What Do Zoos or public Aquariums do...

[Kaya]

I went to the Mandalay Bay aquarium in las vegas before i was into fish keeping and i remember they had giant gouramis and arowanas. Actually, that is one of the reasons i really wanted to get into fish keeping. according to their website it looks like they have arowanas and arapaimas. http://www.sharkreef.com/explore/animals.aspx

thanks mate will have a look cheers

 

[sashimimaster]

yeah, I was talking to the staff recently at mandalay bay aquarium about their aros and they feed them silversides and raw shrimp (just like I do). they keep both asian and silver aros.

Hold on a second. Mandalay Bay is in Vegas so how do they get away with having an Asian Aro in the US?

 

[tjfish]

Cus they have $$$$$$$$$$$$$ most likely. Keep in mind that the more miniscule laws of the land seldom apply to the rich and famous lol.
Also possibly could have something to do with education making it an exception as well.

 

[ruggwood]

Asian arowana are legal in the US if you have the right licenses. Basically you have to be a zoo or an educational institution, or an aquarium. If you can convince the US Govt. that you are one of the above, then you are good to go.

 

[Crispy]

yes, mandalay bay shark reef is a registered zoo. they also keep komodo dragon, golden croc, giant red octopus, and a pair of sea turtles also. all endangered and probably not legal to the average person.

 

[T1KARMANN]

most big pellet companys spend a lot of money resurching the food needs of fish which is why i recommend always feeding pellets

everyone says use a varied diet but pellets are as good as it gets as most dogs and cat can live fine on a dry food diet

 

[PrecisionAquatics]

The downtown aquarium in Denver has an Amazonian exhibit with asians, silvers, clowns, motoros, and a couple of baramundi. You might try them and see if they will help. Here are a couple of crummy photos for your enjoyment.

 

[henward]

breeders will feed shrimp regularly, shrimp is extremely cheap in bulk in asian and warmer countries. Also farms will breed millions of roaches for their aros. They then take literally buckets of roaches and steam it to sterilise, then feed to the fish. Crickets are also done but harder than roaches, roaches will breed easily. they dont breed american roaches though, its a different type, not sure but it is flightless roaches.

as for zoos, it will be fish fillets (tilapia i hear is common) shrimp, pellets (commercial pellets made in bulk, usually trout or salmon pellets) used in aqua culture.

in breeding ponds, the aros also eat food naturally occuring, frogs, reptiles, snakes etc. ANything that hits the water really, you may not think thats a lot but just imagine how many animals roam around grass and the rural areas where they breed, that helps too.