You can see my final plans of what Im going to do on the las page of "I want an arowana so bad now!" thread... Haha.
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My arowana in a 180 and is doing great. He is almost 24 inches long but he is happy and healthy. If he grows a whole lot more, I will get him a bigger tank. Ever tried to move a 24 inch arowana without them getting all beat up? I'm telling you it aint easy.
Del's the man
Del's the man
Yeah, Im kind of afraid to even think about moving her when she gets to big for the 180. I'm thinking about just putting a huge buckewt in there and scooping her up.. I was thinking about also just getting a arge net for fishing and scooping her up and quickly placing her in the new tank. It's going to be a mess I'm sure. Water everywere!
I had to move my 22-23inch Black aro, twice last year because we moved to a new house. It was a hassle and they are hardier when larger just difficult to move. Only reason I moving him again is if I upgrade the tank he is in or we moved to a another new house, hopefully its because I upgrade tanks.
Okay here is the trick I learned on my last, large arowana move.
I drained the arowana tank until there was about 6 inches of water left in it. I then netted up all the other tank mates except the arowana. I then used a large heavy duty black trash bag and placed it in the water at one end of the tank. After a few minutes my arowana excepted the bag in the tank and I was able to coax him inside the bag with a small net. I closed the bag and picked him up, and presto it was all down hill from there. After I released him into his new tank I observed very little damage to him.
I drained the arowana tank until there was about 6 inches of water left in it. I then netted up all the other tank mates except the arowana. I then used a large heavy duty black trash bag and placed it in the water at one end of the tank. After a few minutes my arowana excepted the bag in the tank and I was able to coax him inside the bag with a small net. I closed the bag and picked him up, and presto it was all down hill from there. After I released him into his new tank I observed very little damage to him.
The reason I liked using a bag is there is nothing hard for them to bash into and you can quickly close it. Just remember to use a heavy duty bag or two.
Did you wash the bag really well? Sometimes they have this stuff in them that can kill reptiles/fish if inhaled/absorbed threw skin. Sometimes they have perfumes in them as they are made for trash haha.
I was thinking about getting a rubbermaid and putting water from the tank into it and then putting the arowana in it and then after I get to the next house net the aro, put him in the tank and pour the water that was put into the rubber maid back into the tank...
I was thinking about getting a rubbermaid and putting water from the tank into it and then putting the arowana in it and then after I get to the next house net the aro, put him in the tank and pour the water that was put into the rubber maid back into the tank...
Good point about the bags. My last move was from one tank to another in the same house. Took just a few minutes. Now I can't recall the type of bag I used but it was an industrial type. I'll try to remember to take a closer look at them thanks for the heads up.
Now if I were to move my arowana to a new location I would pretty much use your method except I still would use the bag instead of the net. I was just amazed how easy it was to catch and control him in the bag and when it was all said in done there were no scales misssing, no cuts and his barbs were just fine.
Now if I were to move my arowana to a new location I would pretty much use your method except I still would use the bag instead of the net. I was just amazed how easy it was to catch and control him in the bag and when it was all said in done there were no scales misssing, no cuts and his barbs were just fine.
OH! I have another idea, you could scoop her/him up with the bag and place the bag in a rubbermaid and the bag would act as a liner, then you could lift the bag out and just tilt it into the new tank or whatever.
I learned about rinsing bags well when I used to go on reptile forums all the time and someones snake died because it inhaled the perfumes or whatever in the bag and died!
I learned about rinsing bags well when I used to go on reptile forums all the time and someones snake died because it inhaled the perfumes or whatever in the bag and died!
