Arnold the terminator

[thincat]

This is a followup on the Dragonfish thread...
I had this arowana in a 55g and was off camping with some guys when I get a call on my cell from my Son. He was really in a panic state and said that Arnold (the termanator arowana) had jumped out of the tank. I told him to get a towel and pick the fish up. Say no more the fish went straight into the pond when I got back.
The next thing that Arnold learned was hunting. I had noticed lots of feathers on the surface of my pond and could not figure it out. Well one morning I was sitting in the dining room having my cup of coffee and there was a hugh splash in the pond. Arnold had learned how to attack and catch Doves that came to the pond for a drink of water. Nature in the wild.
Well those are the two stories about "Arnold"..
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[Aquarium1]

hahaha that's pretty awesome.

 

[thincat]

Here's that picture of him:

 

[Aquarium1]

how much did it cost for all those cichlids? lol. I wouldn't mind having a pond like that one day . That's an awesome pond btw.

 

[ilostnemo]

god he's HUGE!!! and theres like 200 hundred cichlids in that picture lol

 

[Zer0]

That's awesome. Arrowanas are my favorite fresh water fish.. then the BGK. Anyways, what's with the first post? lolol.. You said the same thing like 5 times. ;D

 

[Bige]

Where do you live (state, don't worry I'm not coming over)? Do you heat the pond? I have multiple ponds/tanks. I have a 2000g pond in yard and 2 2 acre pond/tanks at my farm. I have only been able to keep koi because of sweeping water temp changes. Of coure at my farm, I have blue cats that are 3 feet long and weigh 60#s. I cant fish them because thats not fair. My kids pet them. I should post pics because the cats are hugh. They eat baby dusks so often that their are no new ducks in years.

 

[thincat]

how much did it cost for all those cichlids? lol. I wouldn't mind having a pond like that one day . That's an awesome pond btw.

They multiply rapidly in a pond setting and started with just a few pairs of whatever fish I was into at the time. Some mbunas, some peacocks some Frontsas, etc.......... I fed Arnold sliversides and he would still coil up and attach the floating sliverside. The pond is 3,000 gallons.

 

[thincat]

That's awesome. Arrowanas are my favorite fresh water fish.. then the BGK. Anyways, what's with the first post? lolol.. You said the same thing like 5 times. ;D

Thanks for pointing that out.. I don't know what happened.

 

[Mitchell0605]

Nice TC. How about Dragon Wrasse follow up. Is he corrupted by your dodgy tank water yet?

Also, how big is Arnold? Length, weight etc?

 

[thincat]

He is over 3 1/2' and If I put my thumbs and forefingers around him they won't touch. I would say he is about 9-10 lbs. and the dragon wrasse...I changed the water....at least once.

 

[Mitchell0605]

Wow that's huge. Is that full size?

And TC, really, you wonder why you have mutants. Probably something in the tap water. Might be affecting humans. Hint hint.

 

[thincat]

Well that's as big as my pond will allow him to grow. and Yes I only uncover my third eye at home...to much light outside.....

 

[Mitchell0605]

As I suspected!

 

[corrado33]

Could he fit in my 10 gallon?

 

[thincat]

If you fold him up he might!