Baby Arapaima :(

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bbluewater

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So after researching for a few months, I finally got a arapaima. It was only about 5" and pretty skinny.Within a few hours of being in my tank I noticed it starting to stay at the surface. Anyways, it died the next day :(

Guess better left in the wild
 
I once wanted to get an arapaima too. It's about 28" but everyone here warned me against it coz I do not have a pond. Sorry for your loss. If in case you have a large grow out tank and then a pond, I suggest you buy them after they hit 12". The reddish marks may not still be there but I assume they are stable past that.
 
sorry for ur loss. Next time get a fat one!
 
Sad such a great fish

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Yeah, it sucked looking at the little guy and thinking of what it could have became.I think I'm going to wait till may before thinking about getting another one.
 
that sucks ,with my first pima, i came home and found him hanging out of my paroon sharks mouth and just like you i though what a monster it could have been. that was twenty years ago and it still hurts when i think about it .sorry for your loss.
 
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