Does anyone know the secret to keeping arapaima gigas? I have had 2 and they only last me about a month. I was keeping them in a 40 breeder seperately at about 78 degrees and 6.8-7.0 ph. I was feeding them feeders, I really didnt want to but thats all they would eat if they ate. I'd like to try again but I'm sick of losing them. Any tips for me? Oh and while we are on the subject how do people get that red color in their arapaimas?
ARAPAIMA GIGAS
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they couldof eatten bad feeders... Read on what the feed on in the wild and try that. Those guys need humongo tanks
They were about 6". I was thinking that it could've been their age. The next one I get I'm going to try to get a 12" specimen. I dont think it was the feeders. I got them from a lfs I used to work at and we were very anal about having good feeders. Plus I dont believe that I've ever lost a fish that way, in addition to that I kept them on two seperate occassions. But that was something I though about at first.
Very sensitive when young! Make sure it is at least a solid 6" specimen and make the store hold it for a few weeks upon arrival!
Sounds like they came in weak. I have five and so far, all are still alive. I have the tank treated with PraziPro Hikari, before I placed them there, and a day or two later, I made a water change. They are still alive. They are in feeder heaven...I put about 200 roseys (fatheads) in the tank with them....How did your fish die? fungus?
<-- Not for Everyone.i would say some bad feeder. i only feed feeders every now and again. and if i do i put them in a sep tank with some salt in it and make sure they dont got anything. try not feeding feeder all the time
Feed them lots of frozen blood worms when there 6"-10". There not that picky they will usually accept pellets. Hikari Rocks