hi all you arowana masters
I'm seeking advise

I'm currently a bichir type person...and yeah...safari pricing on a seng. is like swt ....

anyways, just tot i'd like to ask rite, if bichirs can be kept with a arowana?

Currently i got 2 ornate bir. , 1 dehlzie, 1 seng, 1 albino seng. and a rope fish =.=" in a 4ft by 1.5 ft aquarium tank.
On avg my bichirs are like 5-6 inch

If i'm to get an arowana, i'd be planning to sell/trade off my 2 orantes and probly the rope too.

i'm 1st time thinking about getting arowana in my tank haha, i too admire the beauty ^.^ just that i find them seriously madly pricy :S (image of money flying outta wallet hahaha

Reason = bichirs most of the time low level...my top level is very empty =.="
Maybe i get yellow tail guah...not sure :S
I saw some priced at rm150 at a fish shop near my place for yellow tail, is that good pricing? :S


Also, is arowana diet costly? how much do you masters ususally spend on feeding your arowana's on avg?

Thank you arowana sifu's for your advice in advance

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 3 2010, 12:19 AM

oo ic haha

hmnn, my ornates were bought at 'sea park' p.j.
I bought them like a year ago lol when they were like only 2 inch lol. If i remember correctly it was rm55.
My dehlzie was given as a gift from my uncle (currently in sg), not really sure where it was from but from going around k.l and selangor (casual fish shop look-out =.=) it seems to be very very rare =.="

imo too many taiwan striped-bichir around (soz i forgot the actual name- too late nite gonna sleep tired to search the name lol)
me dun like the taiwan bichir cuz the head shape look like someone step on it swt .....but thier body somewhat reminds me of a dessert tank wtf lol....@.@

mmm.. so u'd think rm150 for a yellow tail (6 inch) arowana is good price? or rip off @.@
I soo want to have like gold-xback or blood-red arowana but i guess i'll only attempt to buy it when i'm like ...rich-rich lol
(ya =.=" i kno...my job salary sucks....zzzz)
wahahaha

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 3 2010, 02:10 AM

haha yeah...i love bichirs they have that....kewl unique look!

Hmnn...i went around here and there looking at arowanas ....there are some shops selling 1/2 red i think cross breed with gold...
you'd think those are good? or are cross-bred types got issues and all :S

i'm so scared to buy arowana cuz i only got so much budget :S lol

do you guys put in the arowana vitamins/spa/mineral salt thingys?

Your arowana education to me is very much appreciated


**By the way, i'm thinking about selling my 2 ornate bichirs 6 inch and a ropefish ....extremely healthy and loves sinking pellets and feeder fish (i totally love to watch them snare the fish like a pro in the dark with minimal lights lol) ^.^
If interested lemme know lol**

hmnn...the shop i saw today afternoon selling 1/2 red (he told me mix red tail with gold) for rm500 :S aproximately 8 inchs long

anything i shud know before considering buying that one? :S
lol just in case (newbie at arowana world lol)

Mmmm as for my bichirs, i just remeasured my ornates they are actually about 8-9inch lol.
Price i wud put rm70each guah shud be reasonable. i'd put total price of RM160 [2ornates 140, 1 rope 20). and if you want my albino bichir rm10 lol.

I'll post up some pics for you guys so you can view.

Ok, here are the photos as promised

hehe i know these arent arowanas, but please give me mercy for i wish to get a nice arowana and be part of this community too ^.^

Sorry if the pics arent clear enuf,,,i only got my hand phone to take pics with :S lol

ok....so 1st up is a pic of my 1st ornate bichir with my sen. bichir



this is the rope eel/fish



2nd ornate close up (sorry can only take this one so far cuz its like resting there today >.< duwan to move )



and...here is a pic taken a few months back of my ornate doing the zen mode thingy...



The albino...



and this is for the show off bit my aquairum pics hehehe...
its a 4ft length 1.5ft width aq, would it be ok for arowana keeping? :S

wah, hey which type is that exactly? soz i'm not pro at identifying yet lol...still a bit confusing to me @.@
that looks very nice eh

how much did you get for?

I stay at OUG its off jln klang lama.....steven's corner area.
Your welcomed to have a look hehe, i'm available on Saturdays mostly.

plz pm for furthur details

me using holland sand only lol. The plants i put in are those hardy ones which require nothing but light and fish wastes hahaa...

Yeap the bichirs are always kewl. They are afterall...dinosaur fish lol
One thing about the ornates is that when they lift up the fins on the back...it always reminds me of pirate flags or sails lol....@.@ guess i'm reading too much one peice manga rofl

Once i get arowana i guess i will need to be removing the driftwoods as well as relocate the plants....hmnn...probly thinking of putting them at the background as display....problem with that is the water jet is shooting the water at the back...will probly make all the plants slanted sideways lol...looks odd >.<

I think i decided my budget for arowana will be rm500 guah...dunno if i shud get the 1/2 red 1/2 gold aro i saw the other day anot :S

Mtgh, how much did you get your red for and what size? cuz i'm thinking of red too...

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 4 2010, 07:12 PM

hmnn..i think most fish shops do have holland sand if i not wrong..haha..

The powerhead got led lights (shanda hydrostar Led 908sp), i use it mainly for the undergravel filter lol, the led lights when all lights are out (including the sun)gives like a like dim dim dei moonlight but can still see the bichirs swimming around in the dark ninja'ing the feeder fish.

The silver fish are the feeder fish loe...i not sure what they called lol...ikan billi? lol

The discus fish silver flat one with gold fins i also not quite sure what its called :S anyone able to help identify? :S
It actually had a friend of its own kind but my bichirs didnt get along with that one and bit on the head so hard the enys bengkok inwards >.< and it was swimming lop-sided i think got brain squeezed (the great Khalieeee (wwe) hand squeezing head style)....i gave it mercy and killed that one T_T now only that one left and the bichirs and the flat discus like silver fish have been getting along nicely lol

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 4 2010, 07:50 PM

yeah haha...for me when i buy the feeder fish i normally quaranteen then for 3 days in salt water bath with a bit of sera omnipur. after that i just rinse in water for a bit then put them into the aquarium where the hunting begins lol...

For me i mostly feed my bichirs earthworms, ghost shrimps, pellets mostly and sometimes dried prawn and market prawn
and the rare sotong too! LoL.

My discus like fish gets all the little flying ant insect thingy's that go fly to the white light and fall into the water ....natural free food rofl

omg...guys i kno this is not arowana...but plz check this out lol...its like omg....
Anyone able to train our arowanas to do that? rofl




This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 4 2010, 09:13 PM

usually bichirs are ninja pro loe haha.....where other fish rely on sight, they rely on smell, so if u dim out the lights enuf u will see the opposite occur lol

otherwise those food left at bottom will easy peasy for them to eat like the sinking pellets....but i'd guess your oscars get it 1st haha

Last time when i was young i watched my cousin having oscars...i never dared to put my hand into the aquarium after seeing how they rip thier preys apart :S

so you got your 6ft tank yet? i been reading around online, they say 4ft length by 2ft width shud be minimal...mine is 4ft L and 1.6ft width....i hope its really ok :S

what about those labelled 1/2 red and 1/2 gold...anything i shud lookout for on crossbreeds?

yaaaaa....thats what i was thining toooo...i want arowana before chinese new year LOL...bring the good fortune u kno

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Added on January 5, 2010, 8:48 amHey, just wondering rite....i've seen those somewhere before rofl....know any places around k.l?

where do we find those? o.o

do we crush them before putting into aquarium? and how many do we put :S

i think i've seen them in some of the lfs in the aq's, they kinda make the aq look really natural lol

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 5 2010, 08:48 AM

i cant remember oledy for omnipur...i will need to go back home see if i have the box and check the tag (bought a year ago) use until today! =.= but i'm guessing about rm20 guah...just need to use about 4-5 drops only everytime change water for the quaranteen tank.

The omnipur is not very necessary wan ler...its like...just to be very safe lol

my quaranteen tank i fill about 13L-15L of water....the amt of salt i put in is like 1 large spoon...u know those type of spoon that you use to drink soup with....like those you use when eating prawn mee soup and all....yep just one spoon enuf d wan.

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 5 2010, 10:53 AM

3days 2 nites in the hospital and then fresh meat at night on the 3rd day huhuhu

usually on the day i want to put them into the aq...i will transfer them to a 2nd quaranteen tank to rinse off the meds and salt...while feeding them the bloodworms...nutritious. ^^....then i will put them into the actual aq where my bichirs will eat them and together with the bloodworms hohoho..


partially also cuz it will make them smell like bloodworms....turns on thier bichir appetite

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 5 2010, 10:56 AM

fuuoohh....beutiful man, may i ask how much u got them for?

damn nice! u got a delhzie too!!!


Also how much is it on avg for RTG about 4-5 inch?

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 5 2010, 12:36 PM

just wana ask ya...do u think rm2k for a junior chili red aro...i think about 5inches is worth it?

Sorry to sound so troublesome and picky >.< cuz its like i dont know how to see the pricing wan :S

okies thx guess i'll have to save up or hit bonus lol

This post has been edited by leong2084: Jan 5 2010, 11:08 PM