quarantine the aro? as in you cover all 4 sides of the tank?

the reson for the white light to be at bottom is cuz white light is normally stronger than yellow light from the light tubes.

So since aro is top dwelling fish, it wud be better to have the yellow lights on top where the yellow light is nearer to the fish to reflect the yellowness on the scales.

The white light is put at bottom to add more shine to the arowana .....if the white light is put on top, the white light (being a combined color of all red blue green and yellow) will white out the yellow light ...which makes the yellow light kinda pointless...

if in a different scenario, where the yellow light is put at bottom...and white light on top...

the fish will get the white light and look shiny...but then the yellow light at the bottom wont be able to reach the arowana much....which also makes the yellow light pointless again

If we only put white or yellow light on top and ntg at the bottom...then the tank will look a bit dullish....not so...grand


as for the light causing the arowana to look down....i dun think so actually...not in my case at least....

my aro seems to not be bothered by what is in the aquarium and not moving...it kinda looks away from the light actually...so if the arowana is the type that looks away from the light then perhaps putting light at bottom will make it look up more

if your aro is the type tat is attracted to lights....then better not put light at bottom to stop it looking downwards loe

just my 2cents theory here

@ frenly

actually i believe that you cover your tank like fgt with the black/white manilla cardboard shud work as well as a fgt wan lol....no diff
buy those cardboard and just cover is cheaper method since you oledy got the tank

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Added on June 24, 2010, 8:35 pmhmnn i noticed recently that arowana really digest really fast huh...

the mp i feed can see the tummy bulging a bit...then like within an hour its already down by a lot o.o

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jun 24 2010, 08:35 PM

o.o
which part of the signature? haha

if you mean fei feng spelt as fei fong than its deliberate wan hahaha

cuz i dunno why i go lfs say "Fei Feng" they dunno what i mean...then i pronounce it as "Fei Fong" then they are like 'ooohhh"...
thus i spelt it as Fei Fong lol cuz it sounds nearer to that name....soz my canto aint so good

oooh

arigato

nolah you are right, ntg wrong with it....just common misunderstanding....
esp since my chinese aint that great lol

hey i tried to get the froggies to be stuffed with pellets / bloodworms before feeding to the aro....

but the froggies totally ignoring =.=....the only things the froggies eat are like...mw...but thats like sometimes only..they tend to be ignoring everything >.<

does anyone feed thier froggies before feeding the aro? do we use our fingers and just stuff it down thier throats?

dunno lol...the froggies seem to be quite hard to feed haha.....if only i can make them eat the bloodworm whole cube down...ah..then really nutritious froggie there oledy

but at the moment i cant think of any ideas to do so yet >.<

haha thx for the idea

i think wont be good le...duwan the aro to eat flour haha

i was thinking more in the lines like using a small opening device to open the froggie mouth...(just like those use to open the V wide wide) and pour the blood worms down into the froggie gua? hahaha

>.<

wei...feeding mice not good la :S

can upset your aro's tummy and also the fur coat will not get digested properly, i will get poo'd out and remain in your filter

so big >.<

har you mean the ceramic tiles act like ceramic rings?

they provide good surface area for the bb to house in?

ooh...didnt know that

something new for me lol...giving me ideas about tiling the bottom to make it look more....shower room style...like...more pleasant to the eye

do you get like dirt being trapped under?

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Added on June 28, 2010, 11:42 amlol if you are the fish u will also behave like that ma

imagine big giant looking above you....put the hand in and grabbing here and there....scary rite

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jun 28 2010, 11:42 AM

i think not lol...depends on what tile you put gua :S

if put like those look like rigid stony grey/blueish green surface then no reflection loe....if put like those smooth marble looking type then probly got lol

logically speaking la....

hi, a bit hard to see from the pix like that,

but from the first pic, i think the one swimming lower seems to have some reddishness around its scales right, like one whole patch there ?

this one u better check with your lfs oh, cuz rite, i have seen before aro's kena this red parasite thingy on the scales ar...its like eating into the body wan...if detected early like mine ar, its easy to get rid off...

it happens randomly to anyone during wc cuz the water from the resevoir might have contained it....cant be helped

it usually grows a reddish like around the scales on a patch of the body...then it slowly eats in like freaking zombies...

but dont worry yet lol not trying to scare you...just concerned only...cuz i'm very thankful to have been an active reader in a many arowana forums which i learnt about it early enuf before it happened otherwise i wud've probly done it too late...

also thats the reason why we boil our water before we drink lol....these kinda shits actually are in our tap water

the remedy is simple....ingredients, japanese yellow powder, rm1 bag of white salt from the lfs.

just about 2-3 spoons (included with the jap yellow powder pack) after a wc.
1/2 the bag of rm1 salt.
leave the covers of the tank closed to keep the heat from escaping....get the temp to go up to 32deg cel.

Do not feed for the first 3 - 4 days to let the water be clean and for them to clean thier tummies. Lfs said it can be cuz of some food they ate that gave them that parasite too.

leave for a week and you will see improvement.

if there is, then just continue as normal per weekly wc but keep adding the salt in but just gradually lesser and lesser, like 1/4 of the 1/2 bag of salt left....then next week the other 1/4


But that is IF it is this case la....

if its just due to comm fight then just add some salt will do to help them relax and prevent itch lol


hope this helps

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jun 28 2010, 03:47 PM

lol lets not go jumping into conclusion yet to put in the yellow powder and salt haha

best to make sure....but yeah adding in the salt and yellow powder at the same time is no issue, i did it last 3 weeks back....the fishes act like ntg happened..

but if you can identify it to be that kinda fungus (which happens randomly to anyone...blame Indah plz)

here are some pix altho in a much worse condition for you to take example of:
(note i took this off other sites )

Here you will see how the fungus looks like on the scales... this is the worsened case, i managed to spot mine when it was even barely starting
yes =.=" thats how much attention i pay to my lovely aro





so if you think thats disgusting enuf, the next pic will show what happens if its not being treated....




but DON'T PANIC!!!!


this is IF and ONLY IF you really identify it to be like that....lol

best is to get your lfs or someone with some good camera to take the pic to see clearer....otherwise you gonna need to use instinct and feel it

sit down and meditate...and put your mind into the arowana and feel what its feeling




but all in all...the yellow powder wont do nuts to your aro if its just comm fight -> scales got punched off etc....but better try to do less of this kinda things cuz not so good for arowana if done too much




on a note here....some ppl experience sore throat even when they drink plenty of water...

just look at the above picture and you can see why .....thats y...even doctor recommend...boil water first before drinking!!!
it happens to our pets....imagine what its doing to us

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jun 28 2010, 08:30 PM

hahaha your pic so cute

the water storage u refering to is danki water rite

yeah my experience is for 2 years, i've been using the water directly from the danki water tank to do wc for my fish tanks

my method is remove 30% water, add in ac (just make sure its a good brand like nutrafin etc) then wait for a minute or two...then only pour in water directly from the danki water thru a hose..

but your current method is safer actually....storing the water in a seperate tank and dosing it with ac then next day to do the actual wc....

either way is ok wan in my opinion

hahaha yeah direct from pipe outside the house is high chlorine poisioning chances wan....

The danki water i'm referring to is the water that goes through from the main pipe outside the house to a storage tank located above your house in the roof (usually =.=)

That water is stored there as a backup for you to use wan ma

So being stored there the water is already actually aged...therefore lower chances of chlorine poisoning for your fish


If wana move the tank to inside the house is ok also, just that u need to make sure the tap u open is from a pipe that draws water from the danki

For my case i have my aquarium in my bed room my aro sleeps with me haha
So i use a 15ft long hose connected from a tap directly connected from a pipe that draws the water from the danki which the water has been aged there for god knows how long
There was a time when i was total noob...i didnt use ac...i just pour water directly from danki water to the tank and added the fish in....even that time i was lucky there was no issues lol...but plz...'do not try this at home'

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jun 29 2010, 02:15 PM

haha np

criket for 2.5inch aro ar...mmm...dunno lol...better ask the sifu's bruttha bear and byakuya lol