New member, old Arowana keeper

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Oh yeah, to answer the other question, I've only had silvers. One could find the similar blacks back then but at 5 times the cost. Asians were a specialty I never investigated, lucky for my wallet.
 
Thank you, Bot, for moving this message from the arowana forum to the "introduce yourself" forum. I wouldn't have thought of a more effective way to arrest development of a thread.
 
welcome to MFK... i am glad you have joined and your interests are in arowana.. we love arows here on MFK... and sounds like you have learned alot about them through ownership... i lost one from jumping also.. horrible to find that big guy on the floor...keep warning people.....to weigh down the cover... View attachment 364019

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View attachment 364023 MFK again.....!!!! My current arow is going strong... 7 years old now.... anyway nice to meet you... if you have any questions let me know...
 
Seven years sounds wonderful! None of mine lasted much more than 1 year, and I blame the tank size (and top) in each case. I hope the collective wisdom around here will help this time around.

Quick question: Yesterday, my first day, I got up to "darter", now I'm back to the egg. Does the post count reset every day?
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longtemps;3111951; said:
Seven years sounds wonderful! None of mine lasted much more than 1 year, and I blame the tank size (and top) in each case. I hope the collective wisdom around here will help this time around.

Quick question: Yesterday, my first day, I got up to "darter", now I'm back to the egg. Does the post count reset every day?:WHOA:
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.... your thread was moved to introduction... where it should be... there are no posts counts here... or lounge or buy and sell.. everywhere else you will gain post counts.... thanks.. the most important thing is weighing down the top.... if he jumps around the most that usually happens..... is he bangs up his face... i call him pinky once in awhile.. but he is alive and well and 32 inches... and lives on to eat his shrimp and pellets and krill... so i preach now every chance i can.....a warning to all new arow owners...
 
longtemps;3110254;3110254 said:
I just registered at MFK and wanted to say a little about myself. As my interest, as far as monsters goes, is silver arowanas (though I do have a moray eel in a salt tank), I thought I'd post here.

In the mid 1980's I kept silver arowanas. As with most aquarist areas, the knowledge on how to keep these fish has changed a whole lot in the last 25 years. I have joined to get up to speed on the latest.

I had two or maybe three silver arowanas back then, one at a time. They all died long before their times, from traumas after either jumping out of the tank or "bashing their brains in". They were all about 24 inches in length at the time of their departures. All lived in a standard 55 gallon tank. At the time, they seemed to do fine, but I am sure the small volume contributed to their demise. Less water volume, more susceptibility to wide swings in water chemistry. Less space to move, more chance to run into something before calming down when spooked. One thing I am proud of from those days is that as soon as I could, I weaned them from the feeder goldfish and guppies they'd been given and onto a diet mostly of a homemade frozen cube, a combination of shrimp, fish and fish flakes all held together with gelatin.

After the last one died, my favorite, a fella with only one eye, I vowed not to keep another until I could have a large enough tank to keep it.

Fast forward to 2009. I'm still chronically cash poor, but something ignited the arowana fire in me again. I priced new tanks and started saving up. A couple of months ago, I purchased an 8 inch long SA at a negotiated discount due to his ragged but recovering finnage, courtesy a former SA tankmate. He has been living in a 38 gallon tank since then and is now about 12 inches long with finnage looking 99% perfect. His real home is being shipped and should be here next week. I don't want to start a discussion on minimum tank size right now, so I won't mention its volume. Suffice it for now for me to say that I discussed the new tank's placement with my landlord - I live in a 200 year old building - and he told me where the supporting foundation wall is. Don't be too impressed, remember the 200 yo part!

I will search these forums for useful information, but I do want to solicit members' ideas on one subject, not too endlessly discussed, I hope: The best way to capture and transport (across the room) a 12 inch SA? I've done it before with even larger ones, but that was back in the last century and my memory fails me.

Thanks.
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Hi!

I read your post and it reminded me of myself. As of yet I don't have an aro or tank but I am actively looking for both at the current time. Large set ups are expensive! So trying my hardest to find a good deal. I have always liked arowanas, had one when I as much younger but recently I got fueled to get one again! I'm looking to get a baby as I have a 20 gallon long now and can keep him there until it is time to move him.

Also my apartment is old as well. so can't go crazy with a tank so big I could swim in it! A neighbor told me that a 75 gallon would suffice, and although not sure the person I spoke to at a petshop said I should just get a 100 gallon!

Yes it it confusing! Good luck with your aro and nice to have found you on this board!

:)
 
I hear different opinions from different people on a minimum size for a silver arowana, I am sure a search of this forum will reveal many of those opinions. Way back when mine seemed to adapt fine to a 55 gallon, but I do think that limited size contributed to their early demise.

I think an issue with 55s and 75s is that they are only a foot front to back, the new one I am awaiting is 2 feet front to back, more turning around room for a grown arowana.
 
longtemps;3118404; said:
I hear different opinions from different people on a minimum size for a silver arowana, I am sure a search of this forum will reveal many of those opinions. Way back when mine seemed to adapt fine to a 55 gallon, but I do think that limited size contributed to their early demise.

I think an issue with 55s and 75s is that they are only a foot front to back, the new one I am awaiting is 2 feet front to back, more turning around room for a grown arowana.
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Read everything you can in the arrowana forum.. you will learn alot there... we have awesome pics and tons of info.... welcome again
 
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