ARAPAIMA GROWTH RATE !HELP!

[doubledragon]

I saw my first pima in person this weekend. Awesome fish indeed.

 

[TLkmDN]

thanks for ure help guys. the tank i will temporarily keep the arapaima in is a custom built cement based tank which is a permanent structure in my house. it has extra thick glass and everything because it was originally meant for snakeheads of arowanas only. the pond i hav is 20 feet by 8 feet by 5 feet deep. it is in a kidney shape which is perfect for arapaimas. i want to grow the juvenile arapaima with a jardini (in the 7feet by 2.5feet by 3feet tank) or sum sort of arowana that i also intend to put in my pond. will it work?

 

[Mystix212]

Pimas grow an average of 2" or so a month, if not more. At this rate he'll outgrow your 2.5ft wide tank in 5-7 months if he was theorecticly put in there at 1" of size.

 

[johnptc]

Pimas grow an average of 2" or so a month, if not more. At this rate he'll outgrow your 2.5ft wide tank in 5-7 months if he was theorecticly put in there at 1" of size.

SOS ( son of sam) was about 12 inches in february....he is now about 36 inches........UNBELIEVABLE GROWTH RATE !!!! over 3 inches per month !!!

 

[TLkmDN]

cool thanks. looks like the juvenile paima will be able to join the 3 foot cats in the pond soon enuf

 

[johnptc]

cool thanks. looks like the juvenile paima will be able to join the 3 foot cats in the pond soon enuf

lots of quality food and alot of water changes !!! i would try to keep the nitrates at 30ppm or less

 

[DownUnder]

gotta hand it 2 u John... uR sure the pima specialist around here... LoL... i'd call u a senior consultant... haha... cheers...

 

[filiportela]

gotta hand it 2 u John... uR sure the pima specialist around here... LoL... i'd call u a senior consultant... haha... cheers...

that's true

 

[KANCE]

lots of quality food and alot of water changes !!! i would try to keep the nitrates at 30ppm or less

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