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Arapaima
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Name: Arapaima (pirarucu)
Species: Arapaima gigas
Thai name: Pla tjon Amazon
Max length in excess: 5m
Max weight: 400kg
IGFA record: 83kg
Stocked to: 180kg (400lbs)
Diet: Fish, animals and birds. |
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Alligator gar
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Name: Alligator gar
Species: Atractosteus spatula
Thai name: Pla jonakay
Max length: 4m
Max weight: 150kg
IGFA record: 126.55kg
Stocked to: 20kg (42lbs)
Diet: Fish, waterfowl, squid, frogs. |
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Arawana
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Name: Arawana
Species: Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Thai name: Pla tapat
Max weight: 8kg.
IGFA record: 4.89kg (10lbs 12oz)
Stocked to: 4kg (9lbs)
Diet: Fish, shrimp, prawns, frogs and insects. |
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Asian red tailed catfish
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Name: Asian red tailed catfish
Species: Hemibagrus wyckiodes
Thai name: Pla kot dang
Max length: 2m
Max weight: 80kg
IGFA record: Vacant
Stocked to: 40kg (85lbs)
Diet: Fish, frogs, shrimp, squid, Scavenger almost any food Item.
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Barramundi
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Name: Barramundi (snook, giant perch, white sea bass)
Species: Lates calcarifer
Thai name: Pla kapong kao
Max length: 1.2m
Max weight: 45kg (90lb)
IGFA record: 37.85kg (83lbs)
Stocked to: 19kg (40lbs)
Diet: Fish, frogs, waterfowl, shrimp, crustaceans and squid.
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Big head carp
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Name: Big head carp
Species: Aristichthys nobilis
Thai name: Pla tjin
Max length: 1.5m
Max weight: 45kg (100lb)
IGFA record: 28.9kg (63lbs)
Stocked to: 18kg (40lbs)
Diet: Water plants, banana, vegetables, insects, shrimp, maize and boilies.
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Black pacu
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Name: Black pacu
Species: Piaractus brachypomus
Thai name: Pla jermet dam
Max length in excess: 1.5m
Max weight: 40kg
IGFA record: 19.95kg (42lbs)
Stocked to: 26kg (55lbs)
Diet: Fruit, nuts, insects, shrimp, maize, bread, fruit boilie and pop-ups, occasionally fish.
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Black shark
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Name: Black shark (black labeo, black river carp)
Species: Labeo chrysophekadion
Thai name: Pla ka
Max length: 1m
Max weight: 12kg (25lb)
IGFA record: Vacant
Stocked to: 5kg (11lbs)
Diet: Water plants, banana, vegetables, insects, shrimp, maize and boilies.
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Chao Phraya catfish
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Name: Chao Phraya catfish
Species: Pangasius sanitwongsei
Thai name: Pla tepa
Max length in excess: 3m
Max weight: 200kg
IGFA record: 41kg, caught here at Gillhams Fishing Resort.
Stocked to: 50kg (110lbs)
Diet: Fish, animals and birds.
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Common carp
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Name: Common carp
Species: Cyprinus carpio
Thai name: Pla nai
Max length: 1.5m
Max weight: 40kg (90lb)
IGFA record: 34.35kg (75 lb11oz)
Stocked to: 14kg (30lbs)
Diet: Shrimp, maize, worms, and boilies. Sometimes fry feeders.
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Giant featherback
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Name: Giant featherback (black featherback)
Species: Chitala lopis
Thai name: Pla satu
Max length: 1.5m
Max weight: 25kg
IGFA record: 9.8kg (13lb 6oz)
Stocked to: 15kg (32lbs)
Diet: Small fish, shrimp, prawn, frogs, worms, crustaceans, and insects.
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Giant freshwater stingray
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Name: Giant freshwater stingray
Species: Himantura chaophraya
Thai name: Pla kabeng nam djut
Max length: 3m
Max wing span. 2.5m
Max weight: 600kg
IGFA record: Vacant
Stocked to: 80kg (170lbs)
Diet: Fish, shrimp, prawns, crustaceans, squid.
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Giant gourami
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Name: Giant gourami (let)
Species: Osphronemus goramy
Thai name: Pla let
Max length: 1m
Max weight: 14kg (30lb)
IGFA record: 5.6kg (12lbs)
Stocked to: 12kg (25lbs)
Diet: Fruit, water plants, nuts, fruit, vegetables, insects, shrimp, maize and bread.
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Giant snakehead
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Name: Giant snakehead (shadow tomen)
Species: Channa micropeltes
Thai name: Pla shado
Max length: 1m
Max weight: 30kg (65lb)
IGFA record: 10kg (22lbs)
Stocked to: 8kg (17lbs)
Diet: Fish, mice and frogs.
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Java barb
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Name: Java barb (silver barb)
Species: Barbonymus gonionotus
Thai name: Pla tapien kao
Max length: 60cm
Max weight: 6kg (12lb)
IGFA record: 2.10kg (4lbs 10oz)
Stocked to: 2kg (4lbs)
Diet: Insects, shrimp, bread, maize, aquatic plants.
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Julian's golden prize carp
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Name: Julian's golden prize carp
Species: Probarbus Jullieni
Thai name: Pla yissok
Max length: 2m
Max weight: 70kg
IGFA record: vacant
Stocked to: 22kg (45lbs)
Diet: Aquatic plants, Insects, shellfish, prawns, maize, boilies, sticky rice.
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Mekong catfish
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Name: Mekong catfish
Species: Pangasianodon gigas
Thai name: Pla buk
Max length in excess: 3m
Max weight: 300kg
IGFA record: 84kg (185lbs 2oz), caught here at Gillhams Fishing Resort.
Stocked to: 120kg (260 lbs)
Diet: Plankton, plants, shrimp, sticky rice, boilies, cereal, maize and fish.
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Red tail Amazon catfish
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Name: Red tail Amazon catfish
Species: Phractocephalus hemiliopterus
Thai name: Pla Amazon dang
Max length: 2m
Max weight: 100kg
IGFA record: 51.5kg
Stocked to: 33kg (70lbs)
Diet: Fish, squid, shrimp, scavenger of almost any food item.
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Rohu
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Name: Rohu (yissok tet rahoo carp.)
Species: Labeo rohita
Thai name: Pla yissok tet
Max length: 1 m
Max weight: 40 kg
IGFA record: 12.50 kg
Stocked to: 13 kg (28 lbs)
Diet: Shrimp, plankton, plants, fruit, maize, boilies, sticky rice and cereal-based baits.
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Siamese carp
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Name: Siamese carp (giant barb, cahoor)
Species: Catlocarpio siamensis
Thai name: Pla cahoor
Max length in excess: 3m
Max weight: 300kg
IGFA record: 53kg
Stocked to: 70kg (150lbs)
Diet: Shrimp, plankton, plants, fruit, maize, and cereal-based baits.
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Spotted featherback
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Name: Spotted featherback
Species: Chitala ornata
Thai name: Pla klaey
Max length: 1m
Max weight: 12kg
IGFA record: 6kg
Stocked to: 7kg (15lbs)
Diet: Small fish, shrimp, worms, crustaceans, and insects.
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Spotted sorubim
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Name: Spotted sorubim
Species: Pseudoplatystoma coruscans
Thai name: Pla sira dang
Max length: 1.5m
Max weight: 70kg
IGFA record: 53.5kg
Stocked to: 25kg (50lbs)
Diet: Fish, squid, frogs, earthworms, crustaceans, shrimp.
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Striped snakehead
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Name: Striped snakehead (chevron snakehead.)
Species: Channa striata
Thai name: Pla tjon
Max length: 1m
Max weight: 5kg (10lb)
IGFA record: 3kg (6lbs)
Stocked to: 2.5kg (5lbs)
Diet: Fish, shrimp, insects, prawns and frogs.
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Tambaqui
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Name: Tambaqui
Species: Colossoma macropomum
Thai name: Pla jermet
Max length: 1.2m
Max weight: 40kg
IGFA record: 28.5kg (62lbs)
Stocked to: 18kg (40lbs)
Diet: Fruit, water plants, nuts, insects, shrimp, maize, bread and boilies.
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Tiger catfish
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Name: Tiger catfish
Species: Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Thai name: Pla sira
Max length: 1.5m
Max weight: 60kg
IGFA record: 13.5kg
Stocked to: 20kg (42lbs)
Diet: Fish, squid, frogs, earthworms, crustaceans, shrimp.
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Wallago attu
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Name: Wallago attu
Species: Wallago attu
Thai name: Pla krao
Max length: 2.5m
Max weight: 50kg
IGFA record: 18.6kg
Stocked to: 25kg (55lbs)
Diet: Fish, squid, animals, frogs, birds, shrimp, crustaceans, and molluscs.
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Wallago leeri
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Name: Wallago leeri
Species: Wallago leeri
Thai name: Pla ituk
Max length: 3m
Max weight: 100kg
IGFA record: vacant
Stocked to: 25kg (55lbs)
Diet: Fish, squid, animals, frogs, birds, shrimp, crustaceans, and molluscs. (and humans!)
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