How long for a Arapaima gigas to reach its full size?

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DeLgAdO;782586; said:
you dont have to say anything about enocuraging him, your statement is clearly encouraging him to get one despite what people say.


if love could buy me a new tank id have A 6X4X2 RIGHT NOW but it doesnt, i love my fish too but it doesnt allow me to buy a larger size tank, i have a space but my finacialy situation is keeping me bogged down. The tank is not exceptionally small but it does work well for her and its a comfortable size

I just dumped 3000 bucks toward a car that was suppose to go towards a tank, prioritys come first.

if i had a AG id be in **** up to my eyes right now.

a silver arowana no where near reach the size of an AG .
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Your absolutely right I AM encouraging him to get one if he thinks he can give it a bigger home in the future, but at no time I told him to donate it to a public aquarium because IMO it is the most irresponsible thing to do.........I never said anything about your situation del, the only reason i brought your silver is because in lots of threads i read that you have posted in you're criticizing people about there tank size, theres too many people like that on here and i just finally opened my mouth..........If people wanna get a fish let them get it, tell them how to care for it, don't shoot their dreams and wishes down the toilet ...........
 
dougefresh;782611; said:
Your absolutely right I AM encouraging him to get one if he thinks he can give it a bigger home in the future, but at no time I told him to donate it to a public aquarium because IMO it is the most irresponsible thing to do.........I never said anything about your situation del, the only reason i brought your silver is because in lots of threads i read that you have posted in you're criticizing people about there tank size, theres too many people like that on here and i just finally opened my mouth..........If people wanna get a fish let them get it, tell them how to care for it, don't shoot their dreams and wishes down the toilet ...........
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knowing how to care for it is one thing, providing is different.

i know how to care for an AG but there is no way i can ever provide for one for the rest of its life. and If my seaworld couldnt take it then what could i do?

no fish keeper should ever be put in that position.

so my dream would be shot and my fish will die.

such a happy ending!
 
DeLgAdO;782692; said:
knowing how to care for it is one thing, providing is different.

i know how to care for an AG but there is no way i can ever provide for one for the rest of its life. and If my seaworld couldnt take it then what could i do?

no fish keeper should ever be put in that position.

so my dream would be shot and my fish will die.

such a happy ending!
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I'm just gonna quit arguing with you.....I'm just tired of people deciding not to get a fish because someone on here told them they can't.......sure there are a lot of good reasons most of the time but a lot of times there isnt.......later.......
 
Never buy a fish with plans to donate it, you might not find any takers. When you buy a fish, you buy it for life.
 
Let's start with I have acquired a few Tanks over the last 10 months, currently moved my 17" RTC 17" TSN 9" Peacock Bass and 9" Channel Cat into 125gal leaving my 55gal empty and I have a 10 gal with some small fish and a few empty 10 gal tanks.
So I go to the local PETCO and I say can I have a pair of silver tipped sharks not even an inch and a half long, the salesperson asks how big of a tank and I say 10gal she says it's not big enough because they grow big, so I say I would eventually move them to 55gal so she says it's not big enough so I say I would then move them to the 120gal where she humphs and sells me the fish. Does anybody see a problem here. These Fish are for (I think the word is) "sale" I can understand educating customers but here I am defending not only the right to own (2) 1 1/2" fish when I own (2) fish that are close to 1 1/2' long. It is true that people may be a little blind like when i saw my cuddly little redtail for the first time, but I wouldn't give him up for the world, I dream of an indoor pond now.
 
referring to kitty, i think its wrong. as a store owner, or worker, i wouldnt have sold you the fish.

you have 2 huge cats in a 120, plus a challen cat, plus a huge peacock bass. those will get gigantic LOL

now, a 55gal is a good growout tank, but knowing what u have in ur other tanks, its easy to tell it wouldn't survive anyway.

for sale or not, fish dont have many rights in this world. so its up to the salesman to make sure they get good homes. kinda like dogs, i wouldn't sell one to a bum without a home or someone who lived in a condo or apartment, its one of those not fair situations
 
I agree with thinking twice before you act. I wish i have a AG's too but remember where you currently standing. Ask yourself some question. Donating is never an option. Plus dougefresh, not to bash or mean any harm to you. People are just looking out for the dude. You alway try to expect the worst of any situation so when it fail, it doesn't hurt so much. What everyone say is right on the mark. It does get TOOO big, housing it could be a problem if you don't own a specific area to raise it in plus food cost isn't cheap. It eats more than you do at half your size. AG's are not consider to be an aquarium so we all should respect that.


Kitty you should be happy there such people working at petco. Most people will sell anything with no question ask. I am glad that person ask you because they surely don't know you or your fish keeping capability so it a no harm thing. We need more seller like that at least ask and let customer know they grow pretty big and not an ordinary fish to keep in an avg tank.
 
Your all very judgemental... AG's are food fish, farmed for food, in the wild they are endangered, so the legal imports come from....FISH FARMS, by the time he outgrows his 6foot tank his brothers and sisters are already lunch. If it grows too big, eat it...they taste real good.

If you are really that concerned about the wellfare of your fish, the truth is you wouldnt have an aquarium, youd move to the amazon and buy a suba set, but you dont, you put a wild animal that should have 100's of miles to roam in in a 6ft tank and then bleat on about how other keepers are immoral. Yes, try and inform others on the best ways to care for their fish in captivity, but get off your soap box...I might take this critisism from a buddhist monk or a vegetarian...one of yous avatars is dead fish for ****sake
 
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