6ft Arowana Planted Tank

[vinz]

As of 3 Feb 2004:




Just an update. I'm not too happy with the 'hole' on the left side foreground.

Tank: 6'x2'x2', 648l, 170USGals
Lights: 9x36W PL, 2WPG, 12hrs/day
Filter: Eheim 2250
Substrate: Normal gravel, J. Arthur Bower's Aquatic Compost
Fauna:
- 1 x Red Tail Golden arowana
- 8 x Otocinculus
- 6 x SAEs
- 4 x Cigar fish (A. tenerzi)
- 2 x Kuhli loach
- 5(or more) x Yamato shrimp
- 3 x Tiger Barb
- Countless snails
Flora:
- Aponogeton crispus
- Aponogeton longifolia
- Bolbitis heudolotii
- Cypherus helferi
- E. ozelot 'red'
- E. quadricostatus
- E. tenellus
- Hottonia palustaris
- Java fern
- Java fern 'Windelov'
- Lobelia cardinalis
- Nymphae zenkeri (red tiger lotus)
- Nuphar japonica (Spatterdock)
- S. subulata
- Various Cryptocoryne
- Various Anubias[/u]

[ckll]

Wah.. drooling!

[budak]

I would simply let the Anubias form a thick nana wall in the left corner.... also recommend Echinodorus cf. 'Xingu' var. Thomsonensis for the left foreground...

[checkerboard]

Some Altherathera reineckii, hygrophila corybomsa "kompact" are possible.

Bigger crypts like becketti, ciliata should do pretty well also.

or a huge clump of anubias barteri or narrow leaves java ferns!

just some suggestions

[fleekk]

FANTASTIC.

I always wish to own one of this.

How do you trim your plants with him around????

If possible, can view?????

[vinz]

Thanks for the suggestions, budak and checkboard.

Fleekk, No problem with tank maintainance. She's totally used to me sticking my arms in. Arowanas can recognise their owners (or at least the source of food). No one else has stuck their arms in, so I don't know how she'll react.

[elmike]

Certainly a magnificent spectacle! It speaks of the great care and dedication you've put into nurturing such a lushly planted tank.

I see a pair of eyes at the top-left hand corner...what's the monkey face doing on your banana leaf?

[vinz]

Your eyes very sharp. I didn't notice the "eyes" myself. Its a snail and it's reflection.

[lorba]

The center of the tank gives a very natural feel.

[AroDon]

Beautifully lanscape... you never fail to impress us with your greenery lanscape and your majestic dragon. Keep it up

[a_scape]

Hi Vinz,
Your tank is amazing...
Maybe you can consider to add your mid-front left with anubias nana (front),anubias barteri/coffefolia (middle).
Nice work bro...
Cheers,

AChen

[Fei Miao]

My favourite aro-planted tank

[Nevada]

Superb tank vinz!!! dunno what to say liao ... =) great tank ...

[CT]

nice tank. really very nice... how I wish to have one in my home....

[Moby]

amazing tank..really lush. That fish is quite a specimen. I should imagine you can interact with a fish of that size even more.

[vinz]

Thanks everyone.

Moby, yes, interaction is more. She tolerates being touched, and will allow me to hold her tail for short periods. Not something the small fishes are confident enough to try, I guess.

A few interesting behaviour I've not figured out...

1. She'll hover parallel just centimetres from my forearm and vibrate her body. Nothing visible, but you can feel the pulsing in the water.

2. Body snapping. She'll form a C-shape with her body and then snap back to normal postures... usually repeated several times consecutively.

Public sources of information usually cover husbandry, selection and farm breeding methods. I've not found anything about their behaviour.

[Fei Miao]

A few interesting behaviour I've not figured out...

1. She'll hover parallel just centimetres from my forearm and vibrate her body. Nothing visible, but you can feel the pulsing in the water.

2. Body snapping. She'll form a C-shape with her body and then snap back to normal postures... usually repeated several times consecutively.

Public sources of information usually cover husbandry, selection and farm breeding methods. I've not found anything about their behaviour.

I think she's in love with you!