I believe he's referring to the rough look that adult, wild caught fish tend to have when they're brought in.
Armatus and Aimara
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I believe he's referring to the rough look that adult, wild caught fish tend to have when they're brought in.
As long as there isnt a big size difference (armatus should probably be a little larger) it could work.
Yeah that's what I thought initially, but like you said, most wild imported fish look rough from shipping/transport. I was wondering if he meant something more specific about their physical build/shape/design that makes them look that way. Such as the rays on their fins that sometimes give it the jagged appearance, or the protruding teeth that sometimes stick out, etc. The comment just left alot to be imagined, at least in my mind...
My small aimara, came in flawless, not even a scratch on it. But my big boy... whew... lucky the gasoline container made it safely...he was in super rough shape, almost eroded his entire chin/lips.
But after a few weeks of TLC, all aimara should look like their normal selves, if they aren't provoked. (Like people fingerchasing them constantly causing them to always smash their faces into the glass, or even putting objects in the tank to watch them "attack" it...)
My 2 boys...
I think it can work if they have enough space. Right now I have both my armatus and aimara in a 600 gallon tank and they are fine with each other. They don't bother each other at all. I will even find them sitting side by side with no reaction at all.
DB - That's a nice tank.
sm0ke - nice fish. Are those from different locations?
DB - That's a nice tank.
sm0ke - nice fish. Are those from different locations?
most people commenting on here have never even seen an aimara in person, let alone kept them with any other fish. Here is my experience on this: almost all characin, which includes, all the piranhas, wolf fish, armatus, etc...when kept alone for a long time, become very territorial and people call it finger chaser, not because that one is more aggressive, really the fish has associated any movement outside the tank with either food or enemy, so they tend to react to it.
when piranhas are kept in groups they're usually skittish. when aimara are kept alone, they become killers, when kept in groups with other fish they're as peaceful as they can be and observed in the wild as well. my friend even kept multiple aimaras together. it has little to do with tank size
when piranhas are kept in groups they're usually skittish. when aimara are kept alone, they become killers, when kept in groups with other fish they're as peaceful as they can be and observed in the wild as well. my friend even kept multiple aimaras together. it has little to do with tank size
