I came back from overseas late last week after being away for more than a week. When I checked my pond, I found out that all my kois had died! It stank and I had to remove most of the water that very night! I still have a backache today after having to manually drain [...] Read More ...

Hi all, Thanks for all your emails.? I know I had been lazy in updating this blog for awhile now but I will try and be more regular okay.? But do keep the emails coming…? Ok back to my post today.. I notice that there is one fundamental?assumption that many of you make when you [...] Read More ...

Hi all, I have received many emails from readers about their arowanas not eating, looking very lethargic, not moving much, etc..? More often than not, you need to start with the water!? This?should be?the starting point for your investigations.? Ask yourself these questions : (not exhaustive ofcourse) * Does the water look clear? Muddled? * [...] Read More ...

There has been?many questions posted about?why?Arowana hobbyists are?using black water with their tank water..? I have provided an excerpt of an article I wrote recently which is published in a few article directories.?? ” Arowanas natively inhabit black water rivers and wetland areas.? Black water is incredibly clean and tends to support a wide variety [...] Read More ...

Hi all, I have just launched an arowana care book which I know will help answer a lot of your questions.? It’s been more than 1.5 years in the making and it was written specifically for the arowana hobbyists.? I have met too many arowana hobbyists who did not know who to turn to for [...] Read More ...

Hi, I want to share with you an email i received yesterday from an arowana hobbyist asking for help.? His problem was that his?jardini?looked like it was dying. His arowana was lifeless and the film of ‘shine’ on it’s body was gone and the scales were?now very scruffy.? These are the facts.. 1) The hobbyist [...] Read More ...