An Asian arowana paludarium

por | Dic 15, 2015 | Acuarista avanzado | 0 comentarios


An Asian arowana paludarium


An unique aquarium/paludarium

While this is a cool aquascape in concept, the execution comes up a bit short in our humble opinion.  For starters, mixing arowanas with discus is a terrible idea.  In the short 44-second video alone, you can see the discus are repeatedly startled by the small arowana; just imagine how terrified they’ll be when the arowana grows up!  This would be a much more harmonious exhibit without the discus (or arowana).

The open top is also asking for trouble since arowanas are prolific jumpers.  The last thing anyone wants to see is a very expensive, endangered fish carpet-surfing.  The lowered water level in this aquascape reduces the chance of such a tragic event, but it’s still a risk especially as the fish grows.

Still, the concept is very cool, unique, and worth sharing.

  • Soy un acuarista apasionado desde hace más de 30 años, amante de los arrecifes de coral y editor del blog Advanced Aquarist. Aunque me interesan los artilugios para acuarios, lo que realmente cautiva mi atención es el ganado (sobre todo los peces), el arte de los acuarios y los procesos que se esconden tras el "método de la locura".

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