on thursday getting new fish

on thursday i am getting a arowana

 

nice....what size tank and what kind of arro are you looking for?

 

Nice. More info please! :y_the_best:

 

WOW! Big bucks! The really nice LFS a few cities over (there's over 1 million residents in my county, so every 3 stoplights is a different city) sells Arowanas for as much as $400. They also won't sell it to you unless you bring in a water sample BEFORE you buy the fish. Very pretty fish, though. If I win the lottery....

 

Gravity, I'm in DC... where is the "really nice" LFS???

I'm stuck with Petco & Petsmart so far...

 

There's 2 of them, actually. They're both on Little River Turnpike, too. One is called Super Pets, it's in a shopping center just off of Little River and Backlick Road in Annandale, VA. I think the actual street it's on is John Marr, but it's facing Little River behind a Popeye's. Here's a link:

http://annandalesuperpets.com/

The other, which I haven't yet gone to, is called Wally's Aquarium and is supposedly very good. It's in Alexandria, again, on Little River Turnpike. Here's another link:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/wallysaquarium/

I got this address off their site: 6493 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria, Virginia 22312

Super Pets is the one I was referring to in my previous post. They take VERY good care of their fish, and the pricing is only slightly more than the chain stores. Bigger selection, cleaner and healthier fish are worth the trade off an extra dollar or two. I've heard Wally's is the same or even better than Super Pets, but I haven't yet been there because I'd filled my tanks before I heard anything about them.

There's another, smaller good one in Centreville, VA, but it's not worth the commute from DC if you're only looking for fish, since the other 2 are so close. That one's called the Centreville Aquarium. They do have a large coral display that dominates the front of their store. In fact, if I was going to start a saltwater tank, I'd probably go there to get the live rock and coral.

 

gravity-

How big are the arowanas they sell for $400? I always thought the prices we pay in Canada are ridiculous but I've seen arowanas (around 4-5") for as little as $15.00 and larger ones (over 1') for $1,000-$4,000. :?

 

They actually had a couple of different colors, but they were different sizes. They had silver, blue, and I believe gold or yellow arowanas. The one that was $400 was blue, about 10 inches long, and was simply stunning to look at. It was also in the store's main freshwater display tank. I imagine a wealthy diplomat or businessman probably bought that one pretty quick. The silver arowanas were about 5 inches and were about $30.

 

its a silver arowna its about 4-5 inches for $22.62 canadian

 

:shock:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Ill never get that kind of fish!!


Oh just curious, is that fish tropical or what?

:shock:

 

When arrowanas hatch they are 4" so becareful that yours yoke sac is completely gone and it is healthy! It is still propably a youngen

 

Here what they look like when the are let out of the parents mouth

 

My sibling wants one how are they and what kind if tank do you need?

Im sorry if this isnt the right way to post

 

If you get a silver arowana you'll need a tank around 300G. They get around 3'.

 

yea...arrowannas are out of most peoples ability to care for.

 

Yeah they can be a tough fish to care for. If your up to it I think it might be worth it.