Arowana Fish Talk (AFT)

Sulphur Denitrators - 18 years and Counting

Fri, 04 May 2012 23:22:00 +0800

Just like to share this article I wrote:

Professor Guy Martin from Ecole Nationale Sup�rieure de Rennes was believed to be the first person to applied the sulphur denitrification into freshwater treatment for public. In 1991, Marc Langouet, who is a student of Prof. Martin decides to test this method on seawater. After 3 years of testing without apparent toxicity, Marc proposed the idea to Michel Hignette - Curator of MAAO Paris. And the rest, as most will say, "Its History".

I have a Korallin C1502 Calcium Reactor which I have converted to Sulphur Denitrator 2 years ago but disconnected after I kept Nitrate in check. However, as I added more fishes Nitrate began creeping up to about 4-5ppm. As I currently

Datnioides Pulcher 'Siamese Tiger'

Thu, 03 May 2012 21:39:00 +0800

Dear Hobbyist,

I am going to touch on a long debated and controversial topic: The elusive Datniodes Pulcher or more commonly known as the Siamese Tiger or ST for short.

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The ST is a large (more then 24" ),predatory,long lived fish (over 20 years) which originates from the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand.They are found in both fresh and brakish waters.

This fish is believed to be extinct in the wild due to overfishing over the years for both consumption and the aquarium trade.

The Thai Government has taken measures to conserve this beautiful fish, banning the export of this fish and Department

Group Visit to Longxin Universal Arowana Farm (14th April 2012)

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:52:00 +0800

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Basic Rules of Stingray Keeping

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:36:00 +0800

Since the lift of ban from selling rays in Singapore Local Fish Shop (LFS), I can see many newbies started to rear rays now. First of all, welcome to the ray keeping community in Singapore and welcome to AFT Forum.

Rays have many different types of species to choose from. From the relatively more affordable rays like Motoro to High end rays like P14, P13 Black Diamond Variant. Whatever rays it is, it has its own beauty. The best thing is buy within your budget means and buy what you like and not for the sake of buying. It will be always entertaining to rear rays from pup stage till adulthood. Transformation on Rays is astonishing and great changes will be seen throughout the growing up stages. Be warned it is poisonous! Among all fishes, Rays are the