Not solid wood

Usually all glass, use for crabs. Best form of enclosure.

Arapaima's are mine. Rest all can sell.

No worries bro, always glad to make a new friend.

Wah BenSow is back.. The guy who started it all disappeared to indulge in camera hobby has now returned?

I keep seeing this everywhere I go. At least 2-3 shops this week.

Hey man, how are the pacus doing? Yup, remember meeting you at the shop. I think you came with a friend right?

Anyway, building as in DIY or getting it built by someone?

I think fishes that can grow big would appreciate as much space as possible. Certainly it couldn't possibly hurt.

What sort of dimensions do you have in mind? Also, what sort of setup do you have planned?

So my RTCs swallowed all four Sterlets. Quite proud of them, feel like a father.

Oh I'm not bothered. The RTCs had not been taking too well to live food since they were raised on pellets and since the day they arrived at the shop, I've noticed they never grew as fast as most people said they would.

I'm actually very glad they've now sort of settled into the pond and have no problem eating 4" fishes. As for kesian, well you also feed your fishes live feeders so how is this any different?

Actually they were very very small when Pang got them and I've commented many times about their slow growth and relatively modest appetites during those months they were growing out the tank at the shop.

Seriously, I don't know. But I'm guessing the Arapaima isn't going to be kept all by itself right? Surely there will be tank mates so short answer is as big as you can afford.

What did you have in mind? Both setup and budget wise.


Fins n' Greens ada lah these tanks, plus can choose to have add on sump filtration that sits nicely at the edge.

Yeah, that's what I meant by sump, since the filtration system has several compartments and pretty much does everything a sump does except its placed above the tank. Other than that, same thing I guess.

Price? Depends on size lah bro, got numerous sizes for tank and the filter compartments as well. Plus, if you want the media, etc included then I'm sure can get an all-in-price. But they're not expensive given their size but just don't look good (not the nicest looking things around).

Call Pang lah for quotes dude, I don't work there so I wouldn't know LOL

Doesn't mean it hasn't been along for a couple million years LOL

Anyone know where I can get big sized feeders? Ideally something along the lines of the cheap local Koi around 3" in size. Got some from FnG on Monday but limited stock.

Actually, what feeder fishes would be best? Criteria would be the size and price so long as max RM2 each since I need about 50 daily.

Nice.. Share some pics lah bro..

I think he means the reddish colour that develops at the tail as the fish gets bigger.

Wouldn't mind some more Arapaimas.. But ask ggMing what their food bills are LOL

All the primitive fish owners went extinct before their fishes did issit? So quiet lately?

My Gars won't eat anything that's dead. Well, the two Gars I raised since they were babies only take live fishes. I have another two which were given by owners who couldn't house them anymore - these two eat dead fishes. Currently all housed in a grow out pond with an Arapaima (used to be two, one died a couple weeks ago) along with three RTC who eat monster sinking pellets.

Have another two juvenile Arapaimas in a grow out tank before moving to the grow out pond mentioned above. Their final home yet to be decided since they're still babies.

They feed on 3-4" comets or similarly sized lampam depending on what's available. About 200 minimum feeders weekly. Anyway, this Gar was given up by its owner less than a week ago so I took him in. Sorry, I just use my mobile for photos.

yeob - no offence but you're way overstocked even if you added another three 4ft tanks.

Just for reference, I have four Gars, two Arapaima Gigas and two Red Tail Catfish. Their temporary home is 22'x15'x3' and this is what they eat every couple of weeks (ignore the 40 tag in the bag, they are packed 100 to a bag, the tag was leftover from old bags - takes over an hour to bag the feeder fishes):

If you're going away for only 4 days, just put in two days worth of feeders - as in how many you feed a day and double that figure. The fish can and will survive don't worry. Supposedly, juvenile gars need access to food all the time for the first 12" of growth in order to avoid them being stunted meaning they should be able to eat whenever they want and not rely on being fed. However this is a point of much discussion on MFK (MonsterFishKeepers) forum and personally, I've always made sure there is at least a couple of extra feeders around for them. But then I used to do many water changes because feeder fishes usually carry various diseases and if you do tend to overfeed, don't be surprised by the amount of waste your gar can generate.

OT - Interesting fact I came across on MFK, apparently the size of the enclosure for juvenile gars should be no more than 5x the length of the fish because it can lead to them crashing into the aquarium panels and that is what causes their spine to snap.

I think your best option in the long run is definitely a pond or if you can afford it, a monster aquaria exhibit or display like the ones you see on MFK. However, those cost a bomb but to each his own. My fishes usually arrive at the LFS and spend sometimes up to a week in a fibre tank and when its time to restock, they are re-bagged and brought home.

As for how they are fed, the feeders are released into 'the arena' in batches of 30-40 daily. Sometimes they'll go through the feeders instantly but sometimes there are leftovers who perhaps are simply too fast or the fish have had enough.

Thanks, but I'm really still new at this and pretty much rely on MFK for information.

Sorry bro, my fishes are housed in ponds - the one mentioned above is a concrete pond. Although I'd love a massive tank, the only way to properly keep monster fishes are in ponds. You'll notice they grow a lot faster especially in the case of this particular pond of mine which is cycled with fresh, clear and clean river water 24/7 basically creating as close to a natural environment as possible.