Quick shot of Afrowana. Roughly 18"-19" now. Slowly growing again.
My African Arowana
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Its been awhile! If you remember,when I got this afrowana, it was almost the size of my thumb. Here is some old pics til now. You can really see it has put on mass.
Lovely fish, looking thick and healthy. I would just like to ask why you keep temps at 30c? It seems a little high
Yeah most fish keepers would consider 30c (86F for our US friends) high, but it's pretty hard to avoid here in SEA, almost everyone's tanks are running at/near that temperature for at least half the year, whether they're indoor or outdoor; the other half of the year they're a 'cooler' 28-29c. Chillers are expensive and not too many people run their air cons 24/7.
Fans on water surfaces help but are not always practical, so I think most of us just accept it -- I guess many fish in the wild here who live in shallower/smaller waters annually face a similar situation.
It's very calm until I try to net it and it'll become a rocket laucher.
Last time, it almost hit my face, I did the matrix and dodged it and it landed on the ground... 
Temperature will be 28-30c like Islandguy11 has mentioned. It's just really warm here. I don't use a heater on any of my setups. Also, the higher temperature keeps the fish's metabolism higher and increases their appetite. Lower risk of infection/disease too. These fish aren't cold water fish, they should be fine in these temperature.
That's fair enough, chillers are damn expensive!
Most of the waters in Africa are not that hot, but I guess it's practical in your situation.It's very calm until I try to net it and it'll become a rocket laucher.
Temperature will be 28-30c like Islandguy11 has mentioned. It's just really warm here. I don't use a heater on any of my setups. Also, the higher temperature keeps the fish's metabolism higher and increases their appetite. Lower risk of infection/disease too. These fish aren't cold water fish, they should be fine in these temperature.
