Monsters (Arapaima gigas) Grow Out & info Thread

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maximus1006 said:
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 said:
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:



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I know when you said Titan had already grown I would stare at Pai and think....I don't see it...he doesn't look bigger to me. Then I was doing maintenance in the tank, and he was swimming by my fingers. I remember after acclimating him when I got him, I had him in the net and placed my hand underneath him in the net to put him in the tank. He fit neatly in my hand, while he was swimming between my fingers (he thought I ad a red wiggler for him!) I let him slip into my palm and now he clearly doesnt fit! LOL I was amazed!

Tuesday night my husband and I were brainstorming about our plans for Pai's pond. I swear as much as I remained calm I was so excited I don't know how I composed myself. This has been a dream of mine since forever!
 
Titan eating 3 silver sides with pelits stuffed in them

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maximus1006 said:
Titan eating 3 silver sides with pelits stuffed in them

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Nice!!... That's real good.

My lil guy has only eaten blood worms thus far but I think that's because the LFS i got him from was feeding them that..It's only the 2nd day though... I'm introducing him to many other food types, hoping he'll start to show interest soon.
 
Ghost/grass shrimp also put alot of guppys or treated rosies. He mite be stressed with the nile in there. Has his colors darkened up?

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Sibscribed :) amazing looking fish. Great job

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Lovely pima, most of the ones you see look kind of dull and crippled, but yours is looking perfect :)

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