Keeping Pirarucu

[SteveR]

I'm a bit dubious of the 15 feet long thing, but JohnPTC has a 10,000 gal tank and ArapaimaG has a 50,000 gallon tank, and they both have multiple arapaimas.

In the amazon they are that big though.

 

[Zoodiver]

Largest I've seen in captivity is 14 ft.

 

[ClownKnife28]

Does anyone on here keep them? Watched rivers of the sun documentary, these things are to be respected, I hope no one has them in a tiny aquarium, pond if anything.

Anyone who keeps these, id love to see your setups.

Thing I wonder about people who buy big fish like AGs and alligator gars is what's the point? I mean, sure you can create a pond for them, but then you can never see them save from above only. I want to see my fish in a glass aquarium where I can see them in their full glory. I would take no pleasure at all in keeping them if I can only look down from above to see them.

Fish like the aforementioned two definately require ponds.

 

[asder112]

just think - you could swim with them!

 

[BadFishPa]

I think it would brig me joy feeding a pond fish so large/my own lil loc nes monster lol

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

id love to keep them in a pond that has a glass panel on one side......

 

[Mampam]

Does anyone on here keep them? Watched rivers of the sun documentary, these things are to be respected, I hope no one has them in a tiny aquarium, pond if anything.

Anyone who keeps these, id love to see your setups.

dont they get like 16ft lol??

i know theyll be smaller in captivity but dayum.....

 

[uncwnells]

dont they get like 16ft lol??

i know theyll be smaller in captivity but dayum.....

You obviously didnt read the entire thread lol

 

[peewee]

leave em in their own habitat....thats what u call respect.

 

[Hao]

lemme find 1 lol