Disappointment of the year

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kev82

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I had been waiting a few months for an arowana to arrive at a LFS.. Arowana was the reason I bought a 150g, was supposed to be the centerpiece of the tank.

Here's what it looked like after 20-30minutes in the tank:
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****ing Clarias catfish was munching on the thing, and it was still trying to breathe when I took this pic.


I took almost 2 hours to acclimate the aro and then the ****ing catfish goes ahead and does this... God damnit I'm disappointed :(
 
wtf? how did the catfish get to him? send me your catfish, ill introduce him to the gulper :)
 
I dno, I had to attend to some **** after introducing the arowana. I guess it just sulked to the bottom of the tank after being introduced (like many fish initially do) and the catfish just jumped it...

I'm not 100% sure it was the catfish, but that's the creature that was sucking on its guts when I found the aro.

Also, the aro was maybe 1-2" shorter than the catfish (and thinner of course), I assumed there wouldn't be any trouble, the damn fish hasn't eaten any of the much smaller fish I've introduced with him there
 
kev82;1077034; said:
I dno, I had to attend to some **** after introducing the arowana. I guess it just sulked to the bottom of the tank after being introduced (like many fish initially do) and the catfish just jumped it...

I'm not 100% sure it was the catfish, but that's the creature that was sucking on its guts when I found the aro.

Also, the aro was maybe 1-2" shorter than the catfish (and thinner of course), I assumed there wouldn't be any trouble, the damn fish hasn't eaten any of the much smaller fish I've introduced with him there
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ahhhhh so we cant say for sure he was the culprit, could have died while you where gone and he jsut took the oportunity to eat.
 
DeLgAdO;1077040; said:
ahhhhh so we cant say for sure he was the culprit, could have died while you where gone and he jsut took the oportunity to eat.
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Nah, probably not dead already, because the aro was still "breathing" and moving when I took the pic (with the guts and one eye missing)
 
putting that baby with a Clarias is absolute lunacy...you should know better, I am sorry.

Start again, but take the clarias out.
 
I've added several much smaller fish in the tank with the clarias there and it's never been a problem, the claria has never shown any aggression, so I assumed things were ok.

Oh well, live and learn. I hope tomorrows aro will fare better.
 
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