sorry man that sucks bad. I lost my jar that way. Good idea with the taxadermie idea i hope you get it done for real good luck. Put him on a nice piece of bog wood with his mouth wide open like they do with large mouth bass would look sweat sorry again and good luck .
2-3 year old Silver Arowana died today
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sorry for the loss. and i have the same idea for when my longnose gar dies. im gonna get him mounted. again sorry for the loss.
Sorry to hear that man, Dragon Aquarium in Mississauga has a few around that size encase you decide to get a replacement.
I know you dont want to do anything yet, just thought I would give you the heads up.
I know you dont want to do anything yet, just thought I would give you the heads up.
thats soooo bad in so many levels
a 2-3 year old aro is too personable to lose just like that
i hope you recover from your loss
a 2-3 year old aro is too personable to lose just like that
i hope you recover from your loss
Thanks everyone. I appreciate it.
The same night a few hours later I discovered that my albino id shark in another tank had its eyes eaten out, then died the next day. Horrible fish day.
I gave a call around to 6 taxidermists in the area. Didn't hear what I wanted to hear. Some said that I had to do a replication instead of a skin mount, because its large scales would curl during the process and the colour would dull. But replication kind of defeats the purpose, since they destroy the original body in the molding process. I wouldn't want something that only looks like the fish. Then some others said that that's bs and other people are trying to jip my money, yet they've never heard of silver arowanas. Either way most of them range from $350-600, and have a backlog of 3-12 months...
So I guess I'll be leaving the little guy in the freezer for a while, he's already turning pinkish.
The same night a few hours later I discovered that my albino id shark in another tank had its eyes eaten out, then died the next day. Horrible fish day.
I gave a call around to 6 taxidermists in the area. Didn't hear what I wanted to hear. Some said that I had to do a replication instead of a skin mount, because its large scales would curl during the process and the colour would dull. But replication kind of defeats the purpose, since they destroy the original body in the molding process. I wouldn't want something that only looks like the fish. Then some others said that that's bs and other people are trying to jip my money, yet they've never heard of silver arowanas. Either way most of them range from $350-600, and have a backlog of 3-12 months...
So I guess I'll be leaving the little guy in the freezer for a while, he's already turning pinkish.
Sorry about your loss. He was fine looking. My Silver recently jumped out but I was there to save him.
we live, we learn.
ductape over clips, bolders over everything. or a pure crazy strap ftw.
im so sorry for ur loss bro, it hurts.
ductape over clips, bolders over everything. or a pure crazy strap ftw.
im so sorry for ur loss bro, it hurts.
