Unpopular Opinions - Arowanas

[xenacanth9]

leichardti are actually quite common in the Australian hobby and I believe this is because Ausyfish are producing them quite readily. Jardini is usually a lot more expensive and a lot rarer, although if Dave Wilson is successful in breeding them they will be more common.

Makes sense...
Lol, you guys are lucky

 

[xenacanth9]

Aye, once you meet Asian arowanas you may change ur mind. Their scales shine out so much it’s clarity matches gemstones. It’s indescribable until you see a good quality one. However they can cost 2-4k SGD (my country), so I’ll forever be unable to afford one ??. Yes, Asian and Australian arowanas have same body shape, however I find asians will always be on top.
Can’t compare neons to arowanas.

arowanas are much more hyped up in Asian countries due to belief that they bring good luck and prosperity as they are similar looking to dragons. I don’t believein that logic though, I look them due to their beauty

I def agree

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

I can understand M MultipleTankSyndrome 's point of view, but in my opinion, they each have merit in their own, respective rights.

I think I agree with you and Deadeye that regardless of my nonchalance towards size as a deciding factor, mixed size tanks look great. For example, a tank wih small black kuhli loaches, medium size pictus catfish, and large clown loaches.

 

[xenacanth9]

Totally. I always like to have a decent size range in communities.

 

[dr exum]

I can't say I recall ever seeing any Scleropages aro with DE and I have seen tons of photos and videos of them over the years.

I've wondered why Leichardti are so scarce in the hobby compared to the jardini.

i wonder if it has to do with breeding /demand -

the only baby leichardti i’ve seen in years came though an analog transaction (telephone/fax order) from fish farm in asia -

 

[CrazyPhishMan]

I think I agree with you and Deadeye that regardless of my nonchalance towards size as a deciding factor, mixed size tanks look great. For example, a tank wih small black kuhli loaches, medium size pictus catfish, and large clown loaches.

Mixing the sizes creates a natural looking community, as you wouldn’t typically see a water way full of equal size massive predators- that would only work for one individual in the long run, there’s to be a food chain- although in our own tanks we hope that predation is kept to a minimum-
Obviously, there are different style tanks to keep and each are enjoyable in their own right but that leads us to your user name and my seldom used Instagram fish channel.
also tank size plays a role in the scale we get to build around. I have a 180 with a school of dusky narrow hatchets, a big bocourti, some other grow out cichlids under 5”, mixed group of leporinus, and a big group of pictus cats- there’s also a large BGK to add additional interest. But I have a 75 with growout uaru and a like 25 Colombian tetras, 6 Buenos Aires, and 6 black skirts & about 20 green gold corys. The point was, scale and tank space can change perspective, sometimes.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

More or less agreed with CrazyPhishMan.

Also, update for this thread: I might take back a bit what I said about taking neons over arowanas, as I just lost all but 1 of mine to neon tetra disease
However, replace the neons in that statement with green neons, cardinals, or rummynoses and it stands. Those don't have the bad health and parasites of inbred commercial neons.

 

[CrazyPhishMan]

More or less agreed with CrazyPhishMan.

Also, update for this thread: I might take back a bit what I said about taking neons over arowanas, as I just lost all but 1 of mine to neon tetra disease
However, replace the neons in that statement with green neons, cardinals, or rummynoses and it stands. Those don't have the bad health and parasites of inbred commercial neons.

Cardinals seem more stable and bigger- I have a 20l with 14 cardinals, a pair of some sp. stiphonden goby, otos and a pair of Yucatán mollys.. they look great schooling around the crazy plant growing in there.
But I do like albino and black arowanas ?‍

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Yeah, that's what I heard on the cardinals. Exactly why I'm so optimistic about them.

 

[Damascus]

My unpopular opinion: all arowanas are waaaaaaay overrated. This opinion seems to be unpopular since arowana prices remain astronomically high.

As an example, I'd take a school of neons over any type of arowana any day. Better colors (IMO), much more compatible with many of my other favorites, won't suicidally jump out of the tank, won't get dropeye, and are ultimately much easier to care for.

One person I know had a $700 arowana jump out of its tank and die. That's $700 down the drain, and for perspective my 3 tanks put together cost less than it.

All depends on where your hobby is. I personally like having my fish greet me at the door, and want to be touched. And it's something I'll have for the next 20 years.

Small community fish never did anything for me. I like having "wet pets"