although I bought them from abt the same size.

i think thats just a myth..ive heard that though..nice 2ft armatus would turn me on

 

[jubsy]

I had 3 of them from 11" - 12" in 72 30 30 inch tank but sold them recently. They need clean water with some current. That tank has a pump rated at 8500 lph. They will find the area that the current is to their liking. Sorry for the quality of the pics, it's from my mobile phone