* Question for Hardcore Aro owners!?!?!
- Thread starter Gr8KarmaSF
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For me, it all depends on the situation and type of aro. If it was a very very expensive aro, I would want to make sure it's perfect, but I wouldn't randomly trim fins because I felt like they needed to be bigger. I would fix flaws like broken or uneven fins or a very bad case of drop eye. I'm ok with it having a(n) minor/average degree of drop eye, but I've seen cases where the aros eye looks like its about to fall out of its head. On a silver or a less expensive aro, the only modificattion I would do is on the fins if it happend to be broken or very uneven. In both cases, I would find someone else to do it...I don't trust myself with sharp objects 
Gr8KarmaSF;1535428; said:psshhh you probably have never owned a REALLY expensive fish then hu?
nope. but if i had an asian arowana with unperfect finnage i would take all risks to get them to look the best.
the guy that cut his aros tail in the video said that theres an 80% chance of success. his aro grew back to original beauty
Interesting that an 80% survival rate is acceptable for you, what about everybody else? 80% is not high enough for me if it was a fish worth a coupe of thousand dollars.
but how does the operator come up with that percentage?
but how does the operator come up with that percentage?
Gr8, i thought about doing it. when i got one of my silvers a little over 2 years ago, i grabbed him completly wrong and ripped up his top fins along his tail. such a mistake on my part. i feel like i robbed him of his beauty and he deserved to be "fixed". i did tons of research, and found out exactly what i needed to do. but i never went through with it.
not because i was afraid for the fish's health as i thought in my mind i was only doing the upper fin, and i didn't think it would take more then 5 minutes once out of the water. but i just didn't have a healing tank for 1 aro over 20" to be in by himself while his fins healed back to its original beauty. i knew if i tossed him back into my main tank with missing fins, someone else would for sure start pickin on him where the cut fins would be.
i never did the procedure, and his fin is still completly messed up. i feel bad, but he seems to not care one bit lol.
not because i was afraid for the fish's health as i thought in my mind i was only doing the upper fin, and i didn't think it would take more then 5 minutes once out of the water. but i just didn't have a healing tank for 1 aro over 20" to be in by himself while his fins healed back to its original beauty. i knew if i tossed him back into my main tank with missing fins, someone else would for sure start pickin on him where the cut fins would be.
i never did the procedure, and his fin is still completly messed up. i feel bad, but he seems to not care one bit lol.
zennzzo;1534284; said:
Agreed...100%.
For some reason, it makes me cringe just watching those vids sometimes. If it had to be done to one of my aros, I know I wouldn't want to watch it.
I also agree, I would like to avoid these procedures if possible, but some things happen that are just out of our control.zennzzo;1534284; said:
Btw, Did the guy from the video say those procedures have an 80% success rate or an 80% survival rate because those are 2 totally different things.
if i owned an arow, i would do my best to keep him from damaging his fins. but if tht fails and a fin is damaged i can live with it... no cosmetic surgery for me thanx
if its to help the fish.
yes.
but most of the time its just for looking good reasons.
and i hate that.
yes.
but most of the time its just for looking good reasons.
and i hate that.
