Piraiba, Payara, Polys...

[soggysandwich]

nice fish

 

[PhullTank57]

those are very nice.
what size were the payara

Thanks dixon, the payara were around 6-9".

 

[PhullTank57]

Great pics. What method did you use to get your payara off of live feeders? Mine will still only accept live food.

Hey Dacox, I would pre-soak the payara's food in Vita-chem... first starting w/ live feeders (i would inject them w/ a syringe), then tried on earthworms/nightcrawlers, and so on, so forth... til they accepted and took fd krill and floating pellets. They grew up attracted to the scent and taste of Vita-chem. Try it and see if it works for you. GL!

 

[PhullTank57]

Everybody else, (Honda, darthLung, soggysand, IMF, RTF, and Steve)... Thanks for the kind words!

A couple past pics of old 17" P. endlicheri endlicheri... And you thought your arowana was/is active?!!!

 

[PeacockBass]

LOOKIN GOOD PHUL!!!!!!

Hell yea!

 

[DiXoN]

Thanks dixon, the payara were around 6-9".

i would love to see a decent size payara i have only ever seen 2-3'' fish.
nice one thanks

 

[Opiate]

very nice fish n pics man!!

 

[PhullTank57]

LOOKIN GOOD PHUL!!!!!!

Hell yea!

Thanks, Peacockbass! You remember that filamentosum, don't you?!!

 

[PhullTank57]

i would love to see a decent size payara i have only ever seen 2-3'' fish.
nice one thanks

Hey Dixon, I'd like to see a big payara in captivity, myself. I plan on picking up a group of scombroides sometime in the near future and hopefully grow them out. Probably will pickup a couple Rhaphioidon vulpinus, as well.
I like the Rhaph's feeding/hunting method alot more, than the payara's. Rhaph's do the "Full half-circle uppercut" motion to catch their prey... and the payara only do the 'Low-angle, quick chin shot to catch their's! R.vulpinus much more entertaining to me!

very nice fish n pics man!!

Thanks for the comp, Opiate!

 

[ultimatejay]

Nice fish Phull. Do you still have the B. filamentosum? If so, want to sell it?