oh ya one more thing it can't see through a pillow case like it could in a bag, eg. blinders like on a horse, so it wont freak out and it will be less stressfull on the fish...
How to move your Arowana
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sbuse;3460922; said:have you ever put something in a pillow case? what happens? the pllow case holds it in place by its own weight, thus limiting its move ment like when you wrap somthing in a towel...it is not supost to hold waterit is to move it inside the case from a tank of water to a cooler of water from the origanal tank...have you ever seen how they move whales and large sea fishes/ mammals...craddles dont hold water eather...the laughing is on the other end, but not yours
If the fish has no water and can't breathe, do you think it's going to sit motionless in a wet cloth waiting for you to move it???
Common sense tells you to keep it in a bag of water so it stays as calm as possible.
Also, if you don't want to "spook" it, then why not use a dark bag?
But I don't expect you to understand this...
Another lesson here why you can't believe everything you read on the internet...
exoticfishguy;3460978; said:
so the pillow case will not have water inside it after it goes in the cooler? the point is that it is more mannageable in the pillow case even if it is squirming...but i don't expect an expert like your self to understand this...ya there is a lesson learned by reading your post...some people don't have the ability to accept good ideas that aren't there own concidering many people use this method(pillow case) and it has been stated in this post. now i am not claiming to be an expert, but i know this works and the bag can get punctired or burst no matter how many bags you use a pillow case can't...
peace you guys 
thanks for all your input - i will try to take pics of the move and a before and after shot to share how it went...
thanks for all your input - i will try to take pics of the move and a before and after shot to share how it went...
sbuse;3461007; said:
Use some common sense here...the point of moving a fish in a bag of water is to keep it from thrashing around and damaging itself.
If you use the thick, heavy bags that fish are shipped in, they aren't going to break when you move a 15 inch arowana...I've done this many times and the worst you get is a few small holes...again, you can triple bag if needed.
How is a wet sack going to help if the fish is squirming because of it?
Since it doesn't sound like you have any experience with this kind of fish, let me tell you, once it begins to squirm and thrash around, the scales come flying off and the fins tear really easily. The barbels come off easy too.
Ask anyone who knows and they are sure to agree.
Do you realize that the value of your fish plummets when these things happen? Of course you don't.
Some of this stuff never grows back like before.
Anyways, I hope this info is helpful to the original thread poster.
exoticfishguy;3461049; said:Use some common sense here...the point of moving a fish in a bag of water is to keep it from thrashing around and damaging itself.
If you use the thick, heavy bags that fish are shipped in, they aren't going to break when you move a 15 inch arowana...I've done this many times and the worst you get is a few small holes...again, you can triple bag if needed.
How is a wet sack going to help if the fish is squirming because of it?
Since it doesn't sound like you have any experience with this kind of fish, let me tell you, once it begins to squirm and thrash around, the scales come flying off and the fins tear really easily. The barbels come off easy too.
Ask anyone who knows and they are sure to agree.
Do you realize that the value of your fish plummets when these things happen? Of course you don't.
Some of this stuff never grows back like before.
Anyways, I hope this info is helpful to the original thread poster.
so i don't know about these fish
my aro has lost some scales on drift wood in the tank and they came back...barbles can grow back...and of course you are the expert in all that is aro..
right i have had 9 Asian aros in my comm and now sold them all apart from one so i have moved 8 aros in the space of 1 years so i think i know how to do it and what works and what doesn't 
what you need is the big plastic bags LFS call them Koi bags
when you have the bag get a metal coat hook take your coat off the coat hanger
make the coat hanger into a nice ring shape then place the bag in the middle of the coat hook and wrap the bag opening around the coat hook
this will give you a nice round loop at the entrances of the bag which will stop the bag closing in the water
turn all the tank lights on bright with the bag and coat hook in the tank the aro wont see the clear bag in the tank as well with the bright light then make the aro swim throw the loop into the bag as soon as the aro swims in the bag head 1st bring the loop to the front tank glass and turn off the tank lights
let the aro calm down a bit in the bag before you lift the bag and remove the coat hook
then comes the next stage the bag will have to much water to lift out of the tank so place a hose in the bag and drain some water make sure you keep a tight grip on the bag top
lift the bag out of the tank and add more water if needed job done
i have tyred many different methods and this is the best by far
and yes i am a expert at moving aros now
what you need is the big plastic bags LFS call them Koi bags
when you have the bag get a metal coat hook take your coat off the coat hanger
make the coat hanger into a nice ring shape then place the bag in the middle of the coat hook and wrap the bag opening around the coat hook
this will give you a nice round loop at the entrances of the bag which will stop the bag closing in the water
turn all the tank lights on bright with the bag and coat hook in the tank the aro wont see the clear bag in the tank as well with the bright light then make the aro swim throw the loop into the bag as soon as the aro swims in the bag head 1st bring the loop to the front tank glass and turn off the tank lights
let the aro calm down a bit in the bag before you lift the bag and remove the coat hook
then comes the next stage the bag will have to much water to lift out of the tank so place a hose in the bag and drain some water make sure you keep a tight grip on the bag top
lift the bag out of the tank and add more water if needed job done
i have tyred many different methods and this is the best by far
and yes i am a expert at moving aros now
It's better to know based on experience than to know by what you read on the internet..sbuse, are you listening...probably not!
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