my baby arapaima

[Corycatboy]

is he gonna eat those goldies anytime soon

 

[catfishlover106]

most likely he will eat those goldfishes...ahahaha its just funny how this guy isn't responding to any of our questions...it think we scared this guy...XD maybe off to the LFS or public aquarium....next he'll say they died for some reason to make an excuss....COME ON now man answer the questions so you don't get on anyones boiling side

 

[cichlaguapote]

colors are showing for such a young age, so ya planning to move it to pond soon?

He actually has awesome color for how big he is.. never seen them that small with red coming in..

most likely he will eat those goldfishes...ahahaha its just funny how this guy isn't responding to any of our questions...it think we scared this guy...XD maybe off to the LFS or public aquarium....next he'll say they died for some reason to make an excuss....COME ON now man answer the questions so you don't get on anyones boiling side

Educate. Not torment. Honestly maybe it's just me but every 'pima thread turns into "nice pima, do you got a pond?" "come on you're obviously hiding something" "he's probably rushing it back to store" "omg this guy has no idea how big this fish will get.."

Honestly it's only a 'pima..

He lives in thailand for crying out loud where you can fish for pima...

 

[catfishlover106]

He actually has awesome color for how big he is.. never seen them that small with red coming in..



Educate. Not torment. Honestly maybe it's just me but every 'pima thread turns into "nice pima, do you got a pond?" "come on you're obviously hiding something" "he's probably rushing it back to store" "omg this guy has no idea how big this fish will get.."

Honestly it's only a 'pima..

He lives in thailand for crying out loud where you can fish for pima...

don't trip were just messing with him... and of course they can fish for pima's their they have the dang space for a freaking huge pond nether let possibly even make a huge tank!

 

[artemis1]

We know your still here... please reply to the thread.

We want some more info

 

[catfishlover106]

don't want MOD's to jump in do ya?

 

[yohan]

Anything with canthaxin or any variant of it. Sometimes you can find it in a powder form and mix it into the food if you have been able to switch the arapaima to something like a Mazuri Gel diet (which is a great food for them by the way).
Also, things like clam, shrimp, krill etc...Just be careful with clam - high calcium levels can cause other issues. Also try and feed fresh shrimp with the shell on them (people peel the shell all the time, and it's throwing away good stuff).


As for the following post:
In the 75 gallon example - the tank was too small reguardless of the fish's size, so it wouldn't be important to ask it.

Not flaming so much as putting out facts. When it comes to this particular fish, few have had success. And failures are all noted so they aren't repeated. Learning from other's mistakes is very important in the fish keeping hobby. Normal fish keeping rules do not apply to arapaima. They grow faster than almost any other fish I've ever seen in captivity. Metabolism at a young age is key in it's proper care - and housing one is not something the average keeper should try. Diet, enclosure and day to day care can be life or death every step of the way, and there is very little room (if any) for errors.
It sucks to lose one (nothing like having a 12 foot long fish die in your arms, trust me, I've been there) - so we are trying to prevent it from happening to others.

i was saying the 75g for like a grow out tank like a 3-10" pima you woudnt put them in an outrageously large tank in that size right.

im not questioning your knowledge about pimas and everything, i know you know alot of things as i read on john's thread.

all im saying is others tend so be so harsh, just because the person has not replied yet, they would say 'i think his busy finding it another owner or finding public aquarium for it' ' how could you put a pima in that size of tank' yet all they saw was just the pima and a piece of the glass. give the person the benefit of the doubt. if he already have the pima the best thing is to help him take care of it, advise and stuffs, not say nasty things that he was stupid for getting it. i read these stuff in most sections here, again please try to keep the comments smooth.

 

[hmoobvwj]

You go Brotah! I agree.

 

[cichlaguapote]

don't trip were just messing with him... and of course they can fish for pima's their they have the dang space for a freaking huge pond nether let possibly even make a huge tank!

That's fine.. it seems that every new person with a 'pima gets "messed with" though.. Just like to see things more positive. Or people just giving info and leaving it at that.

don't want MOD's to jump in do ya?

i was saying the 75g for like a grow out tank like a 3-10" pima you woudnt put them in an outrageously large tank in that size right.

im not questioning your knowledge about pimas and everything, i know you know alot of things as i read on john's thread.

all im saying is others tend so be so harsh, just because the person has not replied yet, they would say 'i think his busy finding it another owner or finding public aquarium for it' ' how could you put a pima in that size of tank' yet all they saw was just the pima and a piece of the glass. give the person the benefit of the doubt. if he already have the pima the best thing is to help him take care of it, advise and stuffs, not say nasty things that he was stupid for getting it. i read these stuff in most sections here, again please try to keep the comments smooth.

Knowing his thoughts from the past he would suggest putting them in a larger tank..

He won't agree with me but they grow out in smaller tanks fine. Those who have lost pima's in smaller tanks either had a sick fish, one that was removed too early or had another issue IMO. And that's fine just a difference in opinion I guess.

Agree with the last part though.

 

[catfishlover106]

Hey Karun don't worry iight...lol =] their both beaut's!