Plse help ID this Aimara
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is it correct to say that a brazil aimara, could be any of the following accept for VZ or French Guyana. Found these photos on the net from: http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view/123/677149167/Hoplias_Aimara/aimarahhh.jpg.html
Sao Felix
Sao Benedito
alto toncantins
Amapa
Orinoco
VZ
French Guyena
Sao Felix
Sao Benedito
alto toncantins
Amapa
Orinoco
VZ
French Guyena
George original one looked VZ, he sold it for 3K, but it was huge!!! It got sold to some dude in Virginia I think. Look at the Shark Aquarium posts in the classifieds section. A few months back he was selling 2 or 3 for around 2500 and they were the size and color of the ones you are showing in the first few pics.
Yep. Congrats bro, you scored an Aimara. If the seller says itʻs from brazil, itʻs more than likely from brazil. They usually tend to get the species wrong, but not the collection point. It does look similar to the VZ aimara that have been coming in lately. Those seem to be more readily available. I know George from Shark Aquarium brought some in this year, so did BraveheartCalif, and I believe that Rich at Infinite Aquatics also has some for sale right now. I would look at Richʻs post and use that as a guide for value. I would say itʻs probably worth as much as a VZ aimara, since weʻre not 100% positive on collection point. Another member posted a vid of their Rio Orinoco Aimara recently. Hereʻs the vid for comparison:
(not my fish)
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HshvePsPmxA[/YT]
(not my fish)
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HshvePsPmxA[/YT]
hey guys thanks. took the fish home couple hours ago. guy's pretty beat up but aclimated fine and Im sure will heal up in no time.
the dealer i bought it from didn't seem to know enough to misrepresent the location with aim to sell at a higher price. I think all they know is that it was exported from brazil. either way... i already paid.
Might be a VZ, might be a sao benedito ... Geography was never my forte. Upon studying a map, I realized fr.guyana, VZ, and brazil are all neighboring countries around the amazon river... so it's highly possible this is a VZ that some how ended up in brazil and exported from there. who knows, I'm just stoked at the moment.
After seeing this fish in person, the difference to the mala (of same size) i've been keeping is very obvious. parts proportions and the shape of the head. this and the way it just leaped out from the corner repeatedly struck at anything i stuck in the tank.
KR Swop thanks for video but I can't seem to access it. And thanks for advices over PMs. I thought this was going to become a wild goose chase after arrival was delayed a week.
This is prob. a noob question but never understood why it is so hard to get an aimara. I see photos on internet of people posing with this fish and fishing tours offering to take travellers to angle the aimara. you tube has a point of view video of some guy spear fishing one. Recently aimaras appear to be making way to LFS's globally on (a comparatively) freaquent basis ... was it just a supply/demand issue, or are aimara restricted for export, collection zones guarded by warlords? Similarly with cichla kelberis this year. I thought it was "rare" but now they're coming into LFS's in lots as large as 200 i've heard.
Last thing. Please see the last photo. See the bump that looks like a damaged raised scale? Well that's what I thought it was until the darn thing started moving around, it moved from one side of the fish to the other. Argulus! never had experience with this before. Any suggestions on medication? makes me itch thinking about it.
Thanks!
the dealer i bought it from didn't seem to know enough to misrepresent the location with aim to sell at a higher price. I think all they know is that it was exported from brazil. either way... i already paid.
Might be a VZ, might be a sao benedito ... Geography was never my forte. Upon studying a map, I realized fr.guyana, VZ, and brazil are all neighboring countries around the amazon river... so it's highly possible this is a VZ that some how ended up in brazil and exported from there. who knows, I'm just stoked at the moment.
After seeing this fish in person, the difference to the mala (of same size) i've been keeping is very obvious. parts proportions and the shape of the head. this and the way it just leaped out from the corner repeatedly struck at anything i stuck in the tank.
KR Swop thanks for video but I can't seem to access it. And thanks for advices over PMs. I thought this was going to become a wild goose chase after arrival was delayed a week.
This is prob. a noob question but never understood why it is so hard to get an aimara. I see photos on internet of people posing with this fish and fishing tours offering to take travellers to angle the aimara. you tube has a point of view video of some guy spear fishing one. Recently aimaras appear to be making way to LFS's globally on (a comparatively) freaquent basis ... was it just a supply/demand issue, or are aimara restricted for export, collection zones guarded by warlords? Similarly with cichla kelberis this year. I thought it was "rare" but now they're coming into LFS's in lots as large as 200 i've heard.
Last thing. Please see the last photo. See the bump that looks like a damaged raised scale? Well that's what I thought it was until the darn thing started moving around, it moved from one side of the fish to the other. Argulus! never had experience with this before. Any suggestions on medication? makes me itch thinking about it.
Thanks!
your gonna have to net him when he settles in and pick that dude off with the tweezers......and then burn him alive , grubby little bug. I've had to do this with anchor worms.....YUCK.......Get some welding gloves....you don't want broken fingers if he grabs you.
M.Carfi;3693749; said:
welding gloves + tweezers + nasty fish...hmmmmm. read up on potasium permmamegrade. might have spelled that wrong but may give that a try as it'll help with some of the injuries as well and tweezers wont get the poss. eggs under the scales.
my fish as crabs... nasty
You mean like thorazine for fish?...I think G. used this to transfer the fish to the shipping crate.
or Potassium permanganate. You want to disinfect the fish like....organically "bleach" it?
If I'm not mistaken the lice you have isn't fungal or bacterial but the permanganate will stop bacterial or fungal infections from occurring from the damage from the lice. That's not gonna get rid of the lice.
You need to use an organophosphate, which is an insecticide to kill the eggs. but the larger ones should be manually picked off. Use the sedatives to calm the fish. Then use the organophosphate compund and then clean the water and the fish with the permanganate. Then follow up with an antibiotic if there is open sores or damage.
or Potassium permanganate. You want to disinfect the fish like....organically "bleach" it?
If I'm not mistaken the lice you have isn't fungal or bacterial but the permanganate will stop bacterial or fungal infections from occurring from the damage from the lice. That's not gonna get rid of the lice.
You need to use an organophosphate, which is an insecticide to kill the eggs. but the larger ones should be manually picked off. Use the sedatives to calm the fish. Then use the organophosphate compund and then clean the water and the fish with the permanganate. Then follow up with an antibiotic if there is open sores or damage.
thanks for info. i read the potasium p. will kill the lice as well.
man what a PITA... will try some 2ft long tweezers first. Im scared of using sedatives and this tank's sharing filter systems with another tank...
using myaxzin already for the bacterial and fungal.
he's real skinny.
man what a PITA... will try some 2ft long tweezers first. Im scared of using sedatives and this tank's sharing filter systems with another tank...
using myaxzin already for the bacterial and fungal.
he's real skinny.