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Malaysia Golden Arowana Challenge

This project was back in 2014, Kitty Lai wanted to know if I still have it to groom Arowana fish. So I picked a so so XB which I bid only for RM400. Its not a fish which you will find appetizing, the fish has slight PLJ, crossed barbel, very thin/translucent gold.
 unformed pearlies
 Very transluscent gold
 crossed barbel


Pictures above are what the seller sent me
 Fished Arrived

First Day fish in my tank

First fixed was having the barbel cut and take note of the slight PLJ
PLJ - Protruding Lower Jaw

2 weeks later in the dark tank, gold become more intense and I needed to pump the fish up to reduce the PLJ effect.

Tanning project begins and when I went to find for tanning lights only did I realized how long it had been since I left the Arowana scene. TFC factory had closed down, for your information TFC T8 light is one of the best tanning light for arowana. I asked all the shop and they say everyone is using LED tanning light. Forget about T8. I'm the type that is hard to catch up with the world so I decided to searched for T5 light instead,  which is also on its way out of the aquarium lightings market. What ashame that this is happening. I cant take a decent picture with LED lightings and they seem to produce funny colors on the setup. 

Alas I found the brand Shanda who still produces T5 submersible, so bought a low K low output and a High output 10K submersible. 
Tanning with high output in short period to activate the pigment - submerged
Tanning with low output for maintaining the color and shine - submerged

PH is 7 - 7.5
PH below 7 will/might lead to chip scale problem

Food is mainly live guppies and AR-G1 pellets. No worms as I find worm makes Arowana not pretty. Guppies and fishes with scale because, scales contain Guanine and Guanine is responsible for the iridescent lustre in fishes. This secret is taught by my good friend Mr. Farid, he had taught me how to raised and groom beautiful Arowanas. Old timer will know him.




Taning had strengthen the color of the fish and brought out the pearlies.

Up is after below is before

PLJ is fixed by pumping the fish up to size, after is pic with the barbels

Fish after grooming

Video shot with only hand phone flash white color and no aquarium light to show the fish actual color.

Project Completed, no more PLJ, no more crossed barbel, pearlies 90%, Golden color with good lustre.

Case Closed. Fish was sold a month later, I still don't like Arowana lol.





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  1. UnknownJanuary 21, 2019 at 8:17 PM

    Abang,nak kurangkan plj camne..tulis dalam bm boleh...dan ada tips tuk elakkan DE

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    1. MoorishJanuary 23, 2019 at 10:21 AM

      kebanyakan kes plj dari kurang makanan semasa dikedai, kita kena bagi makanan khasiat untuk mempercepatkan ikan besar supaya elakkan plj. Untuk DE terpulang kes jikalau dari tanning atau gene semulajadi. Untuk kes tanning kita boleh adjust balik posisi lampu atau sinaran matahari. kalao semulajadi saya rasa xde yg blh lakukan.

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  2. HarisshDecember 8, 2020 at 9:26 PM

    Btw did you tan your Arowana with full black background ?

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  3. UnknownAugust 3, 2021 at 1:04 PM

    bro is a 4x2x2 tank enough for a RTG? and is tanning rtg worth it?

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    1. MoorishAugust 28, 2021 at 9:49 AM

      422 is good until subadult, 522 is the bare minimal size

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  4. UnknownAugust 23, 2021 at 9:53 PM

    What colour for T5 or T8??

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    1. MoorishAugust 28, 2021 at 9:47 AM

      White 10K - 12K for the HO and the LO is goldish forgot the K

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  5. Patrick leeNovember 1, 2021 at 6:18 AM

    Hi can u share more on red arowana tanning lights also may i know what light to buy for tanning a red arowana?

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  6. SyamMarch 13, 2022 at 11:55 PM

    Hi sir, sy ad gold crossback 12 inch dalam 4ft aqua black background. Masih boleh tanning ke dlam tu guna Tica Aro-10 13000k white? Or just pkai Tica colour up 2?

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    1. MoorishApril 4, 2022 at 9:12 PM

      Ive never use Tica light so I cannot comment on this brand

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  7. EdJanuary 1, 2023 at 12:18 PM

    Hi Moorish. You are a good groomer. May i ask.. can a 13i inch / 32cm xb still can groom. I have a 13k and 6700k tanning lights by Mayin. keeping for 9 months and still don't see much improvment. keeping in 3 sides white and black base, just change my base to white now. Can you advise me? Thanks in advance.

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    1. MoorishJanuary 1, 2023 at 9:44 PM

      Unlike Marulioides, Arowana can still be groom. keeping in white tank usually wont show much golden colors but it helps in raising the shine for 5th and 6th level.

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    2. EdJanuary 2, 2023 at 8:39 AM

      what will you advice me to do now? can i use 13k and 6700k together to Tan? 6700K 24hrs and 13k 12hrs. Thank you in advance appreciated.

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