Flash my Super Red Arowana

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Wonderful scaping and great aro. I'm debating over whether I want an Inscriptus or Sceleroplages one day. Gosh
 
A wow tank. Eye candy. Same goes for the aro. Thank you so much for sharing.

And a great thank you to the guys for all the teaching.
 
narayanang76 said:
Surprisingly, we call our Gold Arowana too, Flash.

This is him. Another Flash in this thread.

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Your Flash is stunning!
Hendre said:
Wonderful scaping and great aro. I'm debating over whether I want an Inscriptus or Sceleroplages one day. Gosh
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Thanks Hendre... I think that Inscriptus is absolutely stunning... it looks like it is covered in lace.
Not easy to get in SA though... I did try but maybe as time goes on it will become more readily available
 
That's interesting. Hopefully when I get to the stage where I could house these fish they would be available. If not I'll settle for a gold crossback
 
MariaS said:
Thank you very much for your kind words....
Unfortunately in South Africa it is not so easy or cheap to purchase a red...
It took me way over a year and I still could not get anyone to bring one in for me
My son has a Red tail gold and one day after much battling i emailed the people on his certificate and that is how I eventually managed to get my red....

I am happy with her colour so far as she is very young and if she doesnt attain the redness everyone dreams of its ok.....
What do you mean by the right lighting environment without tanning? Any help or advice in this regard would be appreciated...
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Assuming the red Aro has good genes, sunlight is the sure fire way to bring out its absolute full potential in terms of color. We have tried everything inc. the latest LED lighting designed for Aros, nothing will give you the results like sunlight. Even if one short end of the tank is exposed to a couple of hours of sunlight will do. Using artificial lighting to tan red Aros yield results but stress the fish and is only temporary. As soon as you stop tanning, it fades. Natural sunlight gives a much more lasting result.

I can understand that those that do not have this option of have to resort to using artificial lighting. We have had people who have great result tanning 24hrs with using Arcadia lighting but as soon as it stops, the color fades. Then there is the problems with that method of tanning ie. slanting posture while swimming, cloudy eyes, lost of appetite etc.

Not all red Aros will end up being blood red in color. Some red Aros only exhibit yellow, light orange color but all will benefit to some degree using sunlight.
 
MariaS said:
Hi Everyone

Have been on the Forum for some time but... done more reading than posting....
The amount of available knowledge is just amazing..

I thought I would now share my baby with everyone and would love to know what you think

Asian Arowanas although legal are not freely available in SA.
Banjars we see every now and then and Red Tail Golds are easier to source but not Super Reds etc so..... it took a long time to manage to get someone to source and bring one in for me but finaly at the end of June last year I received a call saying my arowana would arrive in the next weeks shipment....

I never thought it would but to my surprise... it did....
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Here are some pictures a few days after 'she' arrived..... Already the boss in the tank.

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nice red aro
 
Chaos32 said:
Assuming the red Aro has good genes, sunlight is the sure fire way to bring out its absolute full potential in terms of color. We have tried everything inc. the latest LED lighting designed for Aros, nothing will give you the results like sunlight. Even if one short end of the tank is exposed to a couple of hours of sunlight will do. Using artificial lighting to tan red Aros yield results but stress the fish and is only temporary. As soon as you stop tanning, it fades. Natural sunlight gives a much more lasting result.

I can understand that those that do not have this option of have to resort to using artificial lighting. We have had people who have great result tanning 24hrs with using Arcadia lighting but as soon as it stops, the color fades. Then there is the problems with that method of tanning ie. slanting posture while swimming, cloudy eyes, lost of appetite etc.

Not all red Aros will end up being blood red in color. Some red Aros only exhibit yellow, light orange color but all will benefit to some degree using sunlight.
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Thank you very much for the info and explanation regarding tanning

About 2 months ago I got a NAN tanning light and tried it but after 3 days she stopped eating or ate very little, meantime something went wrong with the light and it stopped working and the next day Flash was eating normal again so there I was already put off by the idea of tanning.

I am planning on upgrading my tank to a 3.5m and then i will put it next to a window for sunlight.
She has naturaly a nice rich dark pink colour.
I understand not all go blood red but as long as she looks 'nice' and is healthy that is my main concern. The blood red... well its what we all hope for i suppose... but not the most important...
Her cheeky character is certainly comimg out without any special encouragement!!
 
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