Last Sunday, we went to Tagaytay for my aunt’s birthday. We went to the Residence Inn because of the mini zoo that they have, which is the type of place that my daughter – well, she said that I should be her Papa – likes to visit.
A lot of things have changed there since I last visited, and that includes their small gallery of fish. Sadly, I didn’t like the specimen that they displayed because most of the fish were common. However, I was still amused because I was able to take a video of a silver arowana.
Isn’t it a beauty? I would love to take care of an arowana, too. They can grow up to four feet. They are easy to feed, too, because even if they like small fish, they can also be fed fish pellets, too. When they’re young, they need to be fed three times a day, but when they grow fully, they can just be fed once a day. They’re also good jumpers, so if you’d like to keep them, you need to cover your aquarium. If we’ll talk compatibility with other fish, you can’t trust them with fish that can fit into their mouths. You could do better with fish that also grow large like cat fish, gar, and because they can swim fast, pacus. The biggest concern is the size of the aquarium to house them. You’d want a 300-gallon tank if you want to see them fully grown. It’s somewhat hard to imagine since it’s in English measurements, so to put it in perspective, that aquarium will be almost 8 feet long lengthwise!
To those who can give them what they need to live comfortably, do give it a go. Feel free to care for them. However, if you really can’t furnish them with that big of an aquarium, I’d strongly advise that you don’t force the issue because the fish will just suffer. So to all the people like me – people who can’t take care of fish that can grow big – let’s just enjoy the video!
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