Where can i buy a Black arowana [Osteoglossum ferreirai]

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jigzzor

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Jun 14, 2007
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Just like topic says, i've always wanted one but i cant ever find one. I would prefer Fry because i know they are most likely bred and when i say fry i mean ones around 1'' or 2''.
If anyone knows a website that sells them or a website that lets us adopt them, please give me the info. I would greatly appreciate it.
 
Hmmm, about a year ago they used to sell black aro around my LFS's AND they were FRY!. I shouldve gotten one at the time but i had to focus on finding a house. I used to have 2 and they have bred in the past.... but i was too young to keep them. Thank fully they are still alive, but they live in florida now, I'd like to think they are a retired couple :D but the new owner [ my uncle ] says they have stopped breeding :/.
 
yeah very hard to get fry anymore of the blacks. They are hard to come by now. i think they bann the import of blacks now but im not sure. Since you are from NYC go to Chinatown and ask them i no they always got the hook up.
 
jigzzor;919534; said:
I used to have 2 and they have bred in the past.... .

Really?
 
jigzzor;919534; said:
Hmmm, about a year ago they used to sell black aro around my LFS's AND they were FRY!. I shouldve gotten one at the time but i had to focus on finding a house. I used to have 2 and they have bred in the past.... but i was too young to keep them. Thank fully they are still alive, but they live in florida now, I'd like to think they are a retired couple :D but the new owner [ my uncle ] says they have stopped breeding :/.

your black aro HAVE bred??? we'll need more info about this breeding behavior plz...

pics are also welcome...
 
Yes, they have bred in the past and when i said "bred" i meant laid eggs fertilized and cared for by daddy :]. Unfortunately i don't have pictures because it was about 7 years ago. The specifics for their breeding would be about 84 degree water temp, smooth light water and this is practically a MUST, they should also be alone practically the whole time also, Tank size can range from 150-200 gallons to JUST mate/courtship at the time the room was dark with a dim light setting [not bright at all, just enough to see a bit]. After mating is completed and if the male has fully fertilized the eggs, MAKE sure you just leave the male in that tank for about a month and move the female it was our first mistake, we naively thought the male and female could get along but we ended up being completely wrong. I cant really think of any specifics, dont attempt to feed the male much and especially DO NOT do anything to the water, no changing,no adding any chemicals, no nothing until the fry have hatched and are about 2 months old. I'll give a call to my uncle to check up on them and see how they are atm, i know they are atleast 2.5 feet long or 3 feet long atm. If you have any other questions on what we did feel free to ask, but lets try to stick to topic and see if anyone can help me find fry black aro :]/
 
jigzzor;919765; said:
Yes, they have bred in the past and when i said "bred" i meant laid eggs fertilized and cared for by daddy :]. Unfortunately i don't have pictures because it was about 7 years ago. The specifics for their breeding would be about 84 degree water temp, smooth light water and this is practically a MUST, they should also be alone practically the whole time also, Tank size can range from 150-200 gallons to JUST mate/courtship at the time the room was dark with a dim light setting [not bright at all, just enough to see a bit]. After mating is completed and if the male has fully fertilized the eggs, MAKE sure you just leave the male in that tank for about a month and move the female it was our first mistake, we naively thought the male and female could get along but we ended up being completely wrong. I cant really think of any specifics, dont attempt to feed the male much and especially DO NOT do anything to the water, no changing,no adding any chemicals, no nothing until the fry have hatched and are about 2 months old. I'll give a call to my uncle to check up on them and see how they are atm, i know they are atleast 2.5 feet long or 3 feet long atm. If you have any other questions on what we did feel free to ask, but lets try to stick to topic and see if anyone can help me find fry black aro :]/
That's Just awesome! :headbang2 Practically impossible getting baby blacks now days though, due to the ban. ;)
 
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