African Arowana

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Carl D said:
Thats your fault for buying a fish and not knowing anything about it.

Carl.
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Well, not entirely not knowing anything about them. Just that I wanna hear more from those who are keeping them right now. I wanna have more on-hand information in keeping them alive.:thumbsup:
 
Koji said:
haha!! We dun get to get thgese african aros teasy here in singapore. They're seasonal thus they're like gems here. Well, read alot in the net but nothing compared to ppl who actually keeping them right? Thus asking ppl who are keeping them right now is far more effective than reading in the net imho.:grinyes:
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a combo of both is better.

sometime experience can lead you the wrong direction and base things of assumption rather than fact. then that passes on as misinformation down to the next hobbiest.

but then again not all net sources are reliable.
 
M|L said:
Koji, throw your oscars and jardini away and you're good.

Feed lots of fine live food... I heard live blackworms are good.
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Done that before you can say this. I actually moved the 2 of them into another tank all by themselves and added another 2 more african aros as well. So now I got a 4 piece african aro com tank with nothing but themselves in there. They seen to do well on the frozen bloodworms but I do relise that they dun like to take one whole chunk of the frozen bloodworms but they will just snap at those single pieces instead:D
 
DeLgAdO said:
a combo of both is better.

sometime experience can lead you the wrong direction and base things of assumption rather than fact. then that passes on as misinformation down to the next hobbiest.

but then again not all net sources are reliable.
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That's why I'm comparing notes. I'm sure african aros are more common over at your side rather than mine thus would definately love to hear how's the on-hand method.;)
 
brO kOji-San from AF... :eek:
well hello there brudah! is this true? the aro master is asking? hehehe... j/k
not that i can help u, but i wanna say good luck on rearing ur new african aro.
i saw ur pic on them! its nice :) have fun bro!
 
Oddball said:
Do a search on this site since there's a ton of info already on raising the young aro.

Basically, the only real success seems to be in providing a constant source of food until the aros reach about 8" and develop some fat storage to allow them to receive scheduled feedings like most other fish.
I raised the young in bare tanks with sponge filters. The sponge filters allow the fish to "graze" on previously missed food until the next feeding. Be sure to rinse of the sponges every other day to keep spoiled food off of them. Keep the water on the alkaline side and at 80 degrees. Also keep a good lid on their tank. They're jumpers from the get-go. They also need a cover to provide matching air and water temps while the young's air-breathing architecture is developing.
Feed them on a variety of small foods. Frozen bloodworms, daphnia, brine shrimp, crumble food, sinking food, flakes, and micro-pellets are all taken. Feed high protein foods since they have high metabolic rates (no cheap generic foods). Water changes of 30-50% need to be done every 2-3 days.
Af aros need to be housed either as 1 to a tank or 4 and up to a tank. With 2 or 3 you'll wind up with only one in short time as their aggression towards each other is high.
Note: my best success was in following the above and allowing my rearing tanks to go green with algae. These are a filter-feeding species, after all, and I think they benefitted from some algae consumption in their diets.
Good luck!!
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I concur. They are much hardier and not at all picky once they get some size to them. And, as Phil said, cover that tank tightly, as African arows spook easily and can fly out of tanks! I recently heard a racket downstairs and discovered that my 2-foot African arow had knocked the cover off its tank and was flopping around behind the tank. Needless to say, it was rather difficult to reach, but I managed to move a few things and get it put back into the tank. Whew!
 
HiGhTiMeZ said:
brO kOji-San from AF... :eek:
well hello there brudah! is this true? the aro master is asking? hehehe... j/k
not that i can help u, but i wanna say good luck on rearing ur new african aro.
i saw ur pic on them! its nice :) have fun bro!
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Just that I got bad exprience with african aros before. but this time seen pretty alright for they're very willing to accept bloodworms.

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