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We have just bought another new fish. A Tiger Shovel Nose. At the minute it is looking doubtful it will survive....the woman at the Lfs bagged it 4 times , put it back in the tank then into a jug before she would realise it needed a big poly box. The TSN it totally stressed and when we opened the box at home he was lying on his side and rolling onto his back....when Jay lifted it into the tank it didnt even put up a struggle. Things looked awful for it when it was in the tank with fast movement and it kept flipping onto its back. We have turned tank lights off and dining room lights too so it can chill a little. Upto now it is still breathing and we will just keep a close eye on it. Fingers crossed it makes it.....what a stunning fish and if it does pull threw i will post pics as soon as its settled. It is approx 15" but will be able to tell better when we can have a closer look..just wanna leave it be for now. :angry: So mad cos the poor fish was lying diagonally across a tank and couldnt more it was far to small for him....some shops just dont care, this is the same shop we bought the niger from and the reason we have bought both is because they have been there for months and it was sooooooo cruel, it was just by chance jay poped in seeing them still there he just HAD to buy them ! Fingers crossed ! poorrrrrrrrr TSN :sad:
 
maryjason said:
We have just bought another new fish. A Tiger Shovel Nose. At the minute it is looking doubtful it will survive....the woman at the Lfs bagged it 4 times , put it back in the tank then into a jug before she would realise it needed a big poly box. The TSN it totally stressed and when we opened the box at home he was lying on his side and rolling onto his back....when Jay lifted it into the tank it didnt even put up a struggle. Things looked awful for it when it was in the tank with fast movement and it kept flipping onto its back. We have turned tank lights off and dining room lights too so it can chill a little. Upto now it is still breathing and we will just keep a close eye on it. Fingers crossed it makes it.....what a stunning fish and if it does pull threw i will post pics as soon as its settled. It is approx 15" but will be able to tell better when we can have a closer look..just wanna leave it be for now. :angry: So mad cos the poor fish was lying diagonally across a tank and couldnt more it was far to small for him....some shops just dont care, this is the same shop we bought the niger from and the reason we have bought both is because they have been there for months and it was sooooooo cruel, it was just by chance jay poped in seeing them still there he just HAD to buy them ! Fingers crossed ! poorrrrrrrrr TSN :sad:
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Sorry to say this Mary but a tiger shovelnose is a very poor and dangerous choice of tankmate for your arowana. TSN are active openwater predators which grow to around 4 feet in length and are capable of taking very large prey, in the wild arowana's, other catfish including plecs and doradids and even stingrays are on their menu. They have one of the fastest growth rates of any fish in the hobby and yours could easily reach 2 feet within the next 6 months meaning that your arowana will be in danger of being eaten and you will need to upgrade to a larger tank. Personally i would rehome it as soon as possible before you become attached to it.
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CFC said:
maryjason said:
We have just bought another new fish. A Tiger Shovel Nose. At the minute it is looking doubtful it will survive....the woman at the Lfs bagged it 4 times , put it back in the tank then into a jug before she would realise it needed a big poly box. The TSN it totally stressed and when we opened the box at home he was lying on his side and rolling onto his back....when Jay lifted it into the tank it didnt even put up a struggle. Things looked awful for it when it was in the tank with fast movement and it kept flipping onto its back. We have turned tank lights off and dining room lights too so it can chill a little. Upto now it is still breathing and we will just keep a close eye on it. Fingers crossed it makes it.....what a stunning fish and if it does pull threw i will post pics as soon as its settled. It is approx 15" but will be able to tell better when we can have a closer look..just wanna leave it be for now. :angry: So mad cos the poor fish was lying diagonally across a tank and couldnt more it was far to small for him....some shops just dont care, this is the same shop we bought the niger from and the reason we have bought both is because they have been there for months and it was sooooooo cruel, it was just by chance jay poped in seeing them still there he just HAD to buy them ! Fingers crossed ! poorrrrrrrrr TSN :sad:
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Sorry to say this Mary but a tiger shovelnose is a very poor and dangerous choice of tankmate for your arowana. TSN are active openwater predators which grow to around 4 feet in length and are capable of taking very large prey, in the wild arowana's, other catfish including plecs and doradids and even stingrays are on their menu. They have one of the fastest growth rates of any fish in the hobby and yours could easily reach 2 feet within the next 6 months meaning that your arowana will be in danger of being eaten and you will need to upgrade to a larger tank. Personally i would rehome it as soon as possible before you become attached to it.
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I know this CFC we got this fish without any notice today to save its life ! Poor thing was so close cramped etc....once size is an issue it will be moved to a different tank...we have just got new house so we have lots and lots ov space ....thanks for you advice..forwarned is forarmed !
 
Well the TSN is just fine now so heres a few pics..... :)
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That thing is gorgeous. You must have a lovely lfs near you.
I can imagine it eating the aro ... it looks deadly but gorgeous. I'm happy there are people like you who save fish like that :nod:
Truly amazing and the fish is out of the world :hyper:
:drool: :drool:
:lol:

Good Luck and i hope the fish does fine :D
 
prankster705 said:
It looks seriusly cool, hope they will get along nice till the 10ft tank is done.
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The arowana aint going into the bigger tank...he is stayin in the house with me ! :hey:

Fish Dude said:
That thing is gorgeous. You must have a lovely lfs near you.
I can imagine it eating the aro ... it looks deadly but gorgeous. I'm happy there are people like you who save fish like that :nod:
Truly amazing and the fish is out of the world :hyper:
:drool: :drool:
:lol:

Good Luck and i hope the fish does fine :D
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Thanks :drool: there is no way it could possibly eat the arowana just now, its not big enuff but we are still keeping a close eye on them and if any signs of anything it would be taken straight out. Thanks for your nice coments :)
 
where are you gonna put it? you need something along the lines of a 12 X 4 X 3 pond
 
Severum said:
where are you gonna put it? you need something along the lines of a 12 X 4 X 3 pond
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Hi severum...i m aware what size it will need.....we will have it aslong as we can give it what it needs :) and i will post on progress etc
 
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