Arowana Diet

[ringham]

At the begining of this topic i posted that I thought that it WAS a jardini I just wasn't 100% sure but I did know exactly what it was and so does my friend. Also I know that I will have to return it EVENTUALLY.

 

[cane76]

if it was sold to you as a pearl the chances are its a jardini.also why would you buy a monster of a fish like a arowna without even knowing what it was

 

[willtang3000]

At the begining of this topic i posted that I thought that it WAS a jardini I just wasn't 100% sure but I did know exactly what it was and so does my friend. Also I know that I will have to return it EVENTUALLY.

I'd do it now arowanas can be very addictive

 

[ringham]

I did know that it was a monster fish arowana

 

[Paul_MTS]

At the begining of this topic i posted that I thought that it WAS a jardini I just wasn't 100% sure

Research is the key to being 100% sure...

but I did know exactly what it was and so does my friend.

ook....only a touch contradicting yourself there!

Also I know that I will have to return it EVENTUALLY.

Eventually being about 3-4months down the line when it will be a costly mistake,

I did know that it was a monster fish arowana

If you knew it was an arowana and have previous knowledge on aros then it could of only been the Jardini. Asians cost an arm and a leg and aren't usually imported at 3", silver and blacks have a very different body shape have full flowing fins along the majority of there body and the others in the arowana family so so rare in the UK there not worth mentioning.

Once you get your arowana feeding well on a mixed diet of prawns, mussels, lance fish and various live foods such as mealworms, crickets and then larger live foods like locusts and super worms once it's bigger it will soon shoot up and start tearing your fish or your mates fish apart.

..and rant over, the moral to this rant is to research.

 

[ringham]

When I said I knew what it was, I meant I knew what it was capable of, and on hign sight it wasn't the best idea to buy one. Also I should have been more precise with my wording.

 

[k.o.d]

These are my 2 RTG's

 

[cane76]

very nice i like the top pic beautiful colour.he looks purple.are they fully grown?

 

[k.o.d]

Thank you

Not fully grown by a long way yet

 

[cane76]

how long have you been keeping fish ringham?and out of interest how much did you pay for a 3" jardini? are they fairly cheap like silvers?

 

[T1KARMANN]

jardini cost beteen £30-40 hear in the UK

the jardini will be fine if you dont want to keep any other fish in the tank with it

they are normaly fine with other fish until they get to 10 inch and most people think they are not that bad then bang 10inch + they are killers

 

[ringham]

I was told that I would have to get rid of it eventually because of the fact that they get aggresive, and I accepted that so I don't mind, I bought it for £30.

 

[cane76]

personally i dont see the point in buYing a fish you cant house for LIFE especially for a few months

 

[ringham]

Well if it wasn't for the fact that I am only 14 and I live with my parents then I would hav an 8' fish tank, in which case I could home it for life. But unfortunately I don't have an 8' fish tank. Therefore to get the fish that I like I must pass them on when they outgrow my tank. If I didn't do this I would have to settle for mostly boring community fish.

 

[CFC]

Why not just wait until you are older and have your own house and are able to actually keep the fish you like and provide them with a suitable tank?

I wasnt even able to keep fish until my early 20s despite always wanting a fish tank, my parents wouldnt allow it when i was at home and the first few places i rented when i left home were only on short term leases and were too small to have a fish tank. Even now there are fish that i would like but am unable to provide a suitable sized tank for them until i have enough money to construct my indoor pond, which will be in around 10 years when we have paid off our mortgage.

There are hundreds of smaller predatory and interesting fish that could be kept in your tank, why not gain som experience with these first and then move onto the big guys when you are more able?