Always start by changing the water…

Here is my upbringing of my 4 Asian Arowana (2chilli red)(1 tong yan and 1 pahang gold ) The Arowanas now are 2years ,2 I YEAR old.They are all in seperate dividers. You could watch my 4 arowanas at U-tube broadcast as Bukit Merah chapter 1 till chapter 12.

In order to keep Asian AORWANA healthy,grows faster ,spacious ,not overfeed ,prevent curl gills and water quality . I have a 54 gallon container as a reservoir with water filter sponge and auto temperature of 76 degrees Fahrenheit running 24 hours non stop .
Each week , i use my 4 gallon pail or bucket to remove aquarium water and replace water from my reservoir aged water with anti chlorine and liquid conditioner . Each time
when i refilled the water into the reservoir , i would add
a few drops of anti chlorine and conditioner according to the directions provided . Always check your Arowana tank for
ammonia and nitirte when you fed too much food and left the tank unattended for 2 weeks or more with no clean age water replaced .And recommend power- head filter .
I have no worries and stress with my precious Arowana . I strongly suggest to have a reservoir to age water to keep it safe while changing water .
Thank-you
Simon says, Kong Hei Fatt Choy to all Asian Arowana lovers .

i have something to share about how to care your pet, i like arowana a lot, base on my personal opinion and experience about having arowana and different sichlid fish on my aquarium, believe or not running 2 years now im not changing my water at all just adding some water when my tank water is not full like on my water level its going down thats the time im putting water again, but my water is crystal clear that i believe arowana to much love i just make my own personal filter setting for your info my arowana has reach its 2nd year and i lve playing with his tonge, ok thas all thank, s

Aloha arrowana lover's and caretakers of the great dragon fish, I have been through several arrowana once he jumped out of the tank-the other died of old age I think, I had him over 6 years, kept him in a 55 gallon tank by himself. My newest one now is almost a year old-happily swimming along w/a plecostomus on the bottom.

Hi Steve: All the Best wishes and a Happy New Year to you and your family. What you wrote about changing water is very true. My arrowana who is now 4years old is used to this practise and have no problems whatsoever maybe my luck. Adding salt once a while is very beneficial to the fish too. Cheers.

changing the water is the top priority that must be done,but the issues are not only stop from that.I have two irian arowana (7,5 years old and 3 years old). the tools we use in and for the tank also must be controlled and cleaned periodically. and life food must be quarantine with salt/medicine at least 30 minute before given to arowana (sometimes they become a carrier for the diseases)and the temperature must be set in correct degree..hope my experience helps others…

before i forget, i also want to let u know that arowana is a territory fish, when they already adult u can not just buy and put them together ( different story if u buy the babies )
because they'll fight each other.

I had a similar problem with my crossback. Fish is not active, eats very little, always near the bottom of the tank with its head tilted down and often gets spooked for no reason.

I live in Vietnam and the tap water is generally very good with consistant ph and tds. For this reason, I did not bother to do a ph check everytime I changed the water. To my surprise, after a week of the fish being sick, I decided to test the ph and sure enough it read… 5.9!!!

To make a long story short, I slowly increased the ph over a 12 hour span. Kept it at a comfortable ph of 7.3 It worked… within 12 hours all was back to normal. Fish is active, eating and swims normally near the top of the tank.

Always check the P.H!!!!! Also, I use 02 large canister filters and alternate cleaning each of them once every 2 weeks.

Hi steven,

Thank you very much and nice to hear from you again. yes, i have my problem with my arowana from sept till dec. my arowana doesnt eat. so, what i did, i just change the water every other day for 3 times, now my arowana is eating now, and i am very happy for it. . thanks . . . JOSE PUNZALAN

hi every one… i too had an arowana it was with me fro 13 months… and suddenly its head and face started swelling …. soon it stopped eating food … i tried a lot to save it but i failed… so anyone would like me to tell what was it and how to cure it…..

Hi steven,

Thank you very much

Dragon RTG much fish and size of fish.

Hi Arowana lovers,
It is true that changing small amount (< 20%) of water frequently is a feasible way to keep the fish healthy. Fresh tap water (whether de-chlorinated or not) is more safe (in small amount)than medicine as the latter may kill the fish. I have once killed 3 large chilli red arowana by giving anti-parasite medicine, probably introduced from live food. An expert told me that if we intend to feed arowana with live food, it is better to use non-acquatic ones(e.g. insects) because they seldom carry water-borne parasites that can infest the fish.
Regards,
Stephen Tang

All the above said was thru regarding water change. As for my red wich is 3yrs old, I change water bout 20% to max 30% every week. I also add some anti chlorine and salt everytime i change water…. Always make sure that you always check the temperature and PH of the water, every now and then to make sure it lives in a nice enviroment..
Dear gentlemen, how often do you guys clean the filter, ex: cleaning the entire things inside, replace the cotton sponges, wash the bio balls n rings and etc.. Please do let me know as only did it twice since i had him… Very eager to know

Hi Andra,

I never heard of this irian arowana before ? Where is this
Irian Arowana origin from . Could you please download it to video U-TUBE BROADCAST.Or describe the nature of it . I would deeply appreciate that . Thank-you
Simon

just thought id share this little story with you guys.i recently done a water change,then went out.only to find my arowana missing when i came home.he had jumpped on to the condensation tray,and was cooking under the lights.. as i removed what i thought was a dead fish,i noticed his gills move,so i put him back into the tank,only for my small (8")rtc to attack him(as he was deeply stressed).so i took him out and placed him in a small community tank(with peaceful fish) alas he made a full recovery.and now thrives with alima shoval nose,and other sonadantis cats..yippee!!

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR E-MAIL . I GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE CARE MY RTG COZ MY RTG HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH PAUL HUI.

Hi Paul Hui, use some coral chips to buffer the water. that should be able to keep it in the safe pH range.

hian

Hai Steven….

Thank you for the suggest any thing about the arowana……

Hi guys,
I have been keeping my Panda Gold aro for 10 yrs now i have problems with it before like. no appitite to eat for several months. I have tried various ways like water change, stablising the water ph until i almost gave up on him. till one day i talk to him and ask him why are you not eating i have fed you with good expensive staff even go to the extend of catching geko "lizards" for you to eat and yet you sill do not want to eat. Then the next day in the evening I put in a live FROG and he immediately swollowed it i was very happy and that proves that talking to your aro make him to understand that you care for him this no joke you need time for him too. spend some time talk to him play with him and you will see him happy swimming up and down and across where you are or stand. Most important when you do water change this are the remedy i use 1)Melifix, 2)Salt 3)Black Water 4)Anti Chlorine all these in small dosage. Put some KETAPANG LEAVES in the filteration system for overhead filter system, if you have bio system put the leaves in a clean unwanted socks and put it in your tank that will help too. My advice aro age 1-4yrs 1wk water change 20%, 4-7yrs 2wk water change 20%, 7 and above 1mth water change 20%. The most important of all is make sure when you do water change wash the filter, type of filter use the sponge type as it is reuseable you don't have to waste so much money on your filter. I have use the same filters for the past ten years and it is still in very good condition well maintained. The best part of it the COLOUR of my AROWANA is shinning gold. till today he is eating very well but a bit fussy like to eat centerpedes, frogs etc and all food is live.
If you do not believe me "SEEING IS BELIVING"!
I AM VERY PROUD OF MY PANDA GOLD AROWANA "RTG"!He is BEAUTIFUL!
Should you guys need any advice pls do not hesitate to contact me.

Enjoy talking to your arowana.

what is the cost of red chilly arowana. is there special care for it.

i would like to buy a baby red arowana that was legally ok. i am from TAMIL NADU(INDIA). please let me know the fish availability and its cost any where in and around TAMILNADU.

My fish tank is designed with overflow system. I am continuously dripping fresh water (30 drops per 10 second)into my aro tank. It is calculated at the rate of about 7% a day. I am not sure is this a good way of water changing.

Any experts to advise and comments??

Hi Dave,

I envy you very much, the way you keep your aerowana trouble free.

I have two crossbacks whihc have chipped scales problem, i.e. the rims of the scales are like being eaten off, uneven and no longer have a smooth semi circle rim.

Wonder if you have any advice for me. Thanks

David Cheong

you really provide a hell lot of useful information here. I always have interest in this fish, it swims so elegance.

I understand this question had been asked many times before, but i would like to know if i can start a breeding farm at Sabah, Malaysia? where should i start off? how can i find those useful information for running a breeding farm? where can i find the breed needed?

i'm very interested on how you started all this….

If you wouldn't mind to share the information with me, pls feel free to e-mail me, or just reply my post here.

Thanks.

so nice thgings to learn about this fish