Request For Arowana Aquarium

lostboi · 07-13-2003, 09:05 AM

hi guys....

i'm a big fan of your screen saver.
just my wishlist along with other members of our arowana forum that we hope to see asian arowana as a new product in ur screensaver.

can view a poll that i have set up

http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

if you do need any materials u can feel free to email me for request i will be most glad to furnish u the materials needed to aid you if u are keen in creating an arowana screensaver..

cheer

Jim Sachs · 07-13-2003, 10:20 AM

Well, I might consider adding them to the Freshwater tank, but I'd have to find out if they would be compatible. Also, I don't do fish which I haven't seen in real life. Given the rarity of arowanas, that could present a problem.

lostboi · 07-13-2003, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
Well, I might consider adding them to the Freshwater tank, but I'd have to find out if they would be compatible. Also, I don't do fish which I haven't seen in real life. Given the rarity of arowanas, that could present a problem.

hi thanks for the consideration..maybe u can browse around the gallery of our forum...as many of us keep our asian arowanas together with other tropical fish as well and it creates a magnificent sight...there are also video clips and if the material is not enough we can always give u long footage for u to observe the movements and details of the beautiful fish...

Cheer

click below to view arowana gallery

http://www.arofanatics.com/index.php...=movies/movies

kona001 · 07-13-2003, 04:44 PM

I highly doubt that you had other fish inside the tank with the arowanas and they lived in harmony. The many tanks I've seen have the other fish hiding for their lives in fear of those fish. They eat all fish you put in the tank rather quickly (one at a time). (It's an impressive sight to see.) Now, if you are talking about the baby arowanas, they can be in a tank with larger fish and they aren't too bad with them until they get hungry. It would be nice to see a baby one in the tank though. Arowanas are hard to maintain because they need extra care and die if they are mistreated (tapping on glass at petstores).

I checked out your website and found this link to be what you probably intend for mixing awrowanas..

http://www.arofanatics.com/index.php...ankmates01.mpg

That red parrotfish is one mean fish also..

lostboi · 07-13-2003, 10:47 PM

Originally posted by kona001
I highly doubt that you had other fish inside the tank with the arowanas and they lived in harmony. The many tanks I've seen have the other fish hiding for their lives in fear of those fish. They eat all fish you put in the tank rather quickly (one at a time). (It's an impressive sight to see.) Now, if you are talking about the baby arowanas, they can be in a tank with larger fish and they aren't too bad with them until they get hungry. It would be nice to see a baby one in the tank though. Arowanas are hard to maintain because they need extra care and die if they are mistreated (tapping on glass at petstores).

I checked out your website and found this link to be what you probably intend for mixing awrowanas..

http://www.arofanatics.com/index.php...ankmates01.mpg

That red parrotfish is one mean fish also..

bro i have been keep arowanas with other tropical fish around for 1yr + so far there they live in perfect harmony...

there are many professionals in the forum who keep a whole tank full of many arowanas which is a magnificent sight and they live together peaceful..some example

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/t...oorfibreglass/

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/tea/redcommunity3/

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/k...dex.php?page=4

other examples of tropical fish mixed with arowana..

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/i...n2/image01.jpg

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/r...lesetupofmine/

don't forget to check out some of our japanese friend's gallery mstly consist of giant mature arowanas staying together..

http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~arowana/egallery.htm

do..check out my personal gallery as well can see my humble collection of fish mixed together with my arowana

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/lostboi/

arowanas are tough fish if u know the proper ways to care for them many have kept their fish alive for 10+yrs....
i have a friend whose arowana just died aged 29yrs....

cheers hope to bring this hobby to more pple out there with the creation of the screensavers...

lostboi · 07-13-2003, 11:08 PM

bro kona001 to clear ur doubts about my tank being peaceful further..just took some pics to share with u...

just hope after seeing so many links i have posted u wouldn't tempted to try arowana keeping heheee....

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/l...mbers/lostboi/

in singapore sadly the only problem with arowana keeping is space...

kona001 · 08-05-2003, 10:59 AM

Ok there are some fish the arowanas don't like to eat. I may be wrong, but most of the fish in the pictures that are together with the arowans look very scared, just look in their eyes

. They do eat medium sized fish when you drop them into the tank and they are hungry. I've seen them being fed many times. The arowanas I'm talking about were the size of large barracuda. They are scary looking fish that do look like a prehistoric dragon fish.

It's ok, you don't have to show me any more pictures, I believe you that other fish can get along with these monsters and live in harmony. I can't afford to pay for the fish to feed the arowanas and I barely have space for my current aquarium so that's why I don't have an arowana tank. That and a baby costs about 50 dollars. Perhaps in the future when I get married and have my own home, I'll take up that hobby. I'm definately going to have a saltwater aquarium with very colorful fish in the living room.

lostboi · 08-05-2003, 11:04 AM

Originally posted by kona001
Ok there are some fish the arowanas don't like to eat. I may be wrong, but most of the fish in the pictures that are together with the arowans look very scared, just look in their eyes . They do eat medium sized fish when you drop them into the tank and they are hungry. I've seen them being fed many times. The arowanas I'm talking about were the size of large barracuda. They are scary looking fish that do look like a prehistoric dragon fish.

It's ok, you don't have to show me any more pictures, I believe you that other fish can get along with these monsters and live in harmony. I can't afford to pay for the fish to feed the arowanas and I barely have space for my current aquarium so that's why I don't have an arowana tank. That and a baby costs about 50 dollars. Perhaps in the future when I get married and have my own home, I'll take up that hobby. I'm definately going to have a saltwater aquarium with very colorful fish in the living room.

actually bro arowana ain't as scary as u think...in asia we feed our arowanas with variety of food...most of us use stanard prawns we buy from our market to feed our arowanas and it works magic...

....i don't really feed my arowana with medium or large fish..and i have seen many examples of huge arowanas on ur description that feed on non-live feeders as well...

guess at the end of the day its up to the owner...

CephaloP · 08-12-2003, 01:16 PM

There's a pet store not far from here that had, last time I was there, four or five 1' to 1 1/2' arowana, along with a couple of stingrays and a few other South American fish that I couldn't name off the top of my head. One of them was shaped like the "leaf fish" I used to see in stores, maybe you know what I'm talking about.

I think that if it's too big to swallow, and minds its own business, the aro's will likely leave it alone. And they stay up near the surface, so bottom-swimming fish won't be in their "turf" as much.

Jim- when you say "if they're compatible," you mean as far as water conditions go, right? Obviously they wouldn't be compatible with most of the Freshwater Aquarium's fish in a predator-prey sense, but then the SSA ignores that altogether.

07-13-2003, 09:05 AM	#1
lostboi Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	Request For Arowana Aquarium hi guys.... i'm a big fan of your screen saver. just my wishlist along with other members of our arowana forum that we hope to see asian arowana as a new product in ur screensaver. can view a poll that i have set up http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1 if you do need any materials u can feel free to email me for request i will be most glad to furnish u the materials needed to aid you if u are keen in creating an arowana screensaver.. cheer

07-13-2003, 10:20 AM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,787	Well, I might consider adding them to the Freshwater tank, but I'd have to find out if they would be compatible. Also, I don't do fish which I haven't seen in real life. Given the rarity of arowanas, that could present a problem. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

07-13-2003, 04:44 PM	#4
kona001 New Husband and new Aquarium Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 318	I highly doubt that you had other fish inside the tank with the arowanas I highly doubt that you had other fish inside the tank with the arowanas and they lived in harmony. The many tanks I've seen have the other fish hiding for their lives in fear of those fish. They eat all fish you put in the tank rather quickly (one at a time). (It's an impressive sight to see.) Now, if you are talking about the baby arowanas, they can be in a tank with larger fish and they aren't too bad with them until they get hungry. It would be nice to see a baby one in the tank though. Arowanas are hard to maintain because they need extra care and die if they are mistreated (tapping on glass at petstores). I checked out your website and found this link to be what you probably intend for mixing awrowanas.. http://www.arofanatics.com/index.php...ankmates01.mpg That red parrotfish is one mean fish also..

07-13-2003, 10:47 PM	#5
lostboi Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	Re: I highly doubt that you had other fish inside the tank with the arowanas Originally posted by kona001 I highly doubt that you had other fish inside the tank with the arowanas and they lived in harmony. The many tanks I've seen have the other fish hiding for their lives in fear of those fish. They eat all fish you put in the tank rather quickly (one at a time). (It's an impressive sight to see.) Now, if you are talking about the baby arowanas, they can be in a tank with larger fish and they aren't too bad with them until they get hungry. It would be nice to see a baby one in the tank though. Arowanas are hard to maintain because they need extra care and die if they are mistreated (tapping on glass at petstores). I checked out your website and found this link to be what you probably intend for mixing awrowanas.. http://www.arofanatics.com/index.php...ankmates01.mpg That red parrotfish is one mean fish also.. bro i have been keep arowanas with other tropical fish around for 1yr + so far there they live in perfect harmony... there are many professionals in the forum who keep a whole tank full of many arowanas which is a magnificent sight and they live together peaceful..some example http://www.arofanatics.com/members/t...oorfibreglass/ http://www.arofanatics.com/members/tea/redcommunity3/ http://www.arofanatics.com/members/k...dex.php?page=4 other examples of tropical fish mixed with arowana.. http://www.arofanatics.com/members/i...n2/image01.jpg http://www.arofanatics.com/members/r...lesetupofmine/ don't forget to check out some of our japanese friend's gallery mstly consist of giant mature arowanas staying together.. http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~arowana/egallery.htm do..check out my personal gallery as well can see my humble collection of fish mixed together with my arowana http://www.arofanatics.com/members/lostboi/ arowanas are tough fish if u know the proper ways to care for them many have kept their fish alive for 10+yrs.... i have a friend whose arowana just died aged 29yrs.... cheers hope to bring this hobby to more pple out there with the creation of the screensavers...

08-05-2003, 10:59 AM	#7
kona001 New Husband and new Aquarium Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 318	;) Ok there are some fish the arowanas don't like to eat. I may be wrong, but most of the fish in the pictures that are together with the arowans look very scared, just look in their eyes . They do eat medium sized fish when you drop them into the tank and they are hungry. I've seen them being fed many times. The arowanas I'm talking about were the size of large barracuda. They are scary looking fish that do look like a prehistoric dragon fish. It's ok, you don't have to show me any more pictures, I believe you that other fish can get along with these monsters and live in harmony. I can't afford to pay for the fish to feed the arowanas and I barely have space for my current aquarium so that's why I don't have an arowana tank. That and a baby costs about 50 dollars. Perhaps in the future when I get married and have my own home, I'll take up that hobby. I'm definately going to have a saltwater aquarium with very colorful fish in the living room.

07-13-2003, 10:27 AM	#3
lostboi Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	Originally posted by Jim Sachs Well, I might consider adding them to the Freshwater tank, but I'd have to find out if they would be compatible. Also, I don't do fish which I haven't seen in real life. Given the rarity of arowanas, that could present a problem. hi thanks for the consideration..maybe u can browse around the gallery of our forum...as many of us keep our asian arowanas together with other tropical fish as well and it creates a magnificent sight...there are also video clips and if the material is not enough we can always give u long footage for u to observe the movements and details of the beautiful fish... Cheer click below to view arowana gallery http://www.arofanatics.com/index.php...=movies/movies

07-13-2003, 11:08 PM	#6
lostboi Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	bro kona001 to clear ur doubts about my tank being peaceful further..just took some pics to share with u... just hope after seeing so many links i have posted u wouldn't tempted to try arowana keeping heheee.... http://www.arofanatics.com/members/l...mbers/lostboi/ in singapore sadly the only problem with arowana keeping is space...

08-05-2003, 11:04 AM	#8
lostboi Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	Re: ;) Originally posted by kona001 Ok there are some fish the arowanas don't like to eat. I may be wrong, but most of the fish in the pictures that are together with the arowans look very scared, just look in their eyes . They do eat medium sized fish when you drop them into the tank and they are hungry. I've seen them being fed many times. The arowanas I'm talking about were the size of large barracuda. They are scary looking fish that do look like a prehistoric dragon fish. It's ok, you don't have to show me any more pictures, I believe you that other fish can get along with these monsters and live in harmony. I can't afford to pay for the fish to feed the arowanas and I barely have space for my current aquarium so that's why I don't have an arowana tank. That and a baby costs about 50 dollars. Perhaps in the future when I get married and have my own home, I'll take up that hobby. I'm definately going to have a saltwater aquarium with very colorful fish in the living room. actually bro arowana ain't as scary as u think...in asia we feed our arowanas with variety of food...most of us use stanard prawns we buy from our market to feed our arowanas and it works magic.......i don't really feed my arowana with medium or large fish..and i have seen many examples of huge arowanas on ur description that feed on non-live feeders as well... guess at the end of the day its up to the owner...

08-12-2003, 01:16 PM	#9
CephaloP lurking in the shadows... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: just a few paces south o' the old willow Posts: 151	There's a pet store not far from here that had, last time I was there, four or five 1' to 1 1/2' arowana, along with a couple of stingrays and a few other South American fish that I couldn't name off the top of my head. One of them was shaped like the "leaf fish" I used to see in stores, maybe you know what I'm talking about. I think that if it's too big to swallow, and minds its own business, the aro's will likely leave it alone. And they stay up near the surface, so bottom-swimming fish won't be in their "turf" as much. Jim- when you say "if they're compatible," you mean as far as water conditions go, right? Obviously they wouldn't be compatible with most of the Freshwater Aquarium's fish in a predator-prey sense, but then the SSA ignores that altogether.