who got the largest armatus payara in mfk

[JD7.62]

I really think my old guy will be 20" from 4" in less then a year of its purchase date of September 25th. Heck he only has around 5.5" to go and a little less then six months to get there!

 

[marmot]

20 in Rhaph? pics/vid or it doesn't exist. I asked around months ago and could not get a confirmation on any in the home aquarium reaching over a foot.

Well, for starters, here's the Toledo Zoo's 24" Rhaph:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1167490&postcount=7

Obviously that's not a HOME aquarium, but it may as well be. Still a captive specimen anyway you slice it.

The video I was thinking about is below, and I misremembered. It was a scomb (I said "Rhaph or scomb..."), and it looks to be only about 12 inches or so. Still a beastly scomb. We'll have to ask Fugu where this scomb stands today..
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1557506&postcount=1

 

[DB junkie]

Hard to get confirmation on size from the pics but Trevs a good source so I believe it. BUT was it wild caught at 2' is my question. Like I said when I asked around NO ONE had confirmation of them being kept in a home aquarium and reaching over a foot. I couldn't believe it....it's not like they're hard to keep (unlike Scombs)

I would also like to know where that footlong Scomb is............
Hopefully it's not in a freezer. I'de really like to see the footlong myth disproved. Unfortunatly neither one of mine wanted to.

 

[vamptrev]

I know that aros not going to work with armatus..how big is your tank?

450

trev, you need to get ahold of some large cichla!

I can't wait until I get can get another armatus.

ive been looking for some monsters

JD your growth rate dwarfs everyone elses.....

I have officially the slowest growing Armatus. At only 9 inches..... Been off live since 4. And is just fine with a variety of tank mates.....

I believe that R1 probobly has the biggest one unless anyonbe else aquired one and still has it from Gs first batch? If I'm not mistaken I think his is around the 24in mark.

20 in Rhaph? pics/vid or it doesn't exist. I asked around months ago and could not get a confirmation on any in the home aquarium reaching over a foot.

i think R1 sold his

Hard to get confirmation on size from the pics but Trevs a good source so I believe it. BUT was it wild caught at 2' is my question. Like I said when I asked around NO ONE had confirmation of them being kept in a home aquarium and reaching over a foot. I couldn't believe it....it's not like they're hard to keep (unlike Scombs)

I would also like to know where that footlong Scomb is............
Hopefully it's not in a freezer. I'de really like to see the footlong myth disproved. Unfortunatly neither one of mine wanted to.

i went to the toledo aquarium and the big rhaph was gone that my sister saw last year. not sure what happened but she said it deff wasnt the one she took the crappy pics of.

they had another but wasnt as big. its about 15 or 16 inches

check out this pic thread i posted a few weeks ago!!!! http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133507&highlight=toledo

 

[JD7.62]

I vote for a lock of this thread. You guys are making me miss my armatus too much!! Maybe I can get another next season!

For now I got something special in the works to go with my rays.

 

[vamptrev]

I vote for a lock of this thread. You guys are making me miss my armatus too much!! Maybe I can get another next season!

For now I got something special in the works to go with my rays.

oh no, u cant do that without giving us a hint...

 

[milokai]

post pictures of the big one!!!who ever got the 2ft armatus

 

[KRSwop1]

Well, for starters, here's the Toledo Zoo's 24"
The video I was thinking about is below, and I misremembered. It was a scomb (I said "Rhaph or scomb..."), and it looks to be only about 12 inches or so. Still a beastly scomb. We'll have to ask Fugu where this scomb stands today..
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1557506&postcount=1

The bigger payara in the video was an armatus. The scomb was the smaller one and it only looked to be about 7-8 inches or so.

Oh, and Randy bro, I cant say it enough. Raider is a beast now. Great job bro. Keep up the good work. I wanna see a 30"er in your tank

 

[milokai]

The bigger payara in the video was an armatus. The scomb was the smaller one and it only looked to be about 7-8 inches or so.

Oh, and Randy bro, I cant say it enough. Raider is a beast now. Great job bro. Keep up the good work. I wanna see a 30"er in your tank

what's up nick..you will bro,,,I'm power feeding raider with tons of feeder fed with vitamins and change water every 2days about 15%-25%. He will put a bigger jump in his size this year

 

[channarox]

wow.
all these armatuses are making me so envious.