(Lets hope more people respond than last week.
)The same things apply as the last weeks. Try to get pics of your OWN fish, video links, stories, personality, and the main thing INFO. because this isn't just a place where you can talk about your experience with others who own this species. You can also give newbie keepers of this fish some reliable info.
And now for the main part. The fish of the week is, the mejestic and elegant... * Silver arowana! [Air-o-wan-a]
Scientific name: Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Common name(s): Silver arowana, Snow arowana, Monkey fish, Platinum arowana, and South American dragon fish
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Genus: Osteoglossum
Family: Osteoglossidae
Size: 48" (121.9 cm) But there has been reports of this fish reaching 5' in the wild!
Care level: (one * being novice and ***** being expert) **** = experienced
Water chemistry: Tropical
Location: Amazon basin, Rupununi and Oyapock Rivers
Dietary needs: Carnivorous, feeds on foods such as ®Hakari Cichlid Gold pelets™, ®Hakari Arowana pelets™,store bought live crickets (but you should gut load them first), Freeze dried and frozen foods, and never feed Asian freeze dried shrimp. Try to get them on pelets when young.
Status: Currently not listed as an endangered species.
Description: I currently have no experince with this species. The silver arowana is one of the more hardier aros, ranging from A dull grey to a metalic silver to slight pink and red colors (depends on what you feed it.) The Silver arowana may be one of the more easier aros to care for, but its not easier to house, as for being one of the largest aros to get a hold of. This also is one of the most inexpensive species to come across. One problem with the Silver aro is that it gets a disorder called Down eye. There are a number of theories on why this species gets Down eye such as: 1. obesity and over feeding at a a young age 2. constantly looking down at the bottom of the tank 3. and a main factor is "genetics" (though most of these theories have been proven to be false.) Since captive breeding is much more simpler to accomplish than other species. Many breeders cause this species to inbreed most of the time, which causes genetic defects, generaly results to back hunches, over grown underbite, Down eye, lack of proper color, and etc. Since the silver aro gets to such magnificent size they are a perfect candidate for the most monsterus of monster tanks. The silver aro like all aros have the special ability to leap out of the water, to reach insects and small animals that hang on the trees of the Amazon. Some have reported of aros jumping to 10' in the air! This is why the native gave it the name "Monkey fish", but because of this excellent jumping ability, many keepers have a difficulty keeping these fishes in their aquariums. So a tight, well weighted down tank cover with no cracks or openings is an essential. The Silver aro (like most aros) dislikes conspecifics, though if you wish to keep them with each other, then most experienced arowana keepers recommended putting them together while their still juveniles.
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvV3...:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7RNWN&q=silver+arow
Thats all I know about this fish now its your turn to tell others.
)The same things apply as the last weeks. Try to get pics of your OWN fish, video links, stories, personality, and the main thing INFO. because this isn't just a place where you can talk about your experience with others who own this species. You can also give newbie keepers of this fish some reliable info.And now for the main part. The fish of the week is, the mejestic and elegant... * Silver arowana! [Air-o-wan-a]
Scientific name: Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Common name(s): Silver arowana, Snow arowana, Monkey fish, Platinum arowana, and South American dragon fish
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Genus: Osteoglossum
Family: Osteoglossidae
Size: 48" (121.9 cm) But there has been reports of this fish reaching 5' in the wild!
Care level: (one * being novice and ***** being expert) **** = experienced
Water chemistry: Tropical
Location: Amazon basin, Rupununi and Oyapock Rivers
Dietary needs: Carnivorous, feeds on foods such as ®Hakari Cichlid Gold pelets™, ®Hakari Arowana pelets™,store bought live crickets (but you should gut load them first), Freeze dried and frozen foods, and never feed Asian freeze dried shrimp. Try to get them on pelets when young.
Status: Currently not listed as an endangered species.
Description: I currently have no experince with this species. The silver arowana is one of the more hardier aros, ranging from A dull grey to a metalic silver to slight pink and red colors (depends on what you feed it.) The Silver arowana may be one of the more easier aros to care for, but its not easier to house, as for being one of the largest aros to get a hold of. This also is one of the most inexpensive species to come across. One problem with the Silver aro is that it gets a disorder called Down eye. There are a number of theories on why this species gets Down eye such as: 1. obesity and over feeding at a a young age 2. constantly looking down at the bottom of the tank 3. and a main factor is "genetics" (though most of these theories have been proven to be false.) Since captive breeding is much more simpler to accomplish than other species. Many breeders cause this species to inbreed most of the time, which causes genetic defects, generaly results to back hunches, over grown underbite, Down eye, lack of proper color, and etc. Since the silver aro gets to such magnificent size they are a perfect candidate for the most monsterus of monster tanks. The silver aro like all aros have the special ability to leap out of the water, to reach insects and small animals that hang on the trees of the Amazon. Some have reported of aros jumping to 10' in the air! This is why the native gave it the name "Monkey fish", but because of this excellent jumping ability, many keepers have a difficulty keeping these fishes in their aquariums. So a tight, well weighted down tank cover with no cracks or openings is an essential. The Silver aro (like most aros) dislikes conspecifics, though if you wish to keep them with each other, then most experienced arowana keepers recommended putting them together while their still juveniles.
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvV3...:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7RNWN&q=silver+arow
Thats all I know about this fish now its your turn to tell others.
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