ludakris Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 hi guys just wondering how hard are arowanas to breed and wots involved thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Id hate to think whats involved! Probably a bloody huge tank to breed them in.. and even bigger one to raise them in... Its probably not hard in theory but logistically.. Maybe google it and see what comes up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 from what ive heard, you need a huge group of adults, and they only spawn annually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 A Big Pond for a start. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 A Big Pond for a start. Ron Don't you mean "A small lake" Ron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 haha, small lake is no exageration :lol: very hard to breed, not many people can get them to do it and not many people can afford the tank to house them :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Okay just to clear some stuff up here. I read an extensive article on a guy in asia who bred them. He is the only one I know of that has managed it. He didn't have a pond, just big tanks, like 6 ft x 2 x 2. And by the powers of the search function I've just found it! http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/want-a ... t3730.html (article at: http://www.geocities.com/asianarowana_2000/a1.htm) Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 can we get gold asians here? watching a male hold his fry would be sooooo stunning to watch, hed be able to fit a fair few in his mouth too :lol: i wonder if anyone in nz has ever managed to breed these beauties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 I have seen arowana eggs in a jar. Long story.... Eggs are a fair size too, the size of marbles. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 lol i was looking back for that article that luke showed the other night. i got distracted and didnt find it in the end... Good on ya luke Its a very good article Rogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 I believe the first person in the world to breed silvers was actually in nz.When i went to his store (just Fish) in taranaki sum where 8 years ago it was holding eggs.Dont know if he managd to raise them though? kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Asian arowanas are all captive breed as its illegal to catch them in the wild cuz they are an endangered species. they all come with an certificate and is microchipped. they are schooling fish in the wild and dont pair off, spawns like an egg scatter but rears them like a mouth Brooder. went over to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan for my Xmas brake and visit a arowana breeding farm while i was out there. they had an display tank full of their X breeding stock and one of them was an Golden Cross Back[thy breed over 20 kinds of arowana] at least 1.5M long and 30cm thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 wow wicked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 i saw a real stunner on an aro site once, cant remember what it was called but i think it had red scales with green fluro outlining. it was retailing for 30,000 US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Asian arowanas are all captive breed as its illegal to catch them in the wild cuz they are an endangered species. they all come with an certificate and is microchipped. they are schooling fish in the wild and dont pair off, spawns like an egg scatter but rears them like a mouth Brooder. went over to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan for my Xmas brake and visit a arowana breeding farm while i was out there. they had an display tank full of their X breeding stock and one of them was an Golden Cross Back[thy breed over 20 kinds of arowana] at least 1.5M long and 30cm thick. After reading all that I hope they don't sell cross breeds. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Just found this randomly it has some pretty expensive arow's on it... Link removed as it is beyond screen width Mod Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 After reading all that I hope they don't sell cross breeds. if ur referring to the golden cross back that i saw the name "cross back" is a type of arro not meaning its a cross breed [although i am sure it was a cross breeding process to get to that stage from the start]. the name cross back is givin because every scale has a dark shade border and when u look straight down the fish it looks something like this XXXXXX a row of crosses on its back. very 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 oops silly me, miss read :oops: Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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