What type of arowana is this?

[islandguy11]

The OP , if really interested, would have approached the owner or staff of the restaurant

This is most sensible post in this thread.

That's assuming you guys know the character of OP, a pretty big assumption if you ask me. (and not the first fish keeper you'll run into who is shy in public/social conditions).

•if you asked why I wouldn’t ask the owner? Sorry i am supper shy and emotional person.

And yes that's one of the most popular arowana videos on YouTube (view-wise) -- very interesting but kind of a sad story imho, esp. with the ending. I actually felt it was also kind of sad the way he forced his hobby/addiction onto his family -- his wife was also clearly not happy about it all (some in the comments even suspected she might have killed his prized aro, though I personally doubt it). I also felt kind of sorry for his kids too, they didn't seem to be having what most of us would consider to be a well-rounded upbringing -- nearly everything they did was related to dad's hobby/addiction to aros -- kind of selfish on his part imho and I hope I never get that way with mine.

That said the video does do a great job of conveying how much people (esp. here in SEA) really, really get into these fish.

 

[Dloks]

It’s grandfathered in for all the cheese eaters. Leave the man alone. Snitchinitus is deadly and often fatal, the fish has been swimming a lot longer than some of these new members been alive. So before you Sargent Savages come in and have to act like the forums biggest know it all get your facts straight.

 

[jaws7777]

That's assuming you guys know the character of OP, a pretty big assumption if you ask me. (and not the first fish keeper you'll run into who is shy in public/social conditions).



And yes that's one of the most popular arowana videos on YouTube (view-wise) -- very interesting but kind of a sad story imho, esp. with the ending. I actually felt it was also kind of sad the way he forced his hobby/addiction onto his family -- his wife was also clearly not happy about it all (some in the comments even suspected she might have killed his prized aro, though I personally doubt it). I also felt kind of sorry for his kids too, they didn't seem to be having what most of us would consider to be a well-rounded upbringing -- nearly everything they did was related to dad's hobby/addiction to aros -- kind of selfish on his part imho and I hope I never get that way with mine.

That said the video does do a great job of conveying how much people (esp. here in SEA) really, really get into these fish.

You made the same assumptions in post 36 and in your interpretation of the vid.

Kids seem pretty fond of the fish to me.

It’s grandfathered in for all the cheese eaters. Leave the man alone. Snitchinitus is deadly and often fatal, the fish has been swimming a lot longer than some of these new members been alive. So before you Sargent Savages come in and have to act like the forums biggest know it all get your facts straight.

Cmon bro thats not even an aro, i eat there every tuesday its mutated giant danio lmao

 

[altums85]

OP shouldn't have said the location of the fish on a forum like this smh

 

[islandguy11]

It’s grandfathered in for all the cheese eaters. Leave the man alone. Snitchinitus is deadly and often fatal, the fish has been swimming a lot longer than some of these new members been alive. So before you Sargent Savages come in and have to act like the forums biggest know it all get your facts straight.

Well the only one here who (might) be guilty of Snitchinitus is the OP himself -- the rest of us are just replying to his queries and others' responses, that's a dynamic inherent to such forums.

And really, grandfather clause for Asian Arowana ownership in the US?? So as to elucidate the issue for the Sargent Savages on the forum it would be appreciated if the Defenders of the Downtrodden would help straighten out the facts by showing us any link proving this clause actually exists in the US laws as pertains to Asian Arowana (it does in Australia, but I've personally never heard of it being applicable or part of US regulations).

In fact as far as I can tell Arowana have been covered under the Endangered Species Act since 1975 or 1976, far longer than 15 years, so maybe it's not the 'know-it-alls' who need to get their facts straight, just saying.

eCFR :: 50 CFR 17.11 -- Endangered and threatened wildlife.

www.ecfr.gov

Even on good old Wikipedia one can find:
"International trade in these fishes is controlled under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), under which it was placed on Appendix I, the most restrictive category, in 1975.[20] S. formosus is one of only eight fish species listed on Appendix I."

Personally I also question whether or not this post should have even been made, but that's not within my discretion, I was initially just trying to be helpful by steering OP away from doing same (even if I was perhaps naive about his possible intentions, though to be fair the only one who really knows his intentions is the OP).

 

[Dloks]

Well the only one here who (might) be guilty of Snitchinitus is the OP himself -- the rest of us are just replying to his queries and others' responses, that's a dynamic inherent to such forums.

And really, grandfather clause for Asian Arowana ownership in the US?? So as to elucidate the issue for the Sargent Savages on the forum it would be appreciated if the Defenders of the Downtrodden would help straighten out the facts by showing us any link proving this clause actually exists in the US laws as pertains to Asian Arowana (it does in Australia, but I've personally never heard of it being applicable or part of US regulations).

In fact as far as I can tell Arowana have been covered under the Endangered Species Act since 1975 or 1976, far longer than 15 years, so maybe it's not the 'know-it-alls' who need to get their facts straight, just saying.

eCFR :: 50 CFR 17.11 -- Endangered and threatened wildlife.

www.ecfr.gov

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Even on good old Wikipedia one can find:
"International trade in these fishes is controlled under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), under which it was placed on Appendix I, the most restrictive category, in 1975.[20] S. formosus is one of only eight fish species listed on Appendix I."

Personally I also question whether or not this post should have even been made, but that's not within my discretion, I was initially just trying to be helpful by steering OP away from doing same (even if I was perhaps naive about his possible intentions, though to be fair the only one who really knows his intentions is the OP).

This particular arowana was born before 1975

 

[yodaLBC]

I don’t know what the fuss is about , I still see a Jar Lol !

 

[Polyaddict86]

This thread is gonna get someone in big ****,
Should have never said the location, its ok to ask what kind a arowana it is but dont mentioned where it is from. The more ppl view this thread the more attention its getting. SMH

 

[beau1990]

Valid point Kurt and we all know what happened to our one members wels

 

[jaws7777]

attention its getting. SMH

Oh they love that in here bro.