Arowana Dilemma

[flymike]

Hi Guys,

 

Im lucky enough to be getting a large 700l tank soon. I would love an arowana to put in there with a few other predotory type fish.

 

Im not all that keen on the shape of the silvers or blacks + the size that should reach.

 

I love the shape of the asian and jardini aro's,

but also know that if I get a jardini I will most likely end up with a one fish tank.

I canot afford to get a proper asian aro, but am wondering if anyone deals in lower grade fish?

I see they exist in the states for as low as $80us

 

May be a silly question, but are there cheep asian aro's in NZ?

 

Thanks for your time

Mike

 

 

[flymike]

Can anyone confirm recent pricing on an Asian Green?

 

Thanks

Mike

[Adrienne]

I'm guessing you aren't getting many replies because what shops get in in the way of Arowana is what the three main importers mostly bring in.  There are a couple of smaller importers here but cost sometimes relates to the quality of the fish and the number in each shipment as MPI fees are pretty high.

To get a high quality arrowana its probably going to come with CITES and microchip hence the high quality price tag.

[flymike]

Talked to the guys at aqua world today, basically said to get quarantine done cost efficiently would need like 5-10 fish, so not interested in getting one, unless I wanted to pay the big bucks.

 

Still have my hopes up though.