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How do you manage to feed him 20-30 massivores a day??! That's insane! Good stuff! :thup:

I dunno, he doesn't seem to eat sinking foods. The food has to float for a while before he eats it at his own pace. If I fed him pure massivore then I'd have to stand there and hand feed him everything lol. Massivored prawns are easier haha, he just chows down, no questions asked.

I take it you mean 10cm lol - unless you're somehow keeping a great white in your backyard.. :slfg: :nilly:

Add more protein lol... C'mon.. Massivore.. Join the club.. :lol:

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That is sooo cool - plus it's a girl metal artist who's into transformers lol.. She must be the dream girl of every nerdy schoolboy in Thailand haha. :smln:

Just thinking of feeding here.. To ensure that all the fish get a good amount of food, you'll first have to overfeed the biggest fish before any trickles down to the little guys who will probably still end up underfed. The bioload of the overfed fish with rotting leftovers must be intense! I doubt if even Henward or David R's filtration systems could handle that kind of bioload.

That's a nice looking fish. Quite thick around the sides (horizontal, not vertical). What size is your tank? Looks like he will outgrow it soon - he will definitely be longer than the width of the tank in no time. What is the diet you provide?

I tried the sump, wouldn't run properly. Possibilities include: too much bio media for the water to flow properly/ the sump is on the same level as the canister/ the hoses are too long or too short. I tried changing what I could, but the only possibility left would be to put the canister on a lower level (impossible). So after an hour I gave up, put all the media in the net bags and shoved them under the tower compartment so they are always wet and have good water flow. In the near future I might add another 1.5-3kg of cerami-sub but I might do it the cheap loofa way too lol. See if my bioload requires more media or not..

An informative thread about arowana healing periods by Alvin Koh from AroFanatics.. Enjoy! Arowanas are by nature great leapers and often sustain injuries. Common injuries include: 1) Scraped skin (gill plates, head) 2) Dropped scales 3) Torn/broken finnages & tail 4) Broken barbels Healing times vary greatly according to age, seriousness of injury and also the health of the fish. Here are some of the complete recover times I noticed. Feel free to comment as these are observations and it may vary. 1) Scrapped skin - usually seen on the gill plates due to decorations within the tank like driftwood or powerheads. Very often a thin layer of skin is srapped off exposing a white undersurface. Healing time: aprx. 1 weeks - 1 month for various ages. (If the fish is of substaintial age and has coloration on it's gills, to retain it's coloration may take a lot longer, e.g. 2 months or more) 2) Dropped scales - caused by heavy impact knocks of its body against a surface, usually when the fish is in a state of panic. The fish may be reacting strongly to sudden changes of water parameters or surroundings and swims rapidly knocking on decorations or in more serious cases, it leaps out of the water surface and knocks itself on to the tank hood. This is usually accompanied by aftershock restlessness of the fish at the bottom of the tank. Healing times: Young fish (6-10 inches): aprx. 1.5 to 2 months. Mid-size (11-16 inches): aprx. 2-3 months. Mid to Adult (> 16 inches): aprx. 3-6 months. (These figures include regaining of coloration. For adult fishes, sometimes they never really get back the original density of color. In some cases, it may take more than a year) 3.1) Frayed finnages/tail - May be disease-induced (fin rot) or due to biting by tank mates. When the problem is tackled, the healing can be quite fast. Healing times: (If the fin rays are intact and only the thin membrane between the rays are torn. If the fin rays had eroded or are broken, refer to broken finnages below) Young fish: 3 days to 1 week Medium: 1 week-2 weeks Adult: 1 week to 3 weeks 3.2) Broken finnages/tail - Usually caused by more serious injuries like heavy knocks or bad fights. In extreme cases, the fish leaps out of the tank and lands on the floor and breaks its finnages while struggling. More common problem in asian golden varieties like crossback. Eroded fin rays may be caused by severe cases of fin rot. Healing times: Young fish: 0.5-2 months Mid-size fish: 1-3 months Adult fish: 1-6 months (depending on how much of the tail is broken/eroded off. the time range above represents the extremes, 10% to 90% of the tail lost) *For pectorial finnages (esp adults), if broken, the full recovery times are on the extreme end. Sometimes, they never grow back fully leaving one pectorial fin crooked and slightly shorter. 4) Broken barbels - Causes are quite similiar to both broken finnages and broken scales - caused by physical impact. It can be induced at the tip, mid or extreme cases, at the root/mouth tip. When it occurs at the root/mouth, it can sometimes lead to permanent loss of barbel(s). Healing times: Young fish: 1-3 months Mid-size fish: 1.5-2 months Adult fish: 2-3 months *Barbels may not grow perfectly straight and may cross over to the next barbel. It is recommended by some to make the tank significantly darker so that the arowana relies more heavily on it's barbels as sensors and thus possibly a straighter growth. i) Improving healing rates: The most important thing is preventing infection of the problem area or wound in bad cases. Although it is not very common for such to occur, keeping the water clean is important. High amounts of salt is not necessary. Use it moderately at the right dosages, e.g. 0.5%. I have heard this many times, but have yet to prove it. Some owners reported singnificantly improved healing speeds when the temperature of the water in the tank is increased (30 DegC). It may be due to an increased metabolism that the body of the fish repairs itself more quickly and also tends to eat more. - Alvin Koh Disclaimer: The above information is provided as a guideline and not medical instructions/truths. In doubt, always consult your local veterinarian for a proper diagnosis.

lol, I think I've got to slowly upgrade my BB to handle that kind of bioload in order to achieve such high growth rate. Recently added a total of 3 kg of cerami-sub into the sump, but I think I can fit another 1.5kg in lol! Question: my tower is filled with bio-balls and I noticed today during a wc that within the 15-20min that the pump was off, the some of the bio balls looked like they were starting to become dry.. Does this mean that the BB will die off?

lol! My fish might grow arms and legs haha! :love:

I've thought about it for about 10 minutes longer than I should have lol. Due to the cost, I was thinking of a jardini comm but they are too aggro - very few fish keepers in asia with huge tanks/ ponds will even bother attempting it. Many, many stories of non-stop battles and torn fins/ broken barbels, so that's another idea scrapped lol. I won't do a silver comm simply because I don't really like the shape and they get too big for a comm IMO. I believe they eat shrimps - thus the pinkish-red colouration. Will probably invest in some good lighting some time next year - need to do some research on what kind to get though. Can't wait for his colour to deepen even more, but I'll sacrifice colour for bulk haha.

Grooooooovyyyyy... I can just see those psychadelic fish rockin' out to some Hendrix... Somehow I doubt if the airstones will be pumping out oxygen though haha! :roll:

I've seen arapima in a pond before and even that looked too small for them - cannot imagine them in a tank which would fit inside a room. :facepalm:

Well, if it isn't real then someone must have mad photoshop skills lol.

Found these pics on another forum; apparently they are quite common in Japan - called JBL tanks. Theoretically, super heavy bioload but crazy water changes everyday. I think it's plain cruel.

Apparently this is a green arowana with a white base..?!

Well, the guy has a MOVIE ROOM so I guess he would be able to afford such a nice tank with all that equipment lol.. But it must be great to watch from his office desk - so tranquil. :cofn:

Oh, maybe I'll try that then, do a wc to replace the brine content..

Bonjourno

Aww man! Mine are still boring old brown haha. Maybe it's because they are eating more SW pupae than pellets lol. My mix consists of hikari floating sticks and cichlid gold with SW pupae. Breakfast of champions! :thup:

Now we know why Henward's recipe has paprika in it haha. Wonder how much paprika is actually needed to create an actual colour improvement? For all we know, it could theoretically work but practically it could be a different story.. :dunno: I don't make my own beefer, so doesn't really bother me haha, but I'll be using carrots as a source of moisture for my mealworms so they also get the added vitamin A.