evilknieval69 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Because they are either old ones which have already got drop-eye (may aswell put them with other fish then huh) or the people haven't researched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 ok well then the aro if i get it would b on it self except a pleco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 so with all the aros i have seen y have they been with oscars etc etc? Because the owners were dickheads? Seriously mate, you need to realise that putting an arowana in your tank is a bad idea - that is what pretty much everyone here has told you. I'm sure you are probably just a bit bored with the holidays and a broken arm, and like all of us want to own some cool fish - but you need to realise that some combinations just won't work. Why don't to wait until you have another tank and then get an arowana? That way it, the Oscars, and ultimately you will be much happier - its not much fun owning sick, stressed, and dead fish, and no-one will feel any sympathy for you if you ignore good advice and end up making a huge mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Put it by itself, without the pleco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 na i really wana get 1.. but cant get a new 6ft tank till next year so im wondering if a bbaby aro like 5cm would fit in it 4 a couple of mon ths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Oscarboy, what part of NO don't you understand? Get it through your head - NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 ok calm down but i thought that if it was that small and the only fish in a 325l tank proboley 315l with water not to the top. i thought it would b all right if it was by it self? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Yea what conch says :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 evil whats the chance of finding a small though? dose nz only import them or dose someone breed them? yea i have been looking at what size tank i will need when it reaches like 45cm etc etc... wait im going to tell u something real sad at this chinese food shop(take aways) they had a aro(easy 65-70cm) in a tank that was like 60 back not even 100cm long and around 50 high and the aro could only just turn around and swim like 1 length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Chances of finding one that is 5cm in NZ - probably nil. Smallest ive ever seen them would be pushing 15cm head to tail anyway. No one in NZ breeds them (as far as im aware) though i think a couple people on these forums have tried, or are wanting to try. they are all imported, but not all the time,and they wouldn't be brought in small as they would die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 that sucks grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. now i just need to find a 6ft tank that is cheap :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 why dont you wait and get the 6ft tank then get a big aro :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 dont want a big 1 lol but i ahve to cant get small 1s in nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 you wont get one at 5cm, the smallest ones i bought was about 7cm and they both still had there egg sack at that size they MUST be in a tank of there own NO tank mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 but is my tank still to small 4 that 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paekakboyz Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 bro you are gonna give the conch a hernia! all the advice so far has pointed to your current tank not being suited to an Aro - unfortunately you can't get little'uns in NZ so that isn't an option either. We've all seen fish that we've gone ga ga for but because we do care about fishy welfare we do (should) stop and think if we can really give X fish a good home. No one is getting down on you for wanting an Aro but they are clearly giving the message that you should wait till you've got that 6ft + tank. how about hitting up ya mates and family to help you get that 6footer for Xmas mate!! that might make your goal of owning an Aro seem a bit closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 lol i can get it once this stupid cast comes off i go work 4 a month then il have anof and i might get 1 b 4 xmas who no's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 So, even though everyone on the thread has said no, he is still going to do it. THATS why some people dont wanna help. EDIT: Yarimochi..... you were the one bagging 'emily' in the other thread saying 'oh its obvious this isn't going to happen, blah blah blah' Big negative of you isn't it? "Why do we even bother having FNZAS" when people just bag each other? Hey hey hey, I think everyones just getting a little bit hot under the collar. And I think evilknieval69 has a huge bee in his bonnet. And anyway, Im not being negative, just realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Hey hey hey, I think everyones just getting a little bit hot under the collar. And I think evilknieval69 has a huge bee in his bonnet. And anyway, Im not being negative, just realistic. Who has a bee under their bonnet? Not me :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 LMFAO I love the conch's post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I wonder what kind of tank youd need to fit your ego into. Seriously, this is a forum for everyone. If no one is willing to answer someones question becuase they could "just go on google" then why do we have fnzas?? Yes this is a forum for everyone, beginners included, but that doesnt mean they need to ask everything and expect to be spoon-fed information and have their hand held. There are websites like aquaria central that have species profiles with size, diet, water parameters etc, or the arowana forum on monsterfishkeepers.com that has profiles of all the different bonytongue species. Why do we have those? If oscarboy had have looked at such a site (or a book even!) and seen the max size of a silver arowana then it would have been obvious that the tank he's wanting to keep it in is far too small. Who knows, he may also have learned some other interesting, useful information along the way instead of relying on others to answer his every question. The reason we have FNZAS (and other discussion forums) is to share knowlege and discus fish. But how many times has there been discussions about curing whitespot or cycling a new tank? Basic topics like those (and will X fish be alright in Y tank) have been covered so many times that there is no need to go over it again and again. That is why the forums have a search function, otherwise we would sound like a stuck record repeating the same things over and over. I'm sorry if you feel threatened or upset by my suggesting people be responsible for their own learning [to a degree] instead of just 'asking the forum' everything, and that you have mistaken it for a big ego. When I started keeping fish we didn't have the internet and the only way to learn things was by reading books, or trial and error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I totally agree, however... "The forum search function has been disabled until I get things sorted. Apologies for the inconvenience. Cees " :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Yeah that sucks that you cant do a more specific forum search, however you can still use google to search FNZAS. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 And I think evilknieval69 has a huge bee in his bonnet. no evil wants a huge bee "UNDER" his bonnet, car bonnet that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Why do you so desperately want one? Whats so great about these fish? Everyones always going on about them.. I don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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