10 things to know about keeping Corydoras. There is so much conflicting information on them

Happy to have shared Arowana clips for this effort - better information makes for better fish keeping, healthier fish, and hobby growth! Keep up the good work KGTropicals 👍

The dropeye is actually not caused by activity on the bottom. It is caused by your tank lights, the light can irritate the arowana's eyes, causing it to drop to protect it from the bright lights and sometimes you need to cut down their food because the fat will build up behind the eye causing pop eye.

@Drift666

2 жыл бұрын

Can you cure it

@afewofmycommentsarecringy.8646

Жыл бұрын

@@Drift666 Can you watch the video

We have a silver arowana and my Mother loves it. Me and my siblings got jealous because she loves the arowana than us.

@greeneyedbandit7079

3 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm not alone 😂😂😂😂

@agneyamahendra4019

3 жыл бұрын

same my arowana just is huge

@smiles4111

3 жыл бұрын

These fish are endangered and illegal in most countries.

@mattneil1449

3 жыл бұрын

@@smiles4111 what is their endangered status?

@Odessians

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattneil1449 Asian arowana are endangered. Don’t know about the rest.

I stopped working on my truck to watch this... it was worth it lol

@emmy4537

4 жыл бұрын

Coby Metz o

I ordered a arowana (obviously a silver) and I’ve watched this video at least 20 times and I love it! Very useful and I test my water every day so I can have the water perfect! I love these fish!

Ten things ideas. 1.worms and pericides. 2 water tests, maintenance 3 stingray 4 five gallon fishes 5 bottom feeders 6 surface fish 7 custom aquarium 8 lighting of lights 9 sand and sediment 10 decrocation 11 bleaching the tank. Etc

"The minimum tank size is 8 foot" coincidental your biggest tank is 8 foot, have you seen the size of the arrowana the Ohio Fish Rescue have got in their 4400?

@rpimjada1549

4 жыл бұрын

12 feet long would make life better for arowana. 4 feet wide.

@TrueSavage555

4 жыл бұрын

They dont get as big as they do in the wild as they will in captivity. In captivity, unless you buy a gigantic tank, will only get about 3 feet or less. A lot of animals are like this across the board.

@Masked_jundullah

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrueSavage555 correct

@InkGraffiti

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrueSavage555 stunting is not good for the fish and should not be advocated. these fish shouldn't be owned unless you have several thousand gallons yeah

@notoriously_sly3073

2 жыл бұрын

@@InkGraffiti Several thousand gallons isn't necessary my guy, a 9x4 aquarium is adequate and can happily house a silver aro for 10-15 years. Seen it tons of times. Is several thousand gallons ideal? Well yeah, obviously. But is it necessary? Not at all.

I love the baby oscars in the back swimming so energetically

Caught one in Animal Crossing, now I wish I could have one...

@StBasil44

4 жыл бұрын

I got SO excited when I saw they were in Animal Crossing

@femydupapya3212

3 жыл бұрын

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@femydupapya3212

3 жыл бұрын

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@bryanrodriguez9727

3 жыл бұрын

Just buy one and buy a 40 gallon long and works good and cheap

@torchictheballoonmollie7135

3 жыл бұрын

@@femydupapya3212 shut up no one can understand you

Great information John. Healthy looking fish. You should do a video on the best filters to use.

I will probably never have a big enough tank, but those are awesome fish, great video.

@revy5293

4 жыл бұрын

U need to get a tank 3 times bigger than the arowana for them to fully grow

*sees 'no asians allowed'*: Oh nOOo... *John means Asian FISH*: OH thank god, we're still good XD

I love the summer time. I get alot of locusts and the rains bring up the worms and there are just bugs everywhere. So my arowana gets alot of natural snacks. For the tank i never fill to the trim i have 5in of air space and the trim is cushioned with the same foam used for filter so if he does jump it wont cause damage. Sides of my tank are painted so even if he darts hell know theres a wall and is less likely to hit it super hard. I made my acrylic cover to have latches so hes unable to budge it when he does smack into it. The things i bought are definitely worth it and really cheap.

@jagkiratsinghsaluja3379

2 жыл бұрын

Niice

“I used to breed arowanas”.... 2 minutes later His wife-“ I don’t know anyone who’s ever bred arowanas but...”

@belledt2179

4 жыл бұрын

good ol 69 likes

@NeonKue

4 жыл бұрын

Wonder what other breeding activities she doesn’t know about 🤫

@FatesRhysHoward

4 жыл бұрын

@@NeonKue Oh god he bred with the arowana? No wonder she didn't know!

@bacon6496

4 жыл бұрын

Oh god

@TrueSavage555

4 жыл бұрын

@@NeonKue I would like to breed with her. No cap.

There are 5 types of Arowana allowed in the US; Silver, Black, Jardini, Leichardti and African. The second clip are actually Black Arowanas.

Missed this series. Hope to see more!

Awesome video guys, I love how you both always preach responsible fish keeping!

John. I have kept fish for 10 years and have lived in Baltimore my whole life. Never new about Lucky Aquarium. They dont have a phone number and when you do searches for fish stores they dont come up. Went there yesterday for the first time. Interesting place with some cool fish.

10 real life experiences that you have proven that Peacocks, and haps can be kept with Mbuna. Great info on the Arowana. I had 2 black arowana and they were a handful. Lol. I rehomed them after knocking off an acrylic lid with a brick on top for weight. Loved the water monkey comparison. I laughed. Good stuff

@anthonycramer2990

4 жыл бұрын

i honestly just like to keep each group by themselves

I had a silver arowana named ruby she died last year she was 15 years old she was about to turn 16 i miss her so much I know she is in a better place now ruby is in fish heaven ❤

So happy for 10 things to be back. Great video John & Lisa. I'd love to see something specifically on OB Peacocks. Anyway thanks for the great video 🐠

I have a blue arowana named Paladin and he’s a beautiful fish. I’ve had him for nearly 10 months now.

@amelialock7

4 жыл бұрын

Is he dyed blue? Hope not.

@gtaquatics9366

3 жыл бұрын

@@amelialock7 they have silver arowana with black/blue fin called blue or black arowana. They are really beautiful. The blueberry and strawberry Arowana are dyed unfortunately

So interesting to learn the male carries the eggs and fry, and that arowana have teeth in their tongues. Now I have 2 more cool facts about arowanas. 👍💕👍

I am setting up a 220G for an arrowana and oscars. I was thinking about a Jardini since they stay smaller. I hear they are really aggressive in comparison to the silver. Do you think it would work? I don't think a 6 foot tank is long enough for a silver.

Great informative video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Thanks for doing these informative videos. Thanks a lot.

Make sure you leave a few inches of air between the glass lid and top of water so they can gulp air

With regards to the drop eye situation, is it or is it not advisable to have substrate with plants & stuff on the bottom of the tank? Thanks in advance guys 😌! I’m setting up my arowana tank so I want to get everything right before anything

Great video as usual just curious if you have any experience in saltwater? Would be a awesome video the differences salt vs fresh water

I suspect covered tanks contribute to drop eye as well. Theres little that they can see to keep them interested in looking up. Since a cover is mandatory, the cycle continues.

Thanks for the vid! Learned a lot!

I think there barbs are for when the bug's drop in the water that seem to feel the vibrations on the top of the water ..

The Asian variety has cool colors and all but I prefer the overall shape of the Silver. I first saw this breed of fish in a tank in a bar and they fed that guy live fish and let me tell you it was exciting. He was a small guy but voracious. Since then I've come to learn just how big they get thats why I've never got one but I do admire them.

I just got my first silver named DaVinci . 8 inches long as this point. Kids love it cus it looks teal and has pink on its fins. Its very calming just watching him float around and investigate his tank. Only tank I can have live plants in cus the cichlids just don't allow them in theirs lol.

Just bought a 3 week arwana super excited thanks for this video.

I think you should say that a good alternative to an arowana is an african butterfly fish, they are in tye same family and they are much smaller, african butterflies are one of my absolute favorite fish!!! Your the best KGTROPICALS!

Great video guys! Love every video y'all come out with

Great information, thanks.

Can you do a part 2 on most abused fish, i cant believe you didnt include the bala shark! Can you also do a 10 things on snails and also nano tanks, like things under 10 gallons, also wild caught fish, i think that wild caught fish are fine as long as they are caught sustainably, in fact, I OWN WILD CAUGHT FISH THAT I CAUGHT MYSELF!

Dang i didnt know this!! We have been looking to get an asian arowana :( I guess we stick with silver. we just wanted some color!

Great job guys! 👏

Thanks for all the information.. i really like watching your videos, they are very informative... can you do a video on gourami fishes please.. thank you.. love from India..

I love this fish. I've had 3 so far. Mr. Grumpy #1, 2 & 3 😂😂😂 I love their faces n how they come to the glass. Boss of my tank for sure ❤️

Just got a baby arowana a silver one very cute four to six inches this is helpful

All great information and thoughts.

My favourite fish store has a red Arowana and 3 sting rays. Very nice. I've seen small Arowana for $120.00 CA.

Top ten on pacus sounds like it’ll be super informative

Thanks im excited planning get some Saturday to mix w my 3 blood parrot

@511. Arowanas don't tend to breed North of the equator. Especially the Aisan Variety.

Think of having a "drop eye" as a random genetic occurrence in all Arowana. An individual in the wild with a pair of dropped eyes would be like a *severely* handicapped fish that's unable to hunt food like a normal one on the top layer so, unless they can manage to scrounge enough food to live off the bottom (competing with natural bottom feeders) that individual won't live long enough to mate successfully and its genes will die out. If an arowana has a *single* drop eye then it will have impaired binocular vision for top feeding but can still manage to top feed enough to live. Plus, that fish may use the dropped eye to supplement itself by doing some bottom feeding if it's lucky. So single drop eye is a slighter handicap. Evolution would generally keep down the drop eye genetics in a wild situation but, in a hobby situation with feeding provided to each and every fish regardless, the drop eye trait is now being artificially propped up in the gene pool so it has become a "thing" in the pet trade. The aquarium environment is playing a role but not the way you may think. It's not acting so much on an individual fish in its lifestyle but on the entire arowana gene pool by interrupting the natural selection pressure *against* having a handicap. Nature would keep the trait rare but hobby-raised fish get fed by their owners so the drop eye trait is flourishing in captive fish. That's my two cents anyway.

So thoughts on Keeping an Arowana with a Water cow goby?? My hubs wants another arowana(our 18 inch just passed a few months ago) And i LOVE the water cow but we dont want 2 tanks. Do you think they would do well together? in a 125 gallon starter tank.

Awesome videos guys keep up the great work. How about 10 things about axlotls

Hey John and Lisa thank you fir your videos they are very helpful for me. So I recently purchased 2 7’ arowanas and they are in my 100 gallon so 1 is obviously the tank boss and he’s bullying the other so now the one that is being bullied is not eating as much. What should I do?

@annapurnigangadaran2379

2 жыл бұрын

Separate them using a partition...but that's more for a temporary fix ....get other fishes maybe try to raise them both in a colony ... research on the types and sizes of fish that can co exist. So no one is eating no one😂

Fantastic video you two. This is my DREAM fish. I really do want one. I keep trying to talk sense to myself though. lol

John I watch your videos because you teach me things I don't know and I appreciate that I also watched them because you are very entertaining and you are very real you and Lisa both thank you

@rootsnwhiskers8351

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anna 😊

I love watching your shows.. Iv bin taking care of fish since I was 11.. and know 47..

I want to feed my arowana pellets, as live fish and krill is quite painful especially currently mco times. Which pellets brand are best for arowana?

Question all I have is a 100g tank due to space in my living room can I put 2 Arowana in the tank ? ....Love your video Thank You

@gokuriotyt1197

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think so but which one are you thinking about getting

Cool video! I’ll probably never have monster fish. I’ll have to resign myself to live vicariously though KZread.

Do a top ten crayfish care Also top ten crustacean care video either one is fine. thx keep up the good work

Thanks for all the great information, John and Lisa! You two do a great job together. I don't have any fish now, but your videos are interesting, and make me want an aquarium.

Very nice video I had 3 wholesale places 50 years ago had all kinds of arrows all my tanks were painted black the fronts just had a large oval to see them.tops of tanks were 21/2 feet higher then the water line used ply wood 1 inch thick all different sizes. Reds can be had but the prices are steep.

A good educational video Dude!! !

When I was a kid, back then my mother used to pet Silver Arowana its like her second child. We had it for 2 years sadly it died during our sleep because of blackout. Now I'm wanting to get one again because its a lucky fish

•Not sure if it’s been done but tank mates for a 10 gallon (Because I have a 10 gallon and I want a verity of fish but not sure what would be a perfect mix. I have one guppy and snail right now because my others died and I don’t know if I want to keep going with guppies or do a mix of fish)

@joydas3074

4 жыл бұрын

For you tetras are better

Arowana: Hi! Welcome to the tank! Kick back and relax, your totally safe here! New Guy: Oh good! I was worried about that..... Arowana: Nom Nom Nom Burp.. New Guy: .....................

Could you do one video on Bichirs?

Hello I am from Indonesia where there are lots of kinds dragon fish (arowana) especially super red but tbh Silver Brazil interests me more due to the size of it ( I am crazy about monster fish) and yes this "silver monkey" is awesome... Anyway nice video 🙏🙏

HELP!!! Our arrowana passed last night we have a huge tank (?gallons as it is diy’d) many fish and no clue what we are doing. We just want them to be ok. Any info, links, resources much appreciated. Thanks 🙏 you can see our fish at Big Fish Newbies

We can't get these here in Aus :/ so devastating, they're one of my favourites, thanks for the video though! Great as always

@boges11

4 жыл бұрын

We can have the Jardinis as they are native.

@jameshendrikd2070

4 жыл бұрын

@@boges11 yup! There just as amazing! There is some Asian for sale with papers but your looking at 4 to 5k plus for a fish.

So if I were to ever look into getting an Arowana the minimum size tank I’d have to get would be something like a 180 gallon 8 foot tank right?

@thatoneguy12986

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen an 8 foot 180 gallon. Silvers can easily hit 3 feet long. 8’x4’ is about the minimum imo. 10 feet or longer would be better. These fish are active and get huge.

@Zachary360Games

4 жыл бұрын

thatoneguy12986 Well that’ll definitely be a bucket list tank.

You mentioned you do not have substrate and are thinking about doing it. I feel exactly the same way. I also feel adding substrate helps with some of the nitrogen cycle. but everyone I have talked to says not to do it at all. At the same token I have seen so many with it. It kinda leaves me confused. I am also told not to have any decorations like the drift wood you have, because during feeding they can harm themselves, and yet I see so many that have it. I did not see you touch on that and am curious to your thoughts.

Yaaaaay! 10 things is back! 👍👌👏😊

Great video Lisa and John

Based on my experience, drop eye is not caused by the fish looking down a lot of times in an aquarium environment. Drop she is caused by eating too much food that are high in fat. I used to own a silver arowana in Vegas for 10 years before I gave it to a friend of mine. But during my care beginning when I bought it as a small fry, I trained it to eat just flakes and pellets. It might be hard at first so I had to starve it for a week but eventually they will eat it. I NEVER feed it with krill, mealworms, crickets, shrimp, or anything live such as guppies or feeder fish because of several reasons: 1) arowana do grow rapidly regardless of what they eat...stick with the basics..flakes and pellets are fine 2)live food cause water to accumulate ammonia because they get dirty, 3)live food could injure them during feeding because they have to chase it all over the aquarium thus injuring themselves from the glass and decor, 4)you are teaching them to be aggressive among other fish. Best if you buy them when they are all young(2 or 3) so they can be tank buddies for a very long time. Like I said, I had mine for 10 years and it never had drop eye.

I have a 75 and i feels bad keeping one of these, they are my favorite fish in my top list

@aidenkeen3524

3 жыл бұрын

Invest in a 125 gallon to keep it for a couple months, I know petco sells a 125 and a stand for $600

Near my house there is a massive 4ft silver arowana it stays near the middle of the tank instead

I’ve got 180 Liters guppy tank. It’s planted very heavily. One of my fish are missing. I think it died But I couldn’t find the body as it is a big planted tank. What should I do Please help me.

@amelialock7

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing, one dead guppy won't affect anything.

I vote a top 10 on Discus. Im setting up a 125g discus tank. Need all the tips I can get. Loved the vids you did with Hans. Great info!!

@KGTropicals

4 жыл бұрын

The Most Gorgeous Fish In The Hobby? Top 10 Things You Should Know About Discus! kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3lt1tRmpc3Ko7w.html

@giovanni-ed7zq

10 ай бұрын

@@KGTropicals why not get like a pond that is big and try to breed arowanas?

I had a silver Arrowana, grew it from a baby, it got so big that I had to give it to the Boston Aquarium. Beautiful fish.

The reason u gave fr tht drop eye is very correct, but I suggest to keep only arrowanas n no other fishes so there will be minimal chances fr them to look down , n even cover the surface with sand so there will no reflection of anything on the surface n not even there owns

I am in Canada and want to get a Asian Arowana.I realize that as big as possible is best but what would you say is a minimum tank size for a Asian Arowana as they do stay smaller?

I was the same over all always loved fish hobby but once I seen a silver aro when I was a kid that’s when I started really getting into the hobby now I’ve had countless fish from goldfish to European wels cats to peacock bass to you name it

Looking at doing a 250 gallon tank with 1 arowana, 2 Bala sharks and 1 black ghost knife do you think they would all get along?

Yup good training vedio for beginniners for sure

Have you heard or seen that yellow/banana colored arowana(hybrid?)? Same shape as a silver...just unusually bright yellow.

I have 3 of them jumped out of the tank. The bigger one had done in throught closed lid. One was killed by oskars.

John when they grow what you have in there will be quite a bioload on there own.

Also people just a heads up if you see an albino arowana inside of a tank at a fish store for around 200-500 dollars it’s not actually an albino it is a different breed called a leucistic arowana and albino arowana should be around 1,700 dollars and just cause its that price doesent mean its albino albino arowanas have red eyes so check for that

How often we should feed and what will be quantity ? Thank you!

@poopyturbo

2 жыл бұрын

I feed mine every day once in morning and once at night and every time I feed its something different so he's not eating the same thing all day

I really like ur channel👍. But I wanted to ask something about arowanas. Can't we feed them normal pellets ?

I owe my arowana with a redtail catfish and they’re a great combo

@raymondkhounphannavong3790

4 жыл бұрын

my rtc ate one of my silver aro

Great video as always you guys are awesome but if u guys can make a video about dwarf puffer fish if u get the chance great videos!!!!

Was thinking of getting an arowana for my 6 foot by 3 foot by 3 foot tank I’m building? Would that not be big enough

@brianlum4363

4 жыл бұрын

Can house two max with that set up.

Question because I’m making a list of fish I want to own in the future and silver Arawana‘s are one of them. if I get a giant pond in like a backyard or something and they jump would it matter if I have a lid to the pond or no?

@bettaloversingapore3715

4 жыл бұрын

We don't keep arowana in pond only in huge tank.

@deandearman7867

4 жыл бұрын

Not really you don't really need a lid if he jumps out he'll probably flip back in but a low hanging Branch from a tree is awesome and a bird feeder because he will come out of the water and eat birds whole right off the limb the most awesome thing you will ever see

@bettaloversingapore3715

4 жыл бұрын

@@deandearman7867 Arowana in asia we call them fortune fish keep in a big tank for luck and prosperity. We don't keep in pond only breeder pond for breeding.Keeping arowana in tank so we can see the beauty of the fish. Pond fish mostly keep Koi where we see the koi on top surface.

I've heard about the cutting of the males head to get fry but I believe that to be an old wise tail I've seen a lot of breeding in silver arowana and it's not that hard to open the males mouth the male will spit the fry out if attacked or in a survival situation to distract predators its very common in a lot of species not even just fish parents abandoned young or eat them

Every single one i have had has ended up on the floor during tank maintenance and never recovered, they seem ok up to 15-18 inches but then go airborne.

Hi john how many silver arowana do you recommend in a 260 gallon? Cheers

Excellent video in about to buy a arrow