PIMA FEEDING ISSUE

[HKN]

FOLKS,

JUST GOT 3 PIMAS...6". ALL 3 ARE IN A 40 GAL RUNNING AROUND 83-85 DEGREE...

THE PIMAS CHASES FEEDERS AND PICKS AT BLOOD WORMS AND SUCH BUT I HAVENT SEEN THEM REALLY EAT.

AND RECOMMENDATIONS OR INFO WILL BE APPRICIATED.

THANKS

 

[Oddball]

These young fish are primarily insectivores at that size. My last young pima was fed gut-loaded baby crickets, mealworms, FD krill/plankton/mysis, and floating aro sticks (along with the occassional feeder guppies).

 

[santoury]

I am sure once somebody tells me, I'll go "Oh, duh!" But what is a Pima? Thanks

 

[HKN]

ARAPIMA GIGA

 

[Zoodiver]

Arapaima gigas

 

[deangelo]

Hope you have a pond for those fish them bad boys grow huge....

 

[HKN]

YEP....

 

[MistirE]

Yup, small lake will!

 

[arapaimag]

There is a thread on Arapaimas with lots of info and pictures called the Arapaima Alliance
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=984&highlight=arapaima

You will get lots of help there.

A couple of pictures of mine. They are now 18 months old and over 40inches long.

 

[johnptc]

HKN

how are the babies.... how big are they now.....what do you have them in ???