GhostShrimpMan;4659116; said:Great fish!
Red Devil;4659120; said:
Thanks to both of you!
I'll try to get some pics today. He's still fairly skittish.Just got back from the airport.....
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Thanks to both of you!
I'll try to get some pics today. He's still fairly skittish.
Awesome photo's. I really liked the one of your Cinnamon. Did he really crash through the glass lid of his tank? What caused him to do that? Did he get spooked from an outside source or was it something else? I thought these fellows were pretty mild mannered for the most part. Sorry for your loss.
Thanks, guys.
Yes, David, right through the lid. He was spooked, but I don't know by what. A reflection more than likely. He was a jumper though, having hit the lids 6 or 7 times in the last couple of months. They appear mild mannered but are not. They can have attitudes and can be rough on tank mates.
Yes, David, right through the lid. He was spooked, but I don't know by what. A reflection more than likely. He was a jumper though, having hit the lids 6 or 7 times in the last couple of months. They appear mild mannered but are not. They can have attitudes and can be rough on tank mates.
Chaitika;4678604; said:Thanks, guys.
Yes, David, right through the lid. He was spooked, but I don't know by what. A reflection more than likely. He was a jumper though, having hit the lids 6 or 7 times in the last couple of months. They appear mild mannered but are not. They can have attitudes and can be rough on tank mates.
Chaitika:
Is this type of action typical of Asian Arowana's? Easily spooked? I was curious as there is a Japanese restraunt called "The Lotus Garden" in Pinetop, Arizona (about 60 road miles from my house) which has a Silver Arowana and a huge Pacu in a tank of about 250-300 gallons in size. I just found it rather odd, that I've never heard or seen in the last 10 years of either fish trying to jump out of their tank. What amazes me is the tank is always having visitors from customers, and the restraunt is constantly busy. Just don't understand this too much, from what I have read and know about some fish behavior. Oh, well.
When they do jump, how high do they reach, or is this a variable or unknown fact? Do they do this in the wild, too? I'd like to see this awesome action in a huge 1/4 mile sized pond or lake about 20 ft. - 30 ft. deep.
Is there much information on their habitat, food, history, statistics, breeding etc. etc. on the internet? Do you know if there are any "in depth" literature books on Arowana's or Old World Fish available on the market or in libraries? I'd really enjoy reading up on them.
I know there's discussion and information in the Forums about them. I would really enjoy reading a good book on my down time throughout the week. Any help regarding this would be greatly appreciated, Gerry. I look forward to your words of wisdom. Thank you. ~David
David K. Bradley;4681752; said:
I think individual fish within the genus behave very differently. Some are very calm and some are rambunctious and some are somewhere in between.
My RTG is rambunctious but he has never attempted to jump out of his tank. He simply gets excited and bangs the lids occasionally, losing a scale or two in the process. The Chilli Red was bond and determined to get out of the tank, one way or another.
I have yet to come across any good english book on arowanas other than picture books. I haven't really looked hard though. There re a number of books produced in the far east in asian languages, but alas they are no good to me, lol.
One option for you would be to check out all the arowana videos on youtube. There are quite a few taken with wild south american aros.
