here is my current arowana....can any sifu tell me wat kind is this?


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thank you ^^ im currently putting this arowana under T5 light with white background...will that be okay? i cant really find some guides in the goggle bout colour tannings...i saw alot of arowana owners put black background ...hmm

soo water from the houses water tank should be fine ? won't adding chlorine into the aquarium while adding the water at the same time be risky or anything ? sry , noob when it comes to 6 foot aquariums LOL.

i heard they say black is to boost your aro's colour and dark blue to boost the blue base..but seriously i believe all of this is just theory.at the moment im trying the dark blue bground..

hmm..perhaps i should take sometime to write an article about the background colouration and tanning lamps...it is a pain in the ass the explain the entire thing..

i try to make this simple as possible..

white background = increase shine of arowana, decrease intensity of colour depth

blue background = most natural background for arowana colour development in a natural way...


black background = intensify colour depth, decrease the shine (depending on the arowana gene) a fake gold head are likely to fade away in black tank..yes, u DIDN'T read wrong, gold head can be made


ok..tanning lamp..

tanning = intensify colouration...red will be much redder depending on the lamp and genetics of the fish and gold arowana will gets a better gold tone at the same time having burn-look-alike markings due to the tanning lamp..

erm....easy facts....i do not wish to explain in detail here..could take me 30minutes+++ jz to write all the detail..not yet even relating arowana to those background and tanning stuff..

is very clear enough for me will remain my arowana in white tank 1st before my new 5ft arrives then make it black background !!.. thank you !!!

does that mean that if we use blue background it doesnt intensify the colour as much as the black background?at the moment im using blue background with the high intensity light for tanning purpose.not sure if its the best combination though..

i would prefer to keep a juvenile of any golden arowana in a white tank with normal white lights (WTT) until it reaches above 12inches before u started to lock it's shine and start to intensify and bring out the depth colouration of their shine

sorry but im a bit noob..my mgbb is 1 year old this month and currently is 10 inch..by referring to your advice it means im too ealry in introducing my aro to blue background and the high intensity light..please advice me whether is there any difference if u start tannig earlier then 12 inch and after 12 inch..

btw thank you for replying my queries.

hi..i'm new here..

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Added on March 13, 2012, 2:23 pmhi..i'm new here..

This post has been edited by amilism: Mar 13 2012, 02:23 PM

sifu's im using the internal pump(i dont know what its called,its the type that suck water from below and squirt out at the front and on the filter on top)2000l/h.apparently they said 2000l/h is sufficient for a 4ft x 1.5f x 1.5f but im seing particles in the water..fine one..floating in the water..not sure its normal or not..i thought its because of the filtering media..i used the white cotton like filter plus the green that look like pot scrub in the kitchen..lol...any idea any reason of this?

6 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. sump filter is 3 feet by 1.5 and 1.5 or 2.not too sure.

where did u bought ur MGBB from? Any full side view? Yr previous pics, i cant verify the quality of ur MGBB..

The differences of tanning ur fish early or tanning ur fish when it have mature is the overall development..

For goldie, if u tan it early or if u put it into black background early before it have even develop their teenage shine, the shine that are develop under that environment isn't as smooth and balance as those that are groomed under WTT before transfering it to a blue or black tank..

Usually for arowana, above 12inches is when they entering teenage..the shine and size will climb pretty alot that time..

So if u started tanning ur arowana below 12inches, the shine that started to develop during teenage will looks like dot dot pattern not so smooth..meanwhile in a WTT condition the shine will develop very smoothly and then we started to lockdown the shine with some skills before we transfer it to darker background tank..so that the shine will stay before we starts to intensify the colouration..

This is grooming skills for goldie arowana..grooming skills for red is another different story..
I hope this helps u..and the skills i mentioned, i prefer to keep it to myself..

=P

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Added on March 13, 2012, 6:34 pmhi there..welcome to the thread..do u own any arowana or are u interested in owning one yourself?

If u own any, post a pics here and share with us..

This post has been edited by leggedy: Mar 13 2012, 06:34 PM

thank you for taking your time to reply in detail..

I bought it from as-sakinah.have cert n chip planted.bought it when its 11 month old(just got it for a month)been doing research here and there but so far i have mix theory in my head and so far your advice is the most detail.

refering to your advice,im going to change to white and wait until 12 inch(another 2 inch to go)all this while my aro is in a white carbon tank..so should be any problem i guess..will change to black once he reach 12 inch..my blue background i will just bungkus and keep la then..

the lockdown with some skills izzit available to be passed down..i mean like a sifu to the student way..somehow it sounded so tempting to know it..thihhihihihi...

im deeply in love with my aro and somehow its like a pride to own one..so im going to groom it to look the best..hope all the sifu's here can teach us the noobs..

lol..no need pass down la..i teach u here, u jz do as i said..muahahaha..

So now ure gonna transfer ur gold into a white fiber tank la?

How big is the tank?

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Added on March 13, 2012, 7:04 pmand i will need some clear picture of your goldie..

Full side view
and full top view..make sure the pics are clear..

If u cant capture the pics, take video under white lights..

This post has been edited by leggedy: Mar 13 2012, 07:04 PM

i'll go and check the pricingla..can prevent his eyes become DE also because now he keep on looking down..if too expensive then i'll try to get white backgroundla..see which 1 better.i'll snapp my aro pic from top and side and post it..if i manage to getla..if not i'll upload a video..im at office now..going back now..upload it in a while..

if u wanna get a normal white 422 fiber tank(FGT)..not very pricey lo..

If ure interested, u can simply visit our facebook page and inquire from there..we will give u a special price..

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Added on March 13, 2012, 8:05 pmand DE is a very very subjective issue..until now, i cannot figure out the real cause..even singaporeans who experiment arowana with the help of science could not give a 'for sure' answer..

But so far, the cause that are related to DE is,
-lighting
-food
-genetics

This post has been edited by leggedy: Mar 13 2012, 08:05 PM

This post has been edited by Mahathir Mohamed: Mar 13 2012, 09:00 PM