Monsters (Arapaima gigas) Grow Out & info Thread

[Redbellypiranha]

Great to see you got your first arapaima! On the growth rate topic you def won't see the 2-4 inch per month. I have had mine for a month now and I have not seen 2-4 inches Put on, I'd say the growth rate would be 1-2.5 inches, I am feeding mine fat head minnows, blood worms, freeze dried blood worms, live tubifex worms, spectrum pellet .5mm, frozen adult brine shrimp, earthworms, small pieces of uncooked shrimp, pieces of tilapia, pieces of scallops, and lastly silversides.


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[bassguy]

looking forward to seeing him grow.

 

[MonsterPeacock]

Here's a lil video update of his first night -

[video=youtube_share;C0Ea9--lQGo]http://youtu.be/C0Ea9--lQGo[/video]

 

[leafs and cats only]

what size tank he going in?

 

[leafs and cats only]

so could i keep one of those in a 55g? i have an asain aro and a indo dat, motoro ray, im thinking about getting a longnose gar, could i get a gatf and a arapaima? i will be upgrading to a 75g in a year or 2

 

[leafs and cats only]

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLOL

 

[MonsterPeacock]

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLOL

Please read the information already in the thread.

 

[maximus1006]

Very cool monser, I plan on posting my first vid of titan and a fried next week end. Also here is a pic of titan when I got him last month and now... So yah they do grow super fast....he went from a 25gal quorantine tank to a 90gal grow out tank,and in the middle of july he will go into a 250gal grow out tank,then indoor pond. Hhe ate 2 med silver sides today for the first time. Ill stuff pellits in them tommarow

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[GinBlack]

Hello Monsterpeacock and congrads on your little Pima! I too have a little one which I am learning quite a bit on since he is my first Arapaima. The spastic swimming I believe is the baby arapaima trying to 'join' his reflection in the glass! In the wild the little guys bunch up with their little sisters and brothers to feed! I have attached a link to the video that is on baby arapaimas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZhPC...e_gdata_player

Maximus1006 and I have been going back and forth with how we have been taking care of our arapaimas. It so helps to get an outside perspective on caring for these giants. Here is pics of my little guy:





and today I took this pic:

 

[maximus1006]

he is growing like a weed...... same with titan lol....im looking at intex pools right now the B3506 16 x 32 Rectangle pool is what i think im going to order next week. seems cheaper and less back breaking to build one buy scratch....