Owning an arowana takes a lot of responsibility, from feeding to helping them keep their balance to taking care of them and treating them when they are sick. No matter how we take care of our fish, it remains possible for them to become sick one time of another, just like us. Other than that, [...] Read More ...
What You Need To Give Your Arowana A Good Home
An Arowana, also known as bony-tongues or Dragon Fish, is a carnivorous freshwater fish. It is characterized by a bony head and long body with large, heavy scales. Arowanas can live up to 25 years. They are pretty easy to look after but you do need to understand some of their ‘peculiar’ behavior. A dedicated [...] Read More ...
Will Your Arowana Or Dragonfish Bring Luck To You?
The Arowana is a freshwater fish that has scales with colorful, shiny and dragon-like appearance. The fish is prized by many, specially the Chinese who believes that it brings good luck, happiness and wealth to its owners. It is also believed to be a protection from evil spirits. The fish is often kept in tanks [...] Read More ...
Gill Turning or Curling In Arowanas Can Be Cured
Another disease that is common amongst Arowanas is upturning of gills or gill turning. This is reportedly caused by a lot of factors such as poor tank water quality, too little space and temperature changes. Water tank quality goes bad when there is too much food left in the tank, as result of overfeeding. The [...] Read More ...
Simple Facts About The Pearl Arowana of Australia You Should Know
Basically, there are three types of Australian Arowana; the Pearl, Golden Pearl and the Red Pearl Arowana, which is rarest of all. The Pearl arowana, scientific name scleropage jardini, is also called with several other names such as the Gulf Saratoga, Northern Barramundi and Australian bony tongue. It is similar to the Asian Golden Arowana [...] Read More ...
Thinking of bringing an Asian Arowana home?
An Arowana hobbyist should definitely have an Asian Arowana in his tank. Scleropages formosus is found in Southeast Asia. This endangered Arowana species thrives on slow moving rivers. Purchasing and transporting them outside of Asia requires license. This species is noted for its color and large scales. The scales are netted or banded with colors. [...] Read More ...