Redtail Catish ate Arrowana - and Bichir $450

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dr exum

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I assume you have asked the builder to get his thumb out of his ass and get to work?
Seriously, what has he been doing? It’s been 5-6 months since you paid for it. Have you requested a refund?

On a side note, assuming you ever get the tank, are you going to contact the new owner in hopes of getting him back? Also it’s a shame since I grew to like your red tail catfish, I associated you with him.
I paid via PayPal.... if I don’t see it by the end of the month I’ll submit a claim, I don’t want to create bad blood with the guy.... want him to do a good job.... I think his jobs take him 6 months... I should have asked more questions up front, trying to support local and all that....

the sump and stand are done... I’m told...

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i’d appreciate any details/contact info, I’ve only seen them for sale in Australia....

thanks!
One of these places?


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The last 4" Lei I ordered in the states was $220 shipped, 5 years ago. Shipping wasn't that much. Small 4" Jardini at LFS now is around $150!

I was talking to a LFS owner once and asked about where his Silver aro pet was on his large diaplay tank. He said he opened one morning and saw his 24"+ silver half swallowed by his RTC.
 

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The last 4" Lei I ordered in the states was $220 shipped, 5 years ago. Shipping wasn't that much. Small 4" Jardini at LFS now is around $150!

I was talking to a LFS owner once and asked about where his Silver aro pet was on his large diaplay tank. He said he opened one morning and saw his 24"+ silver half swallowed by his RTC.
Jardini can be found cheaper online, well under $100. Before shipping of course.

As I have always said, from firsthand experience, adult RTC and arowana are incompatible. As it was in my case I believe was in the case of this LFS owner, an arowana would attempt to jump or spook and hit its head and get discombobulated for a bit, enough for an RTC to try to take advantage and attempt to swallow the aro, stressing and injuring it even if not succeeding. This is what our RTCs have done to our several aro males, who had to be taken out of the main tank and recovered but eventually the RTCs killed in the same way our only aro female, who has not recovered.
 
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