WHY DONT ASIAN AROS DIE!!!!!!

[DeLgAdO]

I HAVE YET TO HEAR A STORY OR SEE ONE THAT HAS DIED FROM BAD WATER, JUMPING OUT, DEATH BY TANK MATES ETC ETC ETC!!!!!! :swear: :swear: :swear: :swear: :swear: :swear:


its not fair :(

[Mourinho18]

i say we go and straight up murder all the asian aro's we can delgado :D :swear:

[WyldFya]

In parts of asia it is a very bad omen to have an arowana die, so most would not want to go sharing it around with everyone. It would kind of be like accidently running over a black cat the belonged to the president. Not something to talk about around the bars... or is it???

[DeLgAdO]

i say we go and straight up murder all the asian aro's we can delgado :D :swear:

*cocks 45*

[justwatching]

u even look at a asian in the wrong way i will drownd u both

[Mourinho18]

u even look at a asian in the wrong way i will drownd u both


pish, me and delgado have backup

[DeLgAdO]

pish, me and delgado have backup

hehehehe :D




but seriously


how come there are no storys on mfk about the death of there precious asians?

[Mourinho18]

my pic didnt come through :cry:

[rook45]

del if you payed as much as some people do for their aro you'd make sure they didn't die and if it did sure as hell would let anybody know. then they'll just :ROFL: because you payed so much and it died.

[DeLgAdO]

del if you payed as much as some people do for their aro you'd make sure they didn't die and if it did sure as hell would let anybody know. then they'll just :ROFL: because you payed so much and it died.

i dont think anyone would laugh at the death of a beautiful fish :(

[f242]

check out the stories on arofanactics and then you will hear the stories !!

[redtailfool]

You just need to talk more to people who keep them. ;) Like silvers, #1 cause of death is by jumping...

[Kenta]

My old green, jumped tank early this year
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/streetcypher/green%20asian%20arowana/Jan306.jpg
Asian aros do die, and it sucks when they do

[Steve_89]

Probably because noobs dont buy asians....

And if my asian died I wouldnt really want to share it either :(

[DeLgAdO]

My old green, jumped tank early this year
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/streetcypher/green%20asian%20arowana/Jan306.jpg
Asian aros do die, and it sucks when they do
:( :( :(

[kriztu]

coz asian aros live forevahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kriztu]

oh man, i just saw that dead green pic. youre getting me depressed

[dimfer]

because asian arowanas are tough mfking fish :woot:

[redtailfool]

My old green, jumped tank early this year
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/streetcypher/green%20asian%20arowana/Jan306.jpg
Asian aros do die, and it sucks when they do


There you go Del... told you they die. But agreed with the other guys.. Asian aros are tough sob's Theyre not noob fish just bec noobs wont spend that much on fish. Its just sucks theyre illegal here in the us .

[Vince]

I once spoke to a fellow hobbyist that saved three years of his paycheck so he can purchase his very first red tail gold. When he finally bought one, he was so happy. One day he changed his water, and his fish died the next day. I wouldn't be going around telling people how I saved my hard earned money for three years, just to say that my fish died because of a water change. Not only does that make me sad, it is very embarrasing, especially to people that knows nothing about fish. Some of them would actually laugh at you for "wasting" so much cash. I've lost three asian aros since I started keeping fish (about 35 years), so I just don't keep them, and if I do get a hold of some, I would just have to "give" them away for a price :) :naughty:

[softturtle]

Its also a numbers game. There are probally way more silvers in captivity then asians (maybe not over in the east, but definatly in america). So, you are going to here about silvers more often than asians.

[BlueNote]

Well judgeing by the fact a Silver cost you when young about $70-$100 and a Red Asain with Certificate of the same size runs you $4000, you'd think the keepers of these rare asains don't screw up and leave tanks open or improperly lidded tanks. And I am sure they keep the water A-plus.

Also the Arro in Asain culture is for Wealth and Prosperity, many asain business showcase Arro's for this reason.

Anyway in the last week here in my home town amazingly one fish store sold 1 Green Arro for $1800, it was 15 inch, he also sold one Red Finned Arro for $1500 and another for $1200, and today he sold a True Red Arro he just got in, was only 6 inch in size for $4000 to a veitnamese (sp) lady. All his Arro's come with certification aswell.

[BIGGIE525]

damn that much for a green aro, my freind is selling a green aro for 200. but yes i agree with alot of bro's here, having and aro die on you is painful enough, to dicuss about it hurts even more. mines died on me in 3 weeks... jumped out even when i had a lid. apparently it wasn't heavy enough. it didnt take me long to save up, but to find one takes forever......... :swear:

[redtailfool]

The way i see it, keeping fish is never an investment. Its a rare thing when i actually
make money off the fish im getting rid of. But , if i factor in how many years ive enjoyed that particular fish and looking at a monster that was once a fry , an asian aro is worth it. Ive killed my shared too but its part of the game. When i buy i fish i consider it dead, just a matter of when it will die :screwy: . Like i said, its not an investment for me.

[Mourinho18]

The way i see it, keeping fish is never an investment. Its a rare thing when i actually
make money off the fish im getting rid of. But , if i factor in how many years ive enjoyed that particular fish and looking at a monster that was once a fry , an asian aro is worth it. Ive killed my shared too but its part of the game. When i buy i fish i consider it dead, just a matter of when it will die :screwy: . Like i said, its not an investment for me.


agree, it's definitely not a matter of investment for me. I thought when I first started that it would be possible, but it's really not. When I sell a fish, I'm happy to break even

[redtailfool]

were not in it to win it.. LOL

Just happy to keep the nice fishies. :)

[Mourinho18]

were not in it to win it.. LOL

Just happy to keep the nice fishies. :)


:grinyes:

yep. I wanted to breed my caquetaia spectabile, but my dominate male had other ideas and started killing off all of the others I had with him.... :cry: :ROFL:

[mudskipper]

price. you pay a couple grand on a fish your gonna want to take a precation necisary to properly house your aro

[mudskipper]

i say we go and straight up murder all the asian aro's we can delgado :D :swear:
or say you killed em and give them to me :drool: :drool: :drool:!lol :ROFL:

[redtailfool]

:grinyes:

yep. I wanted to breed my caquetaia spectabile, but my dominate male had other ideas and started killing off all of the others I had with him.... :cry: :ROFL:


ugh.. sorry to hear man. Maybe you need to go back to convicts? :D j/k

[xrtg]

its sad to have one die on you. they're such awsome pets to keep.

[mon]

it all depends on how we care for them...

[Opiate]

whats the average lifespan for all aro's including aussie aro's ?

[Kenta]

whats the average lifespan for all aro's including aussie aro's ?
Asians probably have a lifespan of 20+ years at least. One guy featured in "Awakening of the dragon" has one thats 16 years old. Don't know about the other species though

[Arofanatic]

Here is another death

[redtailfool]

Painful to look at ...

[xrtg]

Darn....... :(

do you know the cause of death? illness?

[zennzzo]

Damm man!... :(

[sam_cj]

sorry for the lost bro. :(

[dapike1979]

u even look at a asian in the wrong way i will drownd u both

:ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL:

[dapike1979]

My old green, jumped tank early this year
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/streetcypher/green%20asian%20arowana/Jan306.jpg
Asian aros do die, and it sucks when they do
Yep cha ching!! :thumbsup:

[rocker85675]

hehehehe :D




but seriously


how come there are no storys on mfk about the death of there precious asians? are you kidding? youtube is FULL of vids of arro's jumping out of the tank, man, those things CAN JUMP!:ROFL:

[famous323]

sucks man

[manbai]

somehow agreed wif rook45...imagine? bought the asian aro darn expensive, u kinda consider invest lots of money in there...would u tk simpy2 in caring the aro? n another thingy is...aro's is a hardy fish i can say dat!!it lives up to 30years++
bout dominating n stuff....its the nature correct?
posting or not...its personal/individu reason...

[Miguel]

This thread is old as old can be....



Asian's also die. Asian's also jump ( I lost 2 that way ).

[eternity302]

Well judgeing by the fact a Silver cost you when young about $70-$100 and a Red Asain with Certificate of the same size runs you $4000, you'd think the keepers of these rare asains don't screw up and leave tanks open or improperly lidded tanks. And I am sure they keep the water A-plus.

Also the Arro in Asain culture is for Wealth and Prosperity, many asain business showcase Arro's for this reason.

Anyway in the last week here in my home town amazingly one fish store sold 1 Green Arro for $1800, it was 15 inch, he also sold one Red Finned Arro for $1500 and another for $1200, and today he sold a True Red Arro he just got in, was only 6 inch in size for $4000 to a veitnamese (sp) lady. All his Arro's come with certification aswell.

I can't agree with you more! Over here, since we both live in canada, not only we pay for the crazi price on the fish! we pay some of the highest tax rate in the world! So for a cheap, ugly looking asian that might cost me $2500, i also have to add a 12% tax rate, making it almost $3000

[ausarow]

well my answer is much the same, if you spend so much money on a fish you better be prepared to try keep the thing alive. i was even going to stop drinking on weekends just in case my drinking was going to lead to me not being there when i should be...and ive been looking after fish for ten years..and drinking as long.
my first ever word was shishy. isnt that why we are here?
i knew i was taking on something that needed me to be concerned.
now that ive been a keeper, its like riding a bike. if you dont know where your going but you can still have a stack.

its not often someone that does not know how to keep fish alive will just buy an arow, sometimes its just because they can afford one. ussually you work your way up from goldfish and other things and then after a while you find out about arowana and you take that on knowing too well if you kill one, your next one probably aint coming as a birthday present.

then there is the shame.. i spent x amount on this fish..and someone asks you how your extremely expensive fish is right now? it died???.
this is something that can scar you for a long time, knowing that you were god.
the thing with fish is, unless you get them in poor shape, like my old man says.. it didnt break, you broke it. ive always had a hard time admitting he is right.

[ausarow]

talk about jumping, i put bird netting over my fish. drilled holes every foot around the tank.. and still i was left thinking it wasnt secure enough. i spent more worrying time looking on the floor every moring than it wouldve taken to drill holes every 10cm. these days i feel easier about it but one day i might punch myself in the head for not putting padlocks every inch.

[famous323]

This thread is old as old can be....



Asian's also die. Asian's also jump ( I lost 2 that way ).

true i didn't noice this was an old thread:nilly:

[How About That]

Well, while we're on this subject. My friend's RTG just had a close call with high nitrate. Developed popeye, losing slimecoat, and a little bit of finrot. But a 50% water change and some meds later, thing was back and eating after 3 days.

Crazy hardy.