cohabitants with pirarucu

[Kaya]

hey gokul.. way to go mate.. all the best with the arapaima.. cheers.

 

[Kaya]

@sid - do we get rays here? i havent seen any in my side of the country so far..

 

[Sidrock]

Hi Kaya,

Well, Motoros are available in about half a dozen premium shops in Bombay.

I saw a few Motoro (about 5" diameter) for sale in Bombay (Kurla Wholesale market) for about 4000INR (~90USD) a piece before haggling.

Cheers,
Sid

 

[nishant_datta]

Hi Kaya,

Well, Motoros are available in about half a dozen premium shops in Bombay.

I saw a few Motoro (about 5" diameter) for sale in Bombay (Kurla Wholesale market) for about 4000INR (~90USD) a piece before haggling.

Cheers,
Sid

off topic.

 

[vaine111]

off topic.

How is that off topic?
He was asking for possible tankmates...

 

[ctoychik]

Congrats on your new fish ^^ fun to keep - be sure to cover the tank very tightly these tend to dart and jump when spooked. they are very jumpy when they are small

They grow fast but not that fast. The growth rate will slow down dramatically after 2.5'-3' - so your 5' wide aquarium would last for some time but not forever. so do keep that in mind.

when he reaches 2' you can have any tank mates with him. watch out that the tank mates don't get eaten - despite what people may think paimas can not really eat oversized things - quite narrow through actually

 

[Kaya]

off topic.

dude.. apologies.. my intention is not to hijack gokul's thread.. it was just a quick question.. i should've PMed sid.. done baba chill man..

and sid thanks for the info. will keep in touch with ya mate..

 

[gokulshol]

@sid - do we get rays here? i havent seen any in my side of the country so far..

Yes you do get motoro sting rays . Anyway my number is 9710437394. If interested in rare fish call

 

[Kaya]

thanks gokul.. will give you a buzz..

 

[Joergemathew]

there are quiet a few people from india here on this thread...niceee...that pima looks good gokul....some people give you good advice in here..some people just love being sarcastic for no reason...take the good ones ignore the useless ones....but what ever information you get from this site will be the best....good luck with your fish

Indian Thread

very well said, there are many people here who have sturgeons, paddlefish and paimas and they too enjoy their fish.

I agree

hey gokul, I'm from Delhi. Quite a project you're thinking of taking on. Anyway, I say go for it. When your paima can't fit in the 12 footer I'm sure you can find a nice quite pond somewhere outside chennai for it. There are plenty of big fish farms outside of chennai. good luck and us updated.

your 12'5'5' would hold out for a good period of time but when it outgrows i would suggest u build up a big pond for it

For fantasy and the real love for fish. Just own a fish like this and you will know. We are discussing how to take care of them

yaa that's why i have it

Hi Gokul,

(I am from Bombay).

That is an awesome fish! How much did you get it for? (Did you get it in Chennai or had it shipped from somewhere else?)

In my personal opinion, that loud/noisy background with pictures of plant etc. looks good when your tank has unattractive fish.

I hope your 240 Gal. has a solid background (dark blue or black) which will show-case the fish well.

Don't worry about getting a tank larger than the 12-footer. If he gets larger than that just cook it and eat it. Most people in the world consider a pima a food fish and it is said to be delicious!

(It will be about 6-7 years at the very least when he will be about 70 Kgs of meat, so I presume you can invite me as well

Good luck,
Sid

that sounds tasty

Can we have some pictures pl of monsters in your home

yaa i am posting

One of my friends on MFK got a Pima very recently (sourced from Bombay). It was nearly the same price after shipping.

I have not seen Cichla for sale at any of the usual wholesalers in Bombay. These can be bought by "special order", but then the store charges ridiculous prices for any "special order".

When you do get these shipped from overseas, usually they are too small (to fit the budget for most of us) and may not survive the ordeal.

I will look around some more and PM you some contacts of premium stores in Bombay you can inquire at.

Cheers,
Sid

PS: Post some more pics of both your Pima and your Silver Aro.

yaa can we have some more pics its a price fish 1 pic does not justify it

Hi Kaya,

Well, Motoros are available in about half a dozen premium shops in Bombay.

I saw a few Motoro (about 5" diameter) for sale in Bombay (Kurla Wholesale market) for about 4000INR (~90USD) a piece before haggling.

Cheers,
Sid

i would like to have 1

Congrats on your new fish ^^ fun to keep - be sure to cover the tank very tightly these tend to dart and jump when spooked. they are very jumpy when they are small

They grow fast but not that fast. The growth rate will slow down dramatically after 2.5'-3' - so your 5' wide aquarium would last for some time but not forever. so do keep that in mind.

when he reaches 2' you can have any tank mates with him. watch out that the tank mates don't get eaten - despite what people may think paimas can not really eat oversized things - quite narrow through actually

yes absolutely they bang the top of my aquarium too and witha quiet power that tell u how powerful these fishes are i use thermocole to cover up the top and put weight on it

as far as tankmates i would suggest TSN / RTC / Gars / Arrowana / Rays in accordance with u r Pima size


Nice PIMA u Have Best of luck !!!!!!!!!!