arapaima question

[ska_kid]

You act like six foot is small, no way a 12x10 is big enough for a 6' fish Have you though about how your going to keep this fish in the pond. Maintainence is going to require that you get in the pond with it. Chances are very good it will jump when this occurs, or even if it is spooked. I can't really comment on what it takes to properly house and care for a fish that size. I do know how much more it takes to house and care for a 30" fish compared to a 12" fish. So I would imagine that one could expect the same increase in effort and dedication needed to house a 6' compared to a 30" fish.

Do you have any experience in keeping a large fish? Any idea what it takes to even move a large fish? Any experience in building or maintaining a pond? The costs involved with heating that much water, not to mention the huge water changes? I think you would benifit greatly from some thorough research before buying such a fish.

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[dudefish82]

yeah you are right ive kept large tsn and arowana before. and iam moving from uk to srilanka. ive lived in uk for quiet awhile. so no need for a heater in srilanka
since it is tropical and how about 14 x 14 pond since my house in lk has a big space for me to build a pond. handling the fish will be fine since i have kept large fish. i can try make the pond even larger if i have to. and thanks for the advice.

 

[dudefish82]

i will put some good filters in the pond to support the water quality. my pond will only house a arapaima and my tsn so not overstocked.

 

[T1KARMANN]

come on lets be fair here look how many gator gars pima and african tiger fish are sold to people who say they will get a massive pond when they need it

well how many of them ponds get built or how many full size pima gators or african tiger fish do you ever see on this forum or others not many that tells me hardly any of them make it to adulthood which isnt good

all my rays are captive breed i havent had a wild ray for 8 years my aro is captive bred

 

[sbuse]

thanks for your help guys like sbuse said arapaima will not grow larger than 6 ft i mean they get larger than this but people who have owned them never had their paima growing 10 ft thats unheard of . i really like to have a paima my friend has one that is about 5 inches if i want i can have it. i will gow him out in a 8 x 4 x 3 pond until he gets 2.5 feet then i will put him in 10 x 12 pond. i mean i dont think he will get larger than 6 ft like sbuse said. he got it correct. paimas in the wild now also grows about 7 ft to 8ft those big catches are rare. and how can you except a farm bred paima to grow that size

Don't take it as I said your pond is big enough for life. I ment it as it is a good start and better then most. If that pond is as big as you can do then I don't recommend it. Unless you plan and have it prearranged with a local aquarium to donate it once it out grows your ability.

I have a 10x 10 pond/tank I am building after I move. Then I will be building a 10k pond/tank. That is when the Pimas will go into my personal collection. They will end up in the 10k. I think you should follow arowana care regulations for them but it will just be on a larger scale. I may be trying to talk to a friend at the shedd in Chicago to see if he can get the dims on their Pima tank as I think that should be the absolute smallest tanks for them. It is an l shape and I want to say each leg is 12'-15' and it is at least 10' front to back. If that didn't have the second l leg it wouldn't be big enough.

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[dudefish82]

okay 14 x 14 pond will atleast work for a couple of years right. and iam not lying about it since i have to house my tsn and aros they need a bigger pond as well so pond construction will begin soon so even if iam buying a paima or not. all my fish are in srilanka they are taken care of. iam moving there next month or so and i need your opinion if i can house a paima in a 14 x 14 pond

 

[dudefish82]

there is a small arapaima with my friend in lk and it is farm bred they would not survive in the wild

 

[Ade]

okay 14 x 14 pond will atleast work for a couple of years right. and iam not lying about it since i have to house my tsn and aros they need a bigger pond as well so pond construction will begin soon so even if iam buying a paima or not. all my fish are in srilanka they are taken care of. iam moving there next month or so and i need your opinion if i can house a paima in a 14 x 14 pond

Ok. Lots of replies and posts. With differnt opinions and discussion has been well tempered which is good.

So what will you do.. at the end of the day??

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[Bderick67]

A 9" arowana and 13" TSN are far from being what I meant by large fish.LoL

 

[xApostle]

Honestly, id say we can agree that the paima can hit at least 5-6'. IMO, times that by 4 to get the dimensions. 5x4=20' that would be ideal for a paima. thats ideal and would give adequate space. honestly id just give the paima a miss. it's not that I doubt your ability to keep it but I just think to keep a paima in conditions it deserves, you'll need a swimming pool.


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