buzzy Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 hi does anyone have a BIG arowana?, im thinking of getting one and was wondering how hard they are to keep?whats the best food to give them? ive read that crickets are good for them but can you get them in n.z? any help would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 i would get a smaller one so u can get its feeding habits to be wat u want. ive heard that bigger ones can be very fussy about food. and make sure u have a big tank. if u wanna see some amazingly expencive ones have a look at www.dragonfish.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Had a friend that feed his big one baby mice "pinkys" and they loved it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Buzzy asked: ive read that crickets are good for them but can you get them in n.z? You must live on a different planet... there's countless millions of them But if you want to shell out the bucks... then try here.. http://www.ak.planet.gen.nz/~bio And if you want some inspiration... try here http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~arowana/egallery.htm Bill. Lots of links leading to useful things in the Technical Section under "Useful Links" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl :) Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 At the aquarium in napier we just fed their silver arowana strips of fillited fish and he seemes alright . The only thing yopu have to watch for is he's fast when he eats and his mouth is huge also are his teeth . If i got one i would get it when it's small so it would get used to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northland chic Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 We have a Silver Arowana that is about 55cm. We go it about 8 months ago now and it lives in a 7.6ft tank. It doesn't like all the tank mates its had, its killed 2 red tailed sharks and we've had to get rid of 2 pacu because it took a dislike to them. I would also reccommend getting a young one so you can train it what to eat. Our one can be quite fussy. We feed it on herrings (live and dead) he likes to chase the live ones round the tank and stalk them.At the moment it is being a pig and will eat about 3 a day if we let it. I also started breeding mice for it but if you want to feed it mice just buy the ocasional young one or wait for the cat to get one. It does like them but they're more like a treat and it'll only eat one every month or so. So breeding them you end up with heaps that it wont eat. Sometimes it won't eat for a month or so its nothing to get concerned about it'll eat again when it feels like it. At the moment it is really friendly and follows me round. If you would like photos just email me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Hi i used to feed mine uncooked prawns, and when i shifted him on, the guy who took him was feeding him cichlid pallets and he ate them ok. I hope you have a huge tank cause they get massive, my old silver aro has now been moved to Auckland zoo he is about two foot long and growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 how much is a aro normally in the shop, do they destroy the tank as its planted at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Depends on what sort you are after, i have seen silvers for $100-120 or then you can get exotic ones which are heaps. I never had any probs with my aro and plants, they pretty much keep to the top of the tank but i guess it depends on the aro. I can tell you that they can be very skiterish when young and do some real damage to themselves by hitting the top of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 My advice would be get a young one and feed it pellets/prepaired foods right from the start. Maybe give it feeders occasionally as a treat [i gave mine feeders twice in two years]. IMO that makes them less aggressive, I never had a problem with mine being kept with all sorts of other fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplez Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 there's a nice looking black awrowana on trademe at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 yeah i saw that, i heard that as the blacks get older they loose there black colouring and turn silver, but they dont have the pink and greens that some of the silvers have on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yea they do loose there colour, and i have seen them for sale a lot cheaper than what he is asking, that was a while ago though. Every silver aro that i have seen has got drop eye usually in one eye, so thats something to watch out for, i dont think that exotic ones are as prone to getting it, though they still can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gila_fish Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Hi! like others have said, i would recommend you get a small one. First, they are cheaper compared to fully grown ones and their eating habbits may vary. But this is entirely up to you. When you do get one you can feed it crickets, baby goldfish, uncooked prawns and several others. My opinion its always best to feed it live food. Another thing to note is when feed a fully grown arowana live baby goldfish you would want to chuck one at a time. If you chuck in about lets say 5 fish in the tank at once chances are there would be survivors that would swim near the bottom of the tank. Having such thing happened the fish would always look downwards to view its prey, and knowing that it is a top feeder it is not very good on its eyes. Continuous starring to the bottom may cause eye injury to the fish, as i said it happens over time. My mates fish needed eye surgery because one of the arowana's eye flipped over. well anyways hope this helps.. Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted February 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 the one im looking at getting is about between 15 - 20cm long, i saw the guy feeding it mealworms and it just about took it out of his hand before he even put it in the water!im hopefully gonna get it tomorrow so i post a pic if i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gila_fish Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Good luck mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted February 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 YAy, i got him today, is a bit shy but thats to be expected, swimming around tho. hes in with about 20 tetras so i wonder how long they'll last?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briank Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hi Buzzy, I have a 2ft Silver Arowana too. I hope you have a big tank for holding the fish you intend to buy coz they grow real big. Make sure you put your tank at a spot that does not have much ppl traffic infront of it, they spook very easily. And make sure you cover the tank with some thing solid coz they can jump. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted March 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 hi heres a pic of him/her, i have remodelled my tank since the photo in the members tank section http://www.tropicalfish.site5.com/tfc/a ... 7646&stc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl :) Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Looks awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 heres a couple of new pics of the arowana. hope you like them. http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage02.jpg http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage03.jpg http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage04.jpg http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage05.jpg the links might work but if you copy/paste into web broser address it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vjarn Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 try trademe.co.nz they selling some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalAddict Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 no .. don't try trademe ... well not until after monday when I get an arowana :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted March 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 hi dont worry, i already have one hes just on 1foot now,i think there so cool.much better than the discus i had in my tank.hes such a pig just eats and eats till his belly is so round.i love watching him chase the goldfish i put in there ahhaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalAddict Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 looks like I get a new addition on thursday http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auct ... d=23817245 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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