I'll pull females off to match up with males, then keep them off until they pupped. I've found that if you have to keep them apart until breeding, females do better if they are the ones kept in a full display rather than the males. I've found good males will breed no matter if they are in an environment or just a holding.
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I would first jerk off. But to be honest i would have arowanas, jacks, i would have SCREAMING EVERYTHING. ANd i would swim in it all the time to hang out with my fish...with a lot of light DANK...sting rays...dank
So this is irony.....
Why is it that we see arapaima all the time for sale - and start HUGE discussions about them going to a good home, then when I'm looking for some, they all vanish!?
We have the a green light to start this major undertaking. New South American exhibit to be open for Spring Break!!!
Why is it that we see arapaima all the time for sale - and start HUGE discussions about them going to a good home, then when I'm looking for some, they all vanish!?
We have the a green light to start this major undertaking. New South American exhibit to be open for Spring Break!!!
Nice... congrats on the new exhibit.
I think I would go for a bunch of:
silvers/blacks
probably a couple pimas
big school of azuls (if available)
20-30 black bar silver dollars
bunch of geo. surinamensis
bunch of jurupari
I'd try a big school of angels
some M. uranoscopus
some juruenses, planiceps, tsn's
and finally a bunch of rays (I like motoros and pokadots)
There are so many possibilities though. Good luck with everything.
I think I would go for a bunch of:
silvers/blacks
probably a couple pimas
big school of azuls (if available)
20-30 black bar silver dollars
bunch of geo. surinamensis
bunch of jurupari
I'd try a big school of angels
some M. uranoscopus
some juruenses, planiceps, tsn's
and finally a bunch of rays (I like motoros and pokadots)
There are so many possibilities though. Good luck with everything.
if your going wild hows about them fresh water dolphins that live in the amazon. that would be the kittys tittys.
i've always thought of fish tanks like they are a tiny chunk out of nature..... i would go scoba dive SA, take as many under water pics and start from there. having a tank THAT big would sadden me to see it be a big cement cage with too many fish in it. go visit/talk to your local aquarium they have some beautiful displays, ask for tips on how they started their displays.
Fish are only part of a beautiful display of nature
Fish are only part of a beautiful display of nature
dacox;554442; said:
I've been trying to find them for the past three years (adults that is). I tried while working for Como Zoo setting up their South American tank. I even looked for them back while working for the Dallas World Aq. Now that I'm here, I STILL can't get them as adults.
Freshwater dolphins are a big NO. Dallas World's 200,000 gallon was actually designed for them, but political red tape stopped it. So far, any that have been brought into the US have died almost right away. I don't want that on my shoulders.
The tank will need some work to become "South American" in nature. The preliminary drawings have been completed. It's going to look BEAUTIFUL. It's going to have a realtivly fine light sand bottom, a few larger boulders, stumps and fallen tree trunks. I'm looking into good plants. Live isn't an option, but then again finding plants to fill a 14' deep water column ins't easy. I'm using a guy out in California that makes "zoo sized" decor. A lot of places use him for bull kelp when they need to fill a Pacific tank.
