albinomike Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 just got myself a big 60 cm jardini now in my 2meter 60 by 60 . He is very gold and good looking :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Congrats , Pics .. is he going to have tankmates ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albinomike Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 ill try 2morow with pics and no tank mates atm but thinking of it tho so sugestions welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 ill try 2morow with pics and no tank mates atm but thinking of it tho so sugestions welcome in a tank that size....large plec thats about it....may be a catfish.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 hahah , was a bit of a mission getting him to your house ae :roll: , but maybe pleco,some indo tats, oscars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 be care ful of tank mates at that size, its either they will tolerate tank mates or kill them, no middle ground with jardiniis. but yeah, awesome! love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 no tank mates atm but thinking of it tho so sugestions welcome Chances are thats all he's going to tolerate; nothing. How soon are you planning on upgrading the tank? 60cm fish in a 60cm wide tank = maxed out IMO.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albinomike Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 he has still got room 2 turn and happy in his new bigger tank. Hes alot happyer than yesterday but still not eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 hey mike i would say hes only 50cm max cause he was turning and had plent of room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 hey mike i would say hes only 50cm max cause he was turning and had plent of room The fish doesn't stay dead straight. It bends making it able to turn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 yeah i no, but when it was dead straight looking at us it had abit of room at the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 there are two trains of thought with arowanas in asia, very commonly, they will put the arowana by itself in a tank, with about 10 to 20% to spare of width in tank compared to its maximum body length, it just swims back and fourth. 2D really OR giving the arowana chance to be able to jet around in different angles, so at leats 50% more compared to its width. so it can shoot around, even hunt or at least pretend to. depends on you i have seen massive high grade expensive arowanas in tanks just same as its width almost, and they are healthy, big and nice colours.... quality of life..thats another thing. im sure a dog can survive, and be healthy being in a pen for its whole life but if you put a dog in a slightly bigger paddock or run, it will be happier right? so yeah, depends really i would say a 50cm aro in a 60 cm width.... sure thats fine, if you put it in a tank thats 80... would be much happier... just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Agree with the rest, probably best not to introduce any tank mates which swim in the middle/ top. Even at the bottom, it's a bit of a risk because apparently jardinis feed from all levels of the tank..? Something I've heard, but maybe someone can confirm this? Especially since the jardini's already in the tank, adding new tank mates would be intruding on HIS territory now, so they're going to suffer. Plecos should be OK, but mine gets its fins nipped by my green all the time. Would advise against an oscar, even though many people/ logic would say that it's possible. I got one recently and had to remove him after a few days - he was so badly beaten up. The aro basically forced him to stay in a corner of the tank and wouldn't let him come to the middle/ top. Now I've got an excuse for a second tank! :happy2: ..but yeah, jardinis are known to be cra-zyyyy, so just be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 with jardinii, from experience all other feedback i have found that one of the remote success is this 1) fish too fast 2) tank huge enough to escape from jar 3) LOTS OF FISH introd in one go. YOu require all of the above for the right recipe, unless youare lucky with a small jar to begin with but even then they MAY snap Plecos have been known to be destroyed by jars, but they stand a better chance providing they have hiding spots, during evenings they will come out when jar is sleeping i guess. i say just leave it by itself down side of jars i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albinomike Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 haha ive put in ten tetras and are all happy atm haha looks funny jar looks at them but wont eat them hes just starting to eat his shrimp again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 haha ive put in ten tetras and are all happy atm haha looks funny jar looks at them but wont eat them hes just starting to eat his shrimp again Maybe it's the theory that the other fish are too small to be worth chasing down for food.. Something about the calories consumed being worth the effort put in catching the food.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albinomike Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 yea thats wot ive been told if they are still alive by the weekend im gona buy 10 neons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 starve a fish long enough they will eat anything lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albinomike Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 haha yea i know hahaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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