Friday, November 29, 2013
Arowana Fish Care:The Basics To Owning Your Arowana
Rearing Arowana fish can be considered as a very tedious job for so many pet lovers. If you want to know the steps in rearing these sensitive fish types, you may want to research on it some more. Making guesses and leaving everything to chance may make you suffer the consequences of not having the proper knowledge. Here are some things you should bear in mind.
Tank Size
A typical Arowana living in its natural habitat can reach up to three feet in length. However, experiments have been done to prove that dragon fishes in a manmade habitat can only reach 2.5 feet. If you were to house a fish that big, it would be suitable to provide an aquarium tank that can be big enough to let it swim freely. Its dimensions could be a foot or two longer than the actual fish. Decorations are also needed since Arowanas are irritated living in a barren aquarium.
Water Status
For a big tank, four to five gallons of water are needed to fill it up. Make its temperature a little bit warmer than the usual, because Arowanas are tropical fishes. You can track the temperature by using electronic gadgets designed to help pet lovers see the temperature of their aquariums. Another thing to note is the chemicals in the water. Tap waters have chlorine to dissolve some of the known germs living in liquids. However, it would be dangerous to expose your fish in a tank with chlorine. Use chemical agents to minimize the chlorine content of your Arowana's water.
Accompanying Fishes
The usual option in choosing what fish should accompany your golden Arowana or your silver Arowana is fish types that are bigger than your Arowana's mouth. Make sure, too, that the fishes that you will select do not have a very fast rate in swimming since it can damage the scales of your Arowana fish.
Cleaning
Replenishing the water in your aquarium should be done little by little. As recommended by expert veterinarians, for an aquarium with Arowanas, you should replace 10% to 20% only of the water in the tank. In this way, you are preventing your fish from being shocked by the sudden change in their environment. Automatic cleaning mechanisms are also fine given that they are not exposing your pet into harmful chemicals. Strong ripples in the water can also distract your pet's overall disposition, so keep your tank stationary.
Tank Size
A typical Arowana living in its natural habitat can reach up to three feet in length. However, experiments have been done to prove that dragon fishes in a manmade habitat can only reach 2.5 feet. If you were to house a fish that big, it would be suitable to provide an aquarium tank that can be big enough to let it swim freely. Its dimensions could be a foot or two longer than the actual fish. Decorations are also needed since Arowanas are irritated living in a barren aquarium.
Water Status
For a big tank, four to five gallons of water are needed to fill it up. Make its temperature a little bit warmer than the usual, because Arowanas are tropical fishes. You can track the temperature by using electronic gadgets designed to help pet lovers see the temperature of their aquariums. Another thing to note is the chemicals in the water. Tap waters have chlorine to dissolve some of the known germs living in liquids. However, it would be dangerous to expose your fish in a tank with chlorine. Use chemical agents to minimize the chlorine content of your Arowana's water.
Accompanying Fishes
The usual option in choosing what fish should accompany your golden Arowana or your silver Arowana is fish types that are bigger than your Arowana's mouth. Make sure, too, that the fishes that you will select do not have a very fast rate in swimming since it can damage the scales of your Arowana fish.
Cleaning
Replenishing the water in your aquarium should be done little by little. As recommended by expert veterinarians, for an aquarium with Arowanas, you should replace 10% to 20% only of the water in the tank. In this way, you are preventing your fish from being shocked by the sudden change in their environment. Automatic cleaning mechanisms are also fine given that they are not exposing your pet into harmful chemicals. Strong ripples in the water can also distract your pet's overall disposition, so keep your tank stationary.
Foods To Feed An Arowana Fish
Arowana fish like all other species of fish or animals need a balanced diet. So here I will try and outline the correct types of food to feed any breed of arowana. It doesn't matter if your arowana is silver, green or red, but it matters that it gets the full range of food types as no one food source will have all the needed nutrients.
I would like to point out one thing before I go through the food types, and that is to be very careful when feeding your arowana live food. I see questions being asked all the time about different bugs and insects people have caught in there garden and asking if they can feed them to there arowana. I would not feed any type of food caught outdoors or in the wild to my arowana. The biggest cause of disease among aquarium arowanas is from live bait so only get it from a reliable dealer and not your garden.
Food Descriptions:
Crickets
This is a very good and nutritious food for your arowana fish and has little or no risk of disease transmission. Just make sure that the crickets you are feeding your fish are the correct size for him to eat. The varying sizes of cricket can be found in any good fish or pet store.
Centipedes
This is also a very nutritious food for your arowana but generally are easier to find frozen than live in the stores. In Asia they are used to help bring out the colour of the fish.
Live Fish
Any fish that is not poisonous and can fit in an arowanas mouth can be used as food. Just be careful and make sure that you are getting the live fish from a reliable source. Most commonly feeder gold, meadow, baby koi, baby catfish and small chidlid are used as bait.
Krill
This a another very nutritious food for an arowana but it can be pricey. You can use it from time to time just to mix up the diet a bit.
Mealworms
Again another nutritious food for you arowana fish. If your fish will accept dead mealworm then it is recommeneded that you drown the mealworm first. Also if you removed the head of the mealworm before feeding it can help the arowana to digest them better.
Earthworms
This is a very healthy food for any arowana and has a minimal risk of disease transmission. It is better first to feed the earthworms with nutritious food first to help clear the soil from within it.
Pellets
There is a lot of reputable brands of arowana pellet food on the market and all have varying degrees to nutritional value. Pick one that you prefer and use it along with other food sources.
Frogs
A very healthy and nutritious food source for an arowana which is most commonly used in Asia. Frogs are thought to help bring out the colour in the arowana. Just make sure that the frog is not poisonous and again only buy from a reliable source.
Here I hope I have covered most of the different food types that you can feed your arowana fish. Some arowanas might prefer one food type over another but you can mix and match their diet to vary it for them.
I would like to point out one thing before I go through the food types, and that is to be very careful when feeding your arowana live food. I see questions being asked all the time about different bugs and insects people have caught in there garden and asking if they can feed them to there arowana. I would not feed any type of food caught outdoors or in the wild to my arowana. The biggest cause of disease among aquarium arowanas is from live bait so only get it from a reliable dealer and not your garden.
Food Descriptions:
Crickets
This is a very good and nutritious food for your arowana fish and has little or no risk of disease transmission. Just make sure that the crickets you are feeding your fish are the correct size for him to eat. The varying sizes of cricket can be found in any good fish or pet store.
Centipedes
This is also a very nutritious food for your arowana but generally are easier to find frozen than live in the stores. In Asia they are used to help bring out the colour of the fish.
Live Fish
Any fish that is not poisonous and can fit in an arowanas mouth can be used as food. Just be careful and make sure that you are getting the live fish from a reliable source. Most commonly feeder gold, meadow, baby koi, baby catfish and small chidlid are used as bait.
Krill
This a another very nutritious food for an arowana but it can be pricey. You can use it from time to time just to mix up the diet a bit.
Mealworms
Again another nutritious food for you arowana fish. If your fish will accept dead mealworm then it is recommeneded that you drown the mealworm first. Also if you removed the head of the mealworm before feeding it can help the arowana to digest them better.
Earthworms
This is a very healthy food for any arowana and has a minimal risk of disease transmission. It is better first to feed the earthworms with nutritious food first to help clear the soil from within it.
Pellets
There is a lot of reputable brands of arowana pellet food on the market and all have varying degrees to nutritional value. Pick one that you prefer and use it along with other food sources.
Frogs
A very healthy and nutritious food source for an arowana which is most commonly used in Asia. Frogs are thought to help bring out the colour in the arowana. Just make sure that the frog is not poisonous and again only buy from a reliable source.
Here I hope I have covered most of the different food types that you can feed your arowana fish. Some arowanas might prefer one food type over another but you can mix and match their diet to vary it for them.
The Arowana Fish
So what is the Arowana fish? The Arowana fish back dates to the Jurassic age which makes the species one of the oldest still living. While the fish is endangered careful breeders are helping the fish make a comeback that many admirers are excited about.
In most cases the Arowana grows from 24 to 36 inches and in some cases some species can even get as long as four feet.
Owners and breeders report that as the fish grow they can become very feisty. They also tell us about how you can teach the fish to eat right out of your hand. However until you are sure of yourself you shouldn't let them eat out of your hands because you don't want to make your fingers part of their diet.
The Arowana fish are meat eaters which can eat a lot given the opportunity. Even though they are classed as carnivores the fish have been known to eat almost anything they are fed.
The young Arowana fish seem to have an appetite for small shrimp, worms and even some smaller fish. When they get older their favorite food seems to be other fish.
When raising the Arowana fish there is a routine that should be followed. Its not very difficult. The small fish should be fed 3 times a day, the medium fish should be fed twice a day and the larger fish should be fed once a day and in some cases even one every couple of days.
It is recommended that you do feed your Arowana fish prime food to give it the best diet possible and to do everything in your power to ensure a long healthy life.
Because the Arowana fish likes to eat so much it does result in a lot of waste building up in the aquarium. Lots of waste could be very dangerous to the fish so it is very important you keep the water clean.
The best way to keep the water clean is to change a third of the water at least once a week and something that is even better is changing 20% of the water twice a week.
Bad water conditions could quite easily put a damper on the life of your Arowana fish. It is important to stay educated to make sure your experience with the fish ends up being a great experience.
Many people report that the Arowana aren't the friendliest fish around. Actually its just that they are very feisty. Arowana fish love to jump so if you do not want to find your pet on the floor at the end of the day you will need to maintain a good heavy lid on your aquarium.
In many cases the Arowana has been known to live up to 20 years and older. So if you do all the things right you could have a pet you enjoy for a very long time.
Dale is presently helping a friend let the world know just how great the Arowana fish can be.
Shine Aquatics was founded by a passionate hobbyist since 1994. After coming across the king of the aquarium a decade ago, mesmerized by the auspicious nature of the great dragon fish a collection of many varieties was started, including a very successful monster community tank of nine Arowanas with huge specimen to over thirty inches. Shine Aquatics was created with the ultimate passion to select and deliver the highest quality Arowanas available, so more could experience this zeal.
In most cases the Arowana grows from 24 to 36 inches and in some cases some species can even get as long as four feet.
Owners and breeders report that as the fish grow they can become very feisty. They also tell us about how you can teach the fish to eat right out of your hand. However until you are sure of yourself you shouldn't let them eat out of your hands because you don't want to make your fingers part of their diet.
The Arowana fish are meat eaters which can eat a lot given the opportunity. Even though they are classed as carnivores the fish have been known to eat almost anything they are fed.
The young Arowana fish seem to have an appetite for small shrimp, worms and even some smaller fish. When they get older their favorite food seems to be other fish.
When raising the Arowana fish there is a routine that should be followed. Its not very difficult. The small fish should be fed 3 times a day, the medium fish should be fed twice a day and the larger fish should be fed once a day and in some cases even one every couple of days.
It is recommended that you do feed your Arowana fish prime food to give it the best diet possible and to do everything in your power to ensure a long healthy life.
Because the Arowana fish likes to eat so much it does result in a lot of waste building up in the aquarium. Lots of waste could be very dangerous to the fish so it is very important you keep the water clean.
The best way to keep the water clean is to change a third of the water at least once a week and something that is even better is changing 20% of the water twice a week.
Bad water conditions could quite easily put a damper on the life of your Arowana fish. It is important to stay educated to make sure your experience with the fish ends up being a great experience.
Many people report that the Arowana aren't the friendliest fish around. Actually its just that they are very feisty. Arowana fish love to jump so if you do not want to find your pet on the floor at the end of the day you will need to maintain a good heavy lid on your aquarium.
In many cases the Arowana has been known to live up to 20 years and older. So if you do all the things right you could have a pet you enjoy for a very long time.
Dale is presently helping a friend let the world know just how great the Arowana fish can be.
Shine Aquatics was founded by a passionate hobbyist since 1994. After coming across the king of the aquarium a decade ago, mesmerized by the auspicious nature of the great dragon fish a collection of many varieties was started, including a very successful monster community tank of nine Arowanas with huge specimen to over thirty inches. Shine Aquatics was created with the ultimate passion to select and deliver the highest quality Arowanas available, so more could experience this zeal.
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