Re: [GSAS-Member] Largest home aquarium (Susan Welenofsky)

["Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>]

I missed the original post, but thought I'd chime in to say I've seen
juvie Arapima for sale in the Seattle area several times in the last year
in the sub $200 range.  I'm not sure what the current legal status is, but
they definitely show up and aren't hard to find.

Cliff


> A couple of topics from MonsterFishkeepers about that tank.
>
> http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207955
> http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48640
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Monica H <ninita@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I have heard of  HUGE arowana aquarium near Edmonds.  I forget who I
>> heard
>> this from, but the way the described it was that it was like a swimming
>> pool, and had a net around it with birds that the arowanas fed on.  I
>> had no
>> idea arapaimas were protected.  I thought we saw them everywhere in the
>> Amazon, and believe we even ate them, but maybe my Portuguese was bad
>> and it
>> was a different species.
>>
>> > From: igotadose@hotmail.com
>> > To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
>> > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:49:59 +0000
>> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Largest home aquarium (Susan Welenofsky)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hate to be the negative one but,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 1) Arapaima are protected. How did this guy get his?
>> >
>> > 2) I've heard (not personally seen) of tanks of 10,000 or more even in
>> the Seattle area. I'll ask around - someone from the 60's/70's had it.
>> I've
>> also seen articles about 10k+ marine tanks in Germany that weren't
>> public
>> aquaria. SOmeone named Klaus something I think (again, hearsay about a
>> sealed basement filled with water - ouch!)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Still, gotta like a big cichlid tank, though I think he has too many
>> fish
>> for the size of tank (yes, really, 10,000 may not be enough for all the
>> ocellaris, oscars, pacus and stuff he had in it.)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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