As a side note to my post: I wasn't trying to come off as an 'Elitist' (lol), but just to demonstrate I practice what I preach: I've been keeping fish on/off for quite a few years now, but before getting into Arowana myself not so long ago, you can bet your booty that I did nearly 2 months of research/study online, incl. pouring over the info on MFK's Aro sub-thread and Aro dedicated forums, as well as talking to long-time Arowana dealers at one of the world's best aquarium markets I frequent.
I came across a lot of great and not so great info (and quite a few opposite opinions on the same subjects, e.g. regarding diet, WTT, health issues like dropeye, etc.). Then I had to combine that new info with my existing knowledge/experience to finally decide on how I personally would approach keeping these challenging (esp. when younger) fish.
This process certainly didn't make me an expert, I'm still learning all the time, but it did help to start off on a relatively strong base. And with all the info out there nowadays, and younger peeps being even more digitally inclined, I would absolutely love to see them taking advantage of this situation so they start off on stronger bases too. This could only progress the hobby.
Sure we've all made our impulse fish acquisitions, but imho doing this with a guppy or even Peacock cichlid is quite a bit different story than doing same with an Arowana, RTC, etc. -- they're called monster fish for a good reason: they come with monster responsibilities.
Please don't anyone take the last statement as saying bigger fish have more rights/value than smaller fish (I love them too and try to treat them the same way as big fish), I'm speaking more from a practical perspective.
