Aripima Gigas size

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I agree with zoodiver. I've just never seen one that big.
 
Any fish should get as big in a display as it does in the wild. If it doesn't, you're doing it wrong. It's that simple.
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Not this again lol. If it doesn't breed, you're also doing something wrong. Welcome to the degrees of wrongness that make up fishkeeping (and keeping animals in captivity). Interesting to note, many animals (large snakes for example) get bigger on average in captivity than their wild counterparts due to constant availability of food.
 
I agree with that too. you need to have a balance of the 2 I think (if that makes ANY sense)
 
Kwazy;3389595; said:
I agree with that too. you need to have a balance of the 2 I think (if that makes ANY sense)
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no sense :popcorn:
 
Oh it does, it's the paradox of aquarium keeping. We strive to not be "cruel" to our charges, whilst comprimising their existence for our own selffish amusement. Stunting a fish's growth is no more or less humane than growing it to enormous size yet preventing it from breeding. Fish don't live to be "happy", they exist to propogate the species, as do all animals.
 
everything is a little diff. thus not all fish will be massive....i have seen 2 fish same kinds, feed the same thing in same size tanks, with same prams...one 5" shorter then the other...but as for arapimas i have seen on animal planet a 15'...it was on jeff corwin or something like that...i think on hunt for big fish the guy caught a 12' or better...i think this one is over 12'... if the blonde guys shoulders are 2' across it is
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sbuse;3389654; said:
everything is a little diff. thus not all fish will be massive....i have seen 2 fish same kinds, feed the same thing in same size tanks, with same prams...one 5" shorter then the other...but as for arapimas i have seen on animal planet a 15'...it was on jeff corwin or something like that...i think on hunt for big fish the guy caught a 12' or better...i think this one is over 12'... if the blonde guys shoulders are 2' across it is
http://www.***********.com/rss_feeds/images/080326_arapaima_1.jpg
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Did you get that from a thai fishing site?
In the mentioned lake the grow massive because they always have plenty of food. It's a big over stocked lake with many species of fish that breed. Some seasons you cannot catch them because they're not interested in the bait, they're too full on fry. They slap the water with their tails to stun smaller fish then eat them all. I think that is about 9 foot if you try to imagine the blond bloke laying down next to it he must be 6 foot tall.
 
classic-chassis;3390136; said:
Did you get that from a thai fishing site?
In the mentioned lake the grow massive because they always have plenty of food. It's a big over stocked lake with many species of fish that breed. Some seasons you cannot catch them because they're not interested in the bait, they're too full on fry. They slap the water with their tails to stun smaller fish then eat them all. I think that is about 9 foot if you try to imagine the blond bloke laying down next to it he must be 6 foot tall.
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yeah and temp,food,lake/river size plays a role in the size
 
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