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New Dwarf Arowana
cane76
post Jul 2 2008, 03:20 PM
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i picked up this arowana a while back it is only 6" long and the certificate says 10 march 2007
it came in the same time as 3 other aros all with the same date on certificate which are all 13" now
the dwarf has been kept in a 6x2x2 just like the other 3 and fed exactly the same
as you aro experts can see it dont look stunted



few more pics i took of the other tank while i was there
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post Jul 2 2008, 03:27 PM
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How many sorubim lima's u got mate ?
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post Jul 2 2008, 03:33 PM
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there is 2 they about 10"
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post Jul 2 2008, 03:39 PM
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really insteresting if it stays small (relative to its species) and lives a happy and healthy life. Might show that dwarfism may appear in other species as well

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post Jul 2 2008, 04:24 PM
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QUOTE (cane76 @ Jul 2 2008, 04:33 PM) *
there is 2 they about 10"



nice i've got one are they pretty active ?
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post Jul 2 2008, 04:30 PM
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they are active compared to the other shovelnose species
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post Jul 2 2008, 06:43 PM
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How big do these drarf aro's get then cane?, never heard of them before.
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post Jul 3 2008, 07:29 PM
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If it wasn't cane posting this then I would think it to be some kind of joke. biggrin.gif
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post Jul 3 2008, 07:53 PM
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That would be great if there are a genuine breed of dwarf arowana for all the people who want one but dont have 400+gal tanks
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post Jul 4 2008, 03:06 AM
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Very nice arowana.

Never heard of a dwarf before though, don't you mean Scleropages leichardti? Not sure if that's a common name for it or what.
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post Jul 4 2008, 03:55 AM
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If the saratogas/ asian arowanas (whatever you want to call them, we’ve had this discussion before smile.gif ) are all kept in the same tank then the smaller one is probably being bullied. Otherwise it has some sort of problem that is preventing it from digesting its food properly and growing to normal size. It could have worms or a minor bacterial infection, or could just be a genetic freak. Maybe it is going to be a true dwarf (which would be good) but that is unlikely. However, having said that, the fish is from Asia and they are doing some weird stuff up there, so maybe it has been genetically modified to stunt its growth.
As a general rule that type of fish (Scleropages sp) should get to a couple of feet quite easily and usually reach about 3ft max.
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post Jul 4 2008, 11:46 AM
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Sounds interesting,
Can someone save the pix and upload them - Can't view them at work unless they are attachements.
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post Jul 7 2008, 07:17 PM
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the 4 arowana have never been kept in the same tank because of the certificate/chip numbers
they have had a 6x2x2 each

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post Jul 7 2008, 07:20 PM
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hmm interesting. We will have to wait and see what happens over the next few years. Keep us informed on how they do smile.gif
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post Jul 7 2008, 07:27 PM
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its a shame the aro is so aggressive i might not be able to keep hold of it to find out
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post Jul 7 2008, 07:31 PM
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QUOTE (cane76 @ Jul 8 2008, 03:27 AM) *
its a shame the aro is so aggressive i might not be able to keep hold of it to find out

lol
sounds like the fish is using aggression to compensate for its small size smile.gif
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post Jul 7 2008, 07:33 PM
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You have found a fish with an napoleon complex.... maybe you can get an article in PFK... ha

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post Jul 7 2008, 07:36 PM
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the strange thing is its only got aggressive since i brought it home
it really does not like tiger fish
it even rips up plants which ive never heard of in a aro before
yesterday i moved it into a slightly smaller 75g tank with just a flagtail
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post Jul 11 2008, 08:59 PM
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Thats a wonderful fish. Looking gr8.
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