plan to buy an australian gold arowana
 

i plan on buying a australian gold arowana...is there any tips or suggestions that i should look into....it will be my first aro i'm kinda short in budget now so what would you guys suggest....i'm from the phil. so this australian gold costs around php 800-900 for a juvenile.

Hi t0722!

Welcome to arofanatics!

I still have my first and only australian gold or jardini (as commonly called in this forum). That's a good price, I pressume you are from Manila. I bought mine here in Cebu doubled the price of yours. I didn't had much experience that time I bought my jardini but I was lucky I have a healthy aro now! :) My aro eats pretty well when she was still in the pet shop! :)

Best regards! :D

why not get an Asian aro?

Hi!

Welcome to Arofanatics!

Where are you in the Philippines? There are lots of Pinoys right here in Arofanatics...

I suggest that you made some research first and read the posts here in the forums and ask questions before you buy an Aro.. Buying an Aro is a committment. You need to learn the basic in aro keeping like the ideal tank size, filtration, setup, tankmates, foods, maintenance, etc. Ask questions here or you can PM (Private Message) me.

If I were you, add a few hundred more to your budget and you can buy an Asian Aro, that is the green or Manila LFS called it "Malaysian Gold"... But if you really like a Jardini, Jardinis are beautiful but very agressive. In fact, the most agressive of all Arowana thus having a tankmate for Jardini is near to impossible...

Good Luck!

thats cool....how big is it now? yah i think its kinda more expensive in cebu than here in manila....isnt it agressive?

i want to start small first dont want tospend so much in an aro coz its gonna be my first...i had a choice with the jardini and the malaysian green....but people say that the green aro is bad luck for business...so i settled for the jardini....dint want the silver coz its to common

a bit of info on Australian aros
 

Australia Arowana
- Australia Pearl Arowana - is quite a beautiful Arowana and it is quite similar to the Asian Arowana . Except that the Australia Pearl Arowana have smaller and more scales with red spots . Asian Arrowana has 5 layers (horizontally) of scales whereas the Australia Arowana has 7 layers of scales . The color range from coppery-gold to gold color . The Pearl Arowana have cresent-shape colored scales and the tail are usually black color with small gold spot . It is normal to see the Arowana gulping at the surface . The Australian Arowanas are known to be very aggressive than any other Arowana . It is not a protected species .

Sci. Name : Scleropages jardini
Size : Maximum up to 36 inches
Temperature Range : 74 - 80 F
Distribution : Widespread through Australia .
Price : $25 , 00 ( In Singapore Dollar )
-Australia Spotted Arowana - is nearly the same as the Pearl Arowana except that the fins and tail are darker in color . The scales have small rounded spot instead of cresent-shape colored spot . Noticed the small red spot on the scales above . It is not a protected species .

Sci. Name : Scleropages leichardti
Size : Maximum up to 37 inches
Temperature Range : 74 - 80 F
Distribution : Northern Australia
Price : $25 , 00 ( In Singapore Dollar )
-Australia Red Arowana - is a very rare ( at least in Singapore ) and most beautiful Australia Arowana . Its scales and fins are reddish-brown with very beautiful gold color spot . Another rare Arowana is the Gold Pearl Arowana which are more yellowish and gold than the normal Australia Arowana .

tnx for the help...ive read some forums as well as some other aro pages...if i have some other questions id pm you :) i plan to set up a solo tank....so an agressive fish is fine with me as long as it doesn't jump out:) the green aro and the jardini has the same tag....but they say that the green aro brings bad luck so settled for the jardini:confused:

My jardini is around 15-16 inches now swimming in a 6 feet tank with a Siamese Tiger and Butterfly pleco as tankmates. So far so good, cross my fingers! :D

This is the first time I heard this....For me, NO aro brings bad luck.