RESCUED ARAPAIMA GIGAS

[TLkmDN]

dw guys this thread is NOT gona die...wen i return home to malaysia on the 21st of november i am going on another arapaima hunt! this time im going to get a pair of them.

 

[Grimpatches14]

that totally sweet man, im guessing that you live in this place permanantly that has the lake or no? and if so do you ever catch the fish that live in it and put them in your tanks? cause it sounds like there are a lot of nice fish in this lake.

 

[TLkmDN]

that totally sweet man, im guessing that you live in this place permanantly that has the lake or no? and if so do you ever catch the fish that live in it and put them in your tanks? cause it sounds like there are a lot of nice fish in this lake.

yehhh that is my permanent home in malaysia....i just study in perth but i do go home like 3-4 times a year so its all gooood. i go fishing in the pond for fun but i dont put the fish in my pond in fear of disease :s there r some amazing fish in there like paroon sharks, silver arowanas and various cichlids and flowerhorns!

 

[Ramesh]

Largest recorded close to 20 feet a long time ago.
They are rare over 15 feet now due to taking so many of the largest out of the gene pool, and the time it takes to grow that size (they get 8-10 feet quickly in a few years, then REALLY slow down).

The largest I've worked with was 14 feet and a touch over 400 lbs.

Hey there Zoodiver any pics of these 14ft pimas you've worked with as thats an almost unbelievable fish. I have seen pics of 3m fish but 14ft is amazing.
What size are these fish now?
Please post some pics as this would settle alot of doubts about the true size of this species.
As they say a picture tells a thousand words.

 

[GAR08]

wonder if I would buy an arapaima 6" and place it with a clown knife?

 

[BaTsBR]

wonder if I would buy an arapaima 6" and place it with a clown knife?

depends on the size of your tank and the clown knife.
but it's better not to risk putting them together.

 

[TLkmDN]

wonder if I would buy an arapaima 6" and place it with a clown knife?

shud be OK if the arapaima is bigger than the clownknife...but not so much bigger that it cud eat it.

 

[Mr.Kiet]

wow.. amazing read. from a rescued giga to the amazing lake and pond. thanks for the journal. please keep us updated. =]

 

[Tonster]

That Pond/Lake is huge, can you catch me an arowana and send it to New York??I wish.........

 

[Tonster]

This guy will have fun in that pond, and say good bye to the other fish.