can a silver arow live with an aropaima gigas?

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Illbuyourcatfish;4140651; said:
I'd like a new forum rule, answer the question or don't post anything, would REALLY cut down the b/s around here.
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I think cutting down the b/s might be educating folks not to buy fish that need swimming pools when they know they cannot house them properly. It's called cruelty...Last time I checked this site isn't here to endorse stupid ideas...
 
TheCanuck;4140722; said:
yea man there are certain fish you can grow up and find a new home. Then there are certain fish that need a good responsible owner that knows what they are doing and can dedicate alteast 2/3 of housing for their lifespan. Who would buy a pima from you? You only have a 125 and sound decently new to the hobby. Why would they trust buying a fish that needs a 50k tank from a person that has a 125 that wanted to keep it for 2 weeks?

You would basically be dooming a fish for life. Your arowana is cutting it as well. Do yourself a favor and quit buying fish an save cash for a larger tank. That way you can stop stamp collecting. Then start fish keeping.
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+1 well said.
 
alexx-w;4140146; said:
i was wondering if i could put and aropaima gigas with me silver arowana, i only want the aropaima for about a year because i wont be able to keep it long because it will grow out any tank haha
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I'm not saying you'd do it but this is how many no native species are introduced into our environment. Sounds like a bad idea to purchase this fish......................
 
dude lol, i would not put the arapaima in the 750, i was just asking if it is possible to put an arapaima in with my arow, you havent even answered the ? yet
 
Madding;4140234; said:
I find it hard to believe that you get rid of fish afer they reach eight inches... even your silver arowana would only be with you for a month before you got rid of it.
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lol, i would not get rid of my arow haha, i love it, ill get a bigger tank before i get rid of him :)
 
BODYDUB;4140867; said:
I'm not saying you'd do it but this is how many no native species are introduced into our environment. Sounds like a bad idea to purchase this fish......................
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agreed, im not goin to get an arapaima, this thread has confused everyone haha, i was just asking a question and the rude loach guy turned it around on me haha
 
KAWAMIKIE;4140230; said:
Unless you can find larger Dats they will not keep up with the growth rate of the Arrow. The Arrow may end up eating them. Look into some Pike, maybe a better choice than the PB in a 125.


Good luck with that.
Everybody wants one (including me) but only a select few can properly house one (doesn't include me). There are a select few here who have them and they are properly housed. IMHO if a fish is as long or longer than your aquarium's width then it needs a bigger home. A pima wouldn't take long to outgrow the width of a 125. To keep one for the sake of saying you've kept one is asinine.:screwy:
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do you think a pike would be too big also? do they grow slow?

never got into researching pikes
 
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