Arowana, The Best Pet Fish?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2025
- So you want a pet fish, why not get one of the most amazing fish in the world? The arowana is one of the most beautiful and interesting fish that you can get, but is it a good pet? Is the arowana the best pet fish for you?
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Alright Clint, since you've covered arowana, we all know what needs to comes next. Go get that Arapaima footage!
Don't forget the piraiba catfish either
*Jeremy Wade is typing*
@Maze Monkie Or he could visit Predatory Fins in Florida, lots of big fish there too. But you can't go swimming with them like you can at Ohio Fish Rescue where they've turned an old swimming pool into a giant wade in pond.
@@aappaapp6627 hahaha! You beat me to it 😂
Next stop, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium!
Oh... oh no... these things are heart breaking to keep. Once you start to think that you've got everything right and start to develop a deep love for them... you find them on the floor one morning after they somehow managed to jump out of some tiny hole in the hood, you somehow missed somewhere for the past 5 years.
😢
Are you speaking from experience or?
They have been known to do this
@@speckledjim_ oh, that sucks...
A secure heavy duty lid is mandatory with these guys
If he keeps this up, Clint will have a nice pseudo-dragon play list: dragon fish, bearded dragon, water dragons, dragon snake... all we need is the Komodo dragon and a few dragon flies and we are golden.
Yes! Make it happen 🤩
He then should make a video on how to train your dragons.
Mmm yesss
ANYTHING to get that komodo dragon video 🤣🤣
Unfortunately, dragonflies don't really make good pets. I used to keep them as a kid and they'd spend most of their lives as aquatic larva and only a few weeks as a dragonfly. It's the same issue with moths, which is unfortunate because of how beautiful some are.
Archerfish: "I can hunt prey that's out of the water by shooting streams of water to knock them into it!"
Arowana: "Coward."
On that note, you should do the archerfish next. Also, please do a video on the Boomslang.
Lots of archers will also jump... Especially toxotes blythii
Yes.
Yes!! Archerfish plz!!!
I'm loving all these fish videos lately! Could you do a video on a more commonly kept fish, like Betta fish or Goldfish? Way too many people don't know how to properly care for them, and I think you have a great platform to educate them.
They're also far more reasonable to keep. Getting an arowana or stingray as your first fish is a pretty dumb idea.
@@finley6161 lol haha true dat
My favorite bony fish! I have a pair of silvers in my outdoor pond, so much personality! They come right up and let you touch them and they will eat right off of tongs
That's incredible!
Must be some pond, I can only keep shubunkins in mine!
Arowanas are super neat, and I had no idea about their gas sacks that operate as lungs. How neat!
Clint, I recently got a baby vinegaroon at a local pet shop based on your video and i absolutely ADORE him! Of course he burrowed completely after a week, but just knowing my sweet little guy is in there makes me happy 😊
I am in the process of building a paludarium based on Clint's recipe (just waiting for the silicone to cure completely). It's looking good. My pump is a bit loud and might need replacement, unfortunately. I plan to stock it with amphipods, daphnia, isopods and springtails.
Always look forward to the creative, hilarious outros such as “If what you want is a giant leaping water knife with a drawbridge for a mouth”. Clint is the GOAT
fr fr goat
🐐
Just a few years ago I read a book about the Asian Arowana in the pet trade called "The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish". These guys are so prized in certain cultures that people have been murdered to steal their collections and rare color morphs like the platinum sell for over $400,000 dollars. All this because in China they are believed to bring good luck and prosperity. Breeders of these fish guard their prize stock with guards armed with machine guns to prevent rival breeders from stealing or poisoning their fish. Because of this demand these fish are almost functionally extinct in the wild while thousands are bred in captivity to fit the growing demand for them. The journalist who wrote the book traveled through 15 countries in search of a wild Asian Arowana and when she finally managed to discover a wild population she refused to tell anyone where for fear of leading poachers to one of the last refuges of this elusive dragon.
The reason Asian arowana are endangered in the wild is habitat loss and being eaten by humans (which that book actually points out!): the pet trade in arowana became a thing BECAUSE of their rarity, not the other way around, which the book once again points out.
Look forward to the lungfish, the best pet stem tetropod.
Me too!
@@ClintsReptiles I'll just quietly wait for you to do a video about a shark that can actually be kept by people without a million dollars to spend on a tank.
@@timeshark8727 Paroon... Shark... ? Well, not as cool as real shark but at least something can be kept in freshwater, you can easily get, and looks like a shark... I guess. I prefer hoplias though (wolf fish).
@@asrig3880 There are actually a few shark species that can be kept in 200-400 gallon saltwater tanks without much trouble. Bamboo sharks and epaulette sharks come to mind.
@@timeshark8727 those bottom sharks right ? Like catshark ? They are kinda cute.
Ah yes, the staple decor to any chinese restaurant.
Also lol imagine this channel covering an episode for arapaima. That would be legitimately insane
You can buy them...
@@ClintsReptiles You mean the arapaima!? I didn't know that! Well thank you for your wisdom Master Clint, I will look forward to an episode on it then haha
@@tipsfedora3714 yeah I work at an fish store we get them in lol
@@justcallmemax4222 Colour me shocked
Asian arowana are more attractive in my opinion but illegal in america
Hope to see you here shortly at CnB Reptile in Phoenix, AZ! I'll be there from 10:30 until 2:30 today!
What do I have to do to get a yellow anaconda video?
Is Sailfin Dragon a bad pet lizard ?
A Great White episode? I'm waiting for a Velociraptor episode.
Hey I live here! I may come by then!
Can you add Green Basilisk next please 🙏🙏🙏..??
I had a black/blue arowana when I was living in South America. I loved him dearly, that 28 inch monster. I only lament having him in the 400 gallon display at the shop my mother ran when I live in south america.
I hope you had a good time in Arizona!
Also, I think a tardigrade episode would be a fun addition to “best pet crawlies” 😋🐌
We hope to see you today at CnB Reptile!
My dad kept a couple of arowanas over the course of my childhood and I just adore them. They're such fun fish. One of them, Edward, would actually let us pet him- we'd stick a hand in the water in a folded shape, like holding an invisible sandwich, and he'd just swim through on his own. We also fed them pinkie mice as treats. But living with a 220 gal tank that had a normal amount of Fishtank Problems convinced me to never keep fishtanks ever again LOL
Have you ever considered like a 29 gallon with some tetras, lol
@@voluntaryismistheanswer I have considered it, and thinking back to the various 55 gal and 10 gal tanks I also helped care for and deal with, I really don't want that in my life LOL. Although, if I ever DO decide I want fish, I'm probably just gonna get a 10 gal and a betta.
@Luna Moonwalker I never regret setting up "1 last" Betta tank as I know all my past and current setups have some really amazing fish & I find some unique mannerisms that totally deserve to be given quality 1 on 1 time to let them know your here & the more frequent the stronger the bond because you see things they come up with that make it obvious they are in my opinion the #1 aquatic creatures period 💙🌱🍀💚 Definitely not suited for most since they deserve better than what the average human is capable of , Bettas deserves & so do you💜☯️
Just wanted to say, as a current biology PhD candidate who loves animals and fish, I LOVE your channel. Thank you so much for spreading such well researched, *correct* care instructions, it’s awesome to see!
Clint kept mentioning they were huge but i couldn't really get scale in the video. So i looked it up, 2-3ft! That is huge!!
There is a useful ratio for arowana tanks. HxWxL = 1HX1.5Hx3H where H is height and equal to average adult size. Example an adult silver in tanks get to be 24 to 30 inches (bigger in pools). So the tank for it should be 24 inches high by 36 inches width and 72 inches long. This is bare minimum fir around 270 gallons (or 300 to include top clearance of around an inch).
I found this channel last week and I love it!
So glad you found us!
@10:10
Fighting fish (Antabantids) have a different method for surface air exchange.
They have a Labrynth organ and do not use their swim bladders as lungs.
Bichirs and gar make better examples
If by "fighting fish" you mean bettas and their relatives, they do not have modified swim bladder "lungs". Anabantoids like bettas and gouramis breathe air using their labyrinth organs, located just rear of their skulls and adjacent to the gills. That means that air-breathing in fish has evolved independently at least twice, which I think is stinkin' rad.
I like how Clint's fish videos bring out all the aquarium nerds ;)
Bettas are probably my favorite fish to keep, and they are very much like miniature arowanas. Both have that upwards shaped mouth and that grumpy attitude.
My local pet shop has an AWESOME arowana that’s like 4-5ft long
I remember looking forward to visiting a dentist family friend in my childhood. He had this large arowana that was roughly over 4 ft. Sadly it died when it wanted to munch on a fly and it jumped out of its tank and a shard of glass impaled its head.
You are a brilliant educator Clint, you really are. Thank you for all the great videos
Thank you so much.
Clint seems like the nicest guy, I want to meet him one day
What a really good Video. I know you have already put Axolotls on the top five best amphibians but I would love to see them get there own video. Keep up the good work. You are one of my favorite Reptile TH-camrs!
With the fish theme it’d make sense.
I second this for Axolotls
Please do one on Betta fish just so there’s another guide on proper betta care. Also you can talk about wild type bettas (check out Frank’s bettas)
Excuse me, but Clint's video (almost ?) never about care guide. It's more like a guide to find the best pet (Reptile ?) for you.
@@asrig3880 you’re right, he doesn’t create comprehensive care guides. However, he ALWAYS mentions things like the general temperature, minimum housing size, and other things that chain pet stores get wrong, especially in regards to betta fish. If anything, betta fish would be a perfect fit for this series considering the misinformation surrounding their care, and would be the ultimate “is __insert animal__ REALLY right for you?” because it would dispel myths as he went through it and show people just how much care betta fish require
I am starved for wild betta info!
I LOOOOVE MY AROWANA. WELL MY HUSBANDS. This is our second one. After moving the lids got broken so he did exactly that. Jumped out, unfortunately we didn't notice until it was too late. I love the new one though, he's a lot more active. Clint do a video on puffers! Great work
List of fish I hope clint will cover :
1. Bichirs
2. Electric Eel
3. Wolffish (Hoplias)
4. Gars
5. (Freshwater) Mooray eel
6. Snake Head
Absolutely beautiful fish. One of my favorite aquarium fish. If I had room( and money) for a 1,000 gallon tank, I’d DEFINITELY have one!!!
A couple years ago you did a video with Emily from snake discovery on 5 great pet snakes, where the Rosy Boa was mentioned. I think it would be great to have a video like this scoring this species.
He’s mentioned in his recent lives that he will have a video out on them within the next few months!! I am so excited, I have 2 myself.
Should be this week...
A passionate person makes everything awesome. Keep being you, Clint!
I think the best aquarium pet are the dwarf shrimps. They come in a variety of colors, are compatible with aquascaping and nano tanks (very trendy now), and don't harm plants or tank mates.
That's a gorgeous arowana tank your friend has.
Love that you started coving fish. Really got into the reptile hobby from fish. I’m in the middle of making my half aquarium half terrarium.
I'm surprised you didn't put some emphasis on trying to differentiate the silvers from asian arowana, seeing as how the later is illegal to own in the US.
And let's not forget the Australian varieties of arowana too. The Jardiner being quite infamous for its aggression relative to its cousins. Nowhere near as desirable as Asian Arowanas, but also not as affordable as their South American peers (Black Arowanas being from same continent like the silvers.)
Here in Canada, we have access to all of them and I've seen them up close. Silver Arowanas are a dime a dozen and relatively easy to find schools of young ones for sale. Australian varieties like Jardiner tend to be less common and command slightly higher prices, but you can still find them young. I've only ever seen adult Asian Arowanas where I live. They're crazy expensive, but just so beautiful. I've seen a huge tank that houses several adults of the red variety.
Another fantastic video. The explanation of the swim bladder lung was something I had never heard before and utterly fascinating.
Thank you! The silver arowana has been one of my dream fish since I was a kid. Even now, I'm saving up for a 400-gallon tank so that I can have my ideal freshwater predator setup. (Arowana, achara catfish, several large South American cichlids, a big common pleco, and maybe a bichir or freshwater eel.)
Quite funny how my dream pet gets a low score and I 100% agree with it. Arowana’s are extremely hard to keep, but they are some of the most beautiful animals alive in the opinion of someone with a fish obsession
Dude I absolutely loved this video. I'm in the aquarium hobby myself and would love to see more aquarium fish videos!!!
You're getting into fish now? Awesome! Can't wait to see more videos
At my local aquarium in the UK. They have some river giants. They where owned by a person who couldn't take care of them anymore. They are massive.
As I’m sure you’re aware, there’s multiple species of arowana that are accessible in the pet trade. It appears you’re speaking specifically about the silver so you might consider mentioning that in the title. Great video!
Hey Clint! Arowanas are cool but check out African Butterfly Fish. A LOT smaller and while not as active, looks pretty similar and is elaborately decorated with a lot of finnage. They can be put in as small as a 20 gallon long :)
I love these guys, remember first seeing these 15 years or so ago in a fish magazine. Someday, I will have a pond, then I will be torn between these and Koi.
You are totally RAD Clint! I am a HUGE fan of your channel! after I watched your channel and snake discovery, I forced my parents to get me a leopard gecko! he is only 8 months old!
This was a great Clint video about a cool fish,like this.
Cause Clint is very cool and awesome.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how unapologetic Clint is when he is explaining surprising things people don't typically understand about Cladistics.
This particular upright Bony Fish-Monkey appreciates a firm grasp of evolutionary biology!!!
I felt like a fifth grader in mentally gifted class again, I could exhale and turn my brain back on
Loved the little biology lesson at the end there!
This overall was a pretty good video, however I do have some complaints:
1) Clint didn't mention that there are several different species of arowana , each of them growing a different size.
2) For a silver arowana, as shown in the video, the recommended tank size of 200 gallons is too small, due to the fact that they get around 4ft in length, being the largest arowana.
3) It also should be mentioned that feeding feeders fish is not a good idea, due to the fact that feeder fish are kept in very poor conditions, which lead to them being diseased.
also, that silver arowana was a baby....i have seen much much bigger arowana in fish shops near me
Wife and i absolutely love your videos! Cant wait for the next one. 😁
WOOHOO ANOTHER FISH! thanks Clint!
IMO for me the best pet fish, is gourami :) they’re cute, they’re hardy, they’re pretty, they are intelligent, can breathe air directly so no need to panic if power is off, and they are so funny when they use their feeler fins to probe their surrounding (including our hand)
Another stellar upload just in time to tide me over while waiting for “Octopus, The Best Pet Cephalopod?” 😁😁😁
you should change the title to silver arrowanna over just arrowanna as arrowanna care requirements and other things can change depending on the type of arrowanna
Clint: You need a 200 gallon plus tank for this fish.
Also Clint: *puts a 150 gallon tank in the description*
Realistically the vast majority of these fish would be lucky to wind up in a 150G tank, they are extremely common fish unfortunately. Not very many people keep aquariums over 100 gallons.
Even if it’s luck, I’d still like to see the description match his words. It’s a shame they’re mistreated, and I hope one day they won’t have to deal with it, but pointing to correct resources is important for care too.
@@UmbreonLuv1 it's not necessarily Clint that's putting the links in the description you know, maybe whoever put the link couldn't find the one he meant.
GREAT explanation of what a swim bladder is. Super video.
You should mention specific data like needed temps and required tank for adults.
You'd maybe be amazed by how used fish can get to being touched.
I certainly had fish that seemed to enjoy that sensation even.
Great video, it was so much fun. :) Yes, yes ,yes....go to Oz, film a video about great whites (don't get eaten) We also need several films about Australia zoo.
Yes, please!
Cint should review super dwarf relics and Pied Pentagram Iguana
Clint could you do a full series on Jeweld Lacertas and Pink Tongued skinks? breeding, brumating, enclosures, that sort of stuff. please!
The ariwana needs alot more space than most people can give them there is a better but similar option The african butterfly fish is basically a more reasonably sized jumping fish they only get about 5-6 inches maximum you just have to feed them alot of live feeders they don't like flake food
I use to have a baby arowana in an aquarium with some neon tetras. I didn’t know how voracious a feeder the arowana was until one day all my tetras had gone missing. Unfortunately when I was gone to school he made a leap out of the tank and I found him dead when I got home. Now I have an African lungfish, I have to keep that tank battened down to or he will slide out as well.
I absolutely love my Arowana! Mr. Wana to be fancy. Although I am always worried about him! Lol He has an adorable little personality! Tank bred. So he seems calmer than most I’ve seen. 💜🦈🐟🦖
Ahhhh I see we’re taking a look at fish now!!... I like it!
Great video! I always admire the ties you wear. Very fashionable.
You should do a video with "The King of DIY"
If Clint could go on his podcast, that'd be rad.
Honestly I'm really enjoying these fish videos :)
I’d love to see a phylogeny of bony fish, especially focusing on whether fish with lungs are monophyletic. Are catfish the closest living relatives of lobe finned fish?
I laughed so hard at the "Modified pectoral fin, and swim bladder"
Love the fish videos! Would like to see the dojo loach. I kept 6, now 5 after one jumped out. 2 wild types, 2 albino (one jumper), and 2 juvi wild types. I keep them in a 125 cool water tank (around 70f). They're currently with a false synodontis and a green terror. I love how derpy they are. They also fit into the "air breather" category that you seem to be covering, so I think they would be a good fit for the channel.
Purchased a 210G acrylic with 4 large canister filters...tank has built in lids and a wood canopy. Hopefully it is enough to contain a silver aro...will probably end up also taping up or something the cracks between canister tubes. Ive heard of many people's aro escaping through the small slits in the back of acrylic tanks for filters. This tank wont even be large enough for the aro for life if it manages to stay in the tank long enough to get over 30"...would then need to upgrade to something like a 300G wide.
This video was so helpful thank you!!!
Can I just suggest that the Plakat Betta (Betta splendens the "Fighting" fish) is essentially a tiny Arowana? The Betta with the long fins are slow (because of the huge finage we bred into them) but the short finned Plakat acts very much like an Arowana, only you can keep them (happily) in a five gallon tank, though more is almost always better when it comes to space and fish.
Oh, you mentioned obligate air breathers, the Betta is one of them! You can't ship them in "breather" bags without air space or they will drown.
I love your channel! I wish this was around back when i got my first reptile Bree my old green iguana! My next Buddy i get will be a Kenyan sand boa after watching your sand boa video!! I’ll be sure to name him Clint after ya!
You're the absolute best pet fish Clint!
Arowanas are so derpy yet so impressive
Clint someday: Giant Squid, The Best Pet Cephalopod?
btw a pet shrimp video
Shrimps are wonderful pets! When I was in my early twenties, I had a tank of glass shrimps and they would come and eat out of my hands. They’re delightful creatures.
I’d find that hilarious! If only there were good footage of deep sea fish
I hope the talk about obligate air breathers means we're getting an arapaima video because that's my favorite freshwater fish
Clints glee during this intro is excellent 🤣
Everyone else: Ah yes the arowana, the jumping knife fish
Me: sharks don't have bones?!!?
🤣 👍
I love bichirs, I have an aquarium with just bichirs. This one time I thought "damn, the upper part seems empty..." So I got a small arowana in there. One night passes, what left of that arowana is their head.
Bro I love these more fish/ocean ones!! My DREAMM!!!
Did you just say this fish weights 10lbs? Clint can you put something next to this fish to give us a visual of how big it is? Until you said it was very big it looked little. 🤔
I love arowana, they are so beautiful! And outside of betta fish, are my favorite.
A great white shark video would be phenomenal!
We had baby arowanas at a pet store I used to work at... I don't think there was a single animal at the pet store that I talked more people _out_ of buying... except maybe goldfish, but that was only because of how many we had for sale. Selling arowanas at 6 inches long, is a big mistake that a lot of stores make.
Sell them when they’re cute and small ‘cause you won’t be selling them when they’re giant - just like the green iguana 😩😭
Why would you talk people out of buying goldfish? The easiest and most reasonable of all pet fish.
@@jonnyboom5993 ... people put them in bowls, then try to buy new ones whenever the old ones die so their kids don't realize. We'd see the same people 2-3 times a week at some points... till I finally made the store stop selling them fish.
@@timeshark8727 Ah I see. I used to keep goldfish in my outdoor 70ish gallon pond that is established enough where I didnt even have to feed them. They were big and beautiful. Raccoons and hawks decided they looked tasty. I love goldfish. If you dont care about water clarity, they can be maintenance free inside too.
@@jonnyboom5993 no... they really can't be maintenance free inside too. They need just as much, if not more, space and care than average tropical freshwater fish. The only thing they don't need is a heater.
a local store has a few of these, it lets lots of people pet it.
I've several , they are hard to grow . I've had them from egg sack on. I even have had a black arrawonna with a yellow stripe.
I've also had them jump out as well. They so breathe air and swim often. They grow slow and die easy.
Please review the Oscar Fish, what I consider to be the best pet fish period
Can you do discus? And some other fish please.
Can you do ornamental koi? I’m genuinely curious to see how they compare to arowana.
I haven't seen the video yet, but I'm a little apprehensive of Clint, a non aquarist and someone who's made it pretty clear in the past he isn't an aquarist talking extensively about different species of fish and their care. I feel like you might be a little out of your comfort zone
I know those guys aren't the focus, but those silver dollars are gorgeous.
I'd also love to hear your take on polypteridae
Clint keeps saying they’re massive fish, but when that happens I hear lots of people not understanding just how big. 4ft big. Silver arowana can get 4 goddamn feet, usually staying around 3. Hundreds to thousands of gallons are needed. If you search “massive silver arowana” on TH-cam you can see some 4 footers
They're larger than most children.
"BAM!" - Emeril Lagasse, popularized by Clint of Clint's Reptiles, 2021
"I lost my fish yesterday :("
"Aw, what happened to it?"
"It drowned"
....what
Ah yes, my zoology teacher. Back again with a new video I see.