How big do payara get? And how fast of growers are they?
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Full grown payaras size?
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Armatus - 24+ inches but seems to rarely top 24 inches, grows extremely fast, usually topping 12+ inches in a year.
Tatauaia - 18 inches is reported max size but seems they rarely exceed 12-14 inches in home aquaria, relatively slow growth after 8-10 inches
Scomberoides - 16 inches is usually max reported size (usually only in zoos and other public aquariums), tend to die off after the first year or after 12 inches.
The sticky has most of this information.
Tatauaia - 18 inches is reported max size but seems they rarely exceed 12-14 inches in home aquaria, relatively slow growth after 8-10 inches
Scomberoides - 16 inches is usually max reported size (usually only in zoos and other public aquariums), tend to die off after the first year or after 12 inches.
The sticky has most of this information.
Thanks! Would I be able to keep maybe 3 of them in a 72x20x25 with a bunch of silver dollars?
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Yeah I wouldn't put a fish that could get 24+ inches in a 20 inch tank anyways. Thanks for the info I'll read up the sticky when I get home
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That is what I was thinking. Think some Silver dollars would be good as some dithers? And are there any cool bottom dwellers that I could put with them?
My payaras were always very dedicated to eating my dollars. Dollars are natural prey items for payaras. Make sure you get the dollars to a decent size before you introduce your payaras so that they have a chance of surviving. Also, ensure your dollars have hiding places.
Tats would be perfect for you. They have the same body plan as an armatus with arguably better coloring, but they top out at 18" and grow very slowly.
Alright a LFS by me has a bunch of really nice good sized dollars and some tinfoil barbs that ive never seen before. The other LFS I go to has a payara in I have to get a pic to put on here for an I.D. but other then that one payara I have NEVER seen one anywhere close to me