Editing Arapaima (section)

=== Aquaculture ===
In 2013, [[Whole Foods Market|Whole Foods]] began selling [[Aquaculture|farm-raised]] arapaima in the United States as a cheaper alternative to [[halibut]] or [[Patagonian toothfish|Chilean sea bass]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Saving an Endangered Fish by Eating More of It - BusinessWeek Education Resource Center|url = http://resourcecenter.businessweek.com/reviews/saving-an-endangered-fish-by-eating-more-of-it1|website = resourcecenter.businessweek.com|access-date = 2015-08-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170106010445/https://resourcecenter.businessweek.com/reviews/saving-an-endangered-fish-by-eating-more-of-it1|archive-date = 2017-01-06|url-status = dead}}</ref>

In Thailand, the only legal breeding farm is located in Tambon Phrong Maduea, [[Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Pathom]], [[Nakhon Pathom Province]]. This has been approved by both the Department of Fisheries and [[CITES]] since early 2018, and has been exporting them worldwide as an aquarium fish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.technologychaoban.com/pet/article_54255|title=ศิริวรรณ อะราไพม่า ฟาร์มนครปฐม เพาะเลี้ยงปลาช่อนอะเมซอนส่งขายทั่วโลก ได้เพียงที่เดียวในประเทศ|language=th|date=2018-04-07|first=ธาวิดา|last= ศิริสัมพันธ์|work=Technology Chaoban Magazine}}</ref>