Thank you for the kind words! I try my best to ensure top quality 😁

LOL! NOICE!!

They are indeed 😁

Thank you! And yes they are the biggest balas ive ever seen. Dont forget its on camera and in a huge tank. Imagine in real life and if you put it in a 8 feet tank. Its a monster!

Time to make a trip back Henry 😉

@@SGBeardedAquarist Thanks my friend. :)

Do it! Asia's aquarium industry is awesome. Probably largely due to the tropical climate of many of the asian countries.

@@SGBeardedAquarist yeah you are so lucky!!!! ✌️☮️🐟🌎

Hahahahaha! Thanks brotha! Hope all is going well on your end

My friend, youve been doing an amazing job. Seen your comments on my other videos and I believe you DMed me on Instagram? Sorry I havent got back to them, I'm on vacation at the moment and running around literally the whole day. Will get back to you soon. Thank you for helping identify everything 😁

@@SGBeardedAquarist Its all right :) I have a lot of fun researching fish.

@Assad EXdeath Lol Thanks!

@@victorsinha8519 Oops my bad.

8:57 Distichodus engycephalus 35:42 Common red-belly piranha ; Pygocentrus nattereri

Beautiful place indeed 😁

Welcome man. Thanks for watching 😁

Thanks Darius! And yes i reckon the experience will be different when you're armed with knowledge from the aquarium hobby. You'll see things so differently! And appreciate the significance of certain fishes/aquariums more :)

Thank you and welcome! 😁

Thank you! 😁

Ahhhhhh. Been wondering where you've been!

Hahahahaha! I noticed it when watching the video too. In the interest of not making everyone giddy i keep the camera still at one spot but my head is actually scanning all over the pond for the arowana. So what the camera sees at that point isnt actually what im seeing 😂

Great to hear!! Im heading back in about 3 days from vacation. Cant wait to check on everyone and do a water change.

Thank you Erick! And yes people always think it cant be done; but it can! 😁

Thank you! 😁

Thank you! 😁

Thank you and welcome 😁

Hey Zenon, thank you 😁 I've heard a lot about k&k. Really need to check it out one of these days!

Many aquarium shops in Tampines close over the past decade. K K is one of the oldest surviving one. I think over at BLK 400 plus also got one shop there.

Thank you. And welcome to the family bro! 😁

That was on my agenda first day in Portugal. It was amazing. 😁 a sight to be seen. Can't wait to share it with you.

Which one 😂

@@SGBeardedAquarist all of them! But mainly those stergion

Thanks Jimmy! 😁

Thanks bro! Took a lot of learning and practice so really appreciate the recognition 😁

Wow indeed! Its an amazing place and aquarist heaven.

Thank you! Might have to put that on my list. Are there freshwater exhibits there?

Didnt know that! I always never see them. Which period are they usually available and which shops carry them do you know?

SG Bearded Aquarist last month mix of the month have.. now I not very sure.. clementi 328 LFS, that aquarium and rainbow.. mostly have. All different price. Depends on quality of the fish.. around 2-3inches. And they are fliter feeder when they are young.. when they reach about 9-10inches they will start eating sinking pellets / market prawns.. 😊

Thank you! 😁

Oh it was so awesome!! So relaxing to watch the discus tank. You're working at River Safari? 😀

@@SGBeardedAquarist Yeap! I've been into fish & all that nerdy ichthyological stuff since a kid, but only fairly recently did I decide to take the plunge; turning my lifelong endeavor into a profession. I'm a born & bred Singaporean with a penchant for aquascaping! 🇸🇬 Both biotope-style, as well as planted aquariums. I wish to share with the world my passion. And hopefully, our guests will be delighted by the beauty of the aquatic world. With fond memories of our country, as well as River Safari! 🥰 I must admit, at first I was daunted by the sheer size of our display tanks but with the guidance & help from our team, well I kind of grabbed whatever hardscape was at hand & just gave it a go! And when the tanks were up & running I just can't describe the feeling. It's both challenging & yet, rewarding! So inspired to take it to the next level for future projects, that I flew all the way to Portugal, recently. To visit the Florestas Submersas at Oceanario de Lisboa. IT WAS AWESOME!!! Yeah, I checked out your vid in Portugal. Great job on that one, man! Outstanding camera work & commentary! 👍👍

I can only imagine the feeling of scaping an aquarium of that magnitude and watching as everyone come by to admire it! Must have been beyond words. Would be so cool if you could share about the process/behind the scenes or if you're doing up any new tanks over there. Not sure about river safari company stand on such things tho. And Takashi Amano's Florestas Submersas is insane! It'll be the next video 😁

Thank you 😁

Thanks Dan!! Ill try to see if its possible to get thanos to be alone. I'm starting to think of moving tom out soon maybe.

@@SGBeardedAquarist awesome!!

Thank you! 😁

Changed your KZfaq username?

@@SGBeardedAquarist I Changed Account:)

Freshwater?

koi were originally common carp cross bred with goldfish to make a "koi" by the chinese... so ya u prolly could breed them together maybe... but not the tripoid grass carp cuz they are infertile

Hahaha thanks i guess. Somewhere between picking up filming, editing, youtube and my own life going on, fish/turtles/aquariums is just another aspect and I divide my time equally. A good videographer would likewise watch my video and think my fish knowledge is great but need to work on camera/editing skills. With time I'll get better in everything. 😁

Agreed! Overall doing great... life is about learning anyways... thank too... seeing ya past videos and am enjoying it... great keep it up... maybe a fishing hunting expedition... species fishing in sg... just suggestion... keep it up! 🎖🏆🥇

Thank you! 😁

Which fish?

@@SGBeardedAquarist the thumb nail fish

I believe it is a super red dragon flowerhorn :)

It truly is!

That'll be nice. Only issue is it doesnt appeal to the general public as much as fishes in glass tanks do.

@@SGBeardedAquarist Oop,i left out..one side of the river is all glass. So you get a cutaway view. The SD zoo did something like that for its Hippo's..with African cichlids in a small heated pool. But an all tropical "river" of a few hundred thousand gallons would be great to look at.

Oooo i didnt know that! Maybe they changed it. When was it that you last came here?

@@SGBeardedAquarist last year desember

Thanks man! I didn't know. Now I do 😁

It does look pretty unreal eh!

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@@SGBeardedAquarist thanks for the heart! Love your channel

Hahahaha! A little bit now that you mentioned it

Woah is it bad?

@@SGBeardedAquarist yea, smoke cloud was so big you could see it from Jurong East.

Thanks man. So I've been told. 'Fishes' can be used when refering to fish of numerous species. Nonetheless... i doubt i can kick the habit of using 'fishes' whenever im referring to more one fish... but ill try 🤣 thanks again man!

Thank you! It is my first language after all :)

@@SGBeardedAquarist is it i thought it was Singaporean

In Singapore the 4 official languages are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. English is the main language of adminstration here. We do have Singlish: English with a flavour singaporean slangs, expressions and style of speaking, but it's not a recognize language nor does it have actual grammatical rules governing it.

A lot of things can be achieved in a big enough aquarium. For example this is so deep that the stratification means that the arowana is always out if sight and far away from the catfish. Im curious as to what made you say the arowana look stressed?

@@SGBeardedAquarist Thanks. I keep Asian Arowana and know their behaviour. Their fins were all torn and also they appeared a bit jumpy. Just wandering if there was a platform above to view the surface.

Muahaha. I need to learn more about them bro!

Yeah kai kai and jia jia

One of the rare public aquarium in the world I know of that's dedicated to freshwater

Go go go!

Yes there is! I noticed it only after watching the footage 🤣

The releasing part makes sense except that the species they do allow, the Red Eared Slider, is the most invasive turtle species in the world. It thrives in many conditions and out-competes other turtles/animals for resources. Allowing turtles that are not as invasive (less likely to thrive and outcompete in non-native waters) not only doesn't make things worse but might actually aid the situation because there are many species that are not endangered and do not grow as large as the RES and hence less likely to be released. Even if they are released, they are less likely to thrive and even if they do, they are usually less aggressive than the RES and wouldnt hunt native fishes or outcompete other species. AVA does not make turtles illegal like other countries do. Instead, all reptiles are illegal, except the RES and Malayan Box Turtle. Seems more like reluctance to spend the manpower to do research and justify the illegality of certain species and instead they find it easier to only determine which are legal. And thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

@@SGBeardedAquarist thats a real shame though. ive always wanted exotic pets like pythons or tarantulas. i heard you can catch scorpions in upper pierce reservoir at night but ive never gone around doing that. you cant really blame them for not bothering to do research, i think. we're kind of a niche crowd here in sg. not worth the time and effort on so much research. also getting approval of more species might not be as easy as you think. a lot of hurdles to jump to get approval from a big entity like our govt. also its not a secret that our govt focuses more on economic growth and sustainability than welfare of citizens

Where is it???

@@SGBeardedAquarist brooo 😂 in the tank, where the African Arowana is. You can see him at 9:55

@@SGBeardedAquarist they are the REAL attraction of river safari to me, and not the manatees . hopefully a full grown 4 footer in near future

Fast!

The best gifts come in small packages 🤣

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Yes he has been getting loads of compliments... bet his ego is as big as his kok now

thise are so cool

Sharmenth KR more arowana videos to come for sure

Carefully thought through with risk involved. Flowerhorns are cichlids and like most cichlids, they are usually aggressive to their own species, frequently extending to species of the same family and even fishes that just fit the look. Of course there are the maniacs that tear everything up but not all flowerhorns are like that and so when choosing the flowerhorn, I'm looking for a docile one (granted behaviour might change with age). As for the other fish, most of them arent cichlids and neither do they fit into his mouth to be a meal. So they are left alone. As for the 2 cichlids I have inside, one is a short bodied pink convict and i guess looks so far off from a cichlid that there is 0 aggression from the FH. The other is a jack dempsey that does get chased around from time to time. Usually during feeding. This is normal and it doesnt get out of hand because of the clear size difference. The JD is a juvenile and hence hierarchy is easily established without challenge/retaliation. So it's all working out, for now at least. And the past 6 months! :)

I want to see that too. I mean I'm not too sure about meeting big foot, i might be a little nervous but heck, that'll be a 1 billion views video 😂

It is! I saw it later on but the footage wasn't the best so i omitted it. It was HUGE.

Thank you 😁😁😁😁😁

Mahseer fish

Yes 42 minutes of awesomeness. Thanos kok is getting huge. It wasnt anywhere this close when i got him a few months ago

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@@SGBeardedAquarist lol!! nice channel btw, new sub

I'm sure there are!

SG Bearded Aquarist yes, I was there only 2 days ago and there are 2 beautiful red arowana swimming in the giant catfish tank

Yup it's in the video :)

hmmm i remember i saw one in the tub before long time back, damn shop owner even dare me to touch it , lol

Wassup

I wonder why. Maybe they feel that Channa not active enough so won't have public appeal 🤔

@@SGBeardedAquarist I know right! They are wrong to say that Channa doesn't have any appeal to public! Look at Channa Marulioides! The strike of the red and their flower pattern is stunning! Or Channa Aurantimaculata that have awesome Orang Spotted on their boyd, or Channa Barca with his spotted black and Orange Fins like. OR CHANNA BLEHERI THAT'S LOOKS LIKE RAINBOW! AND LAST! CHANNA MICROPELTES! THE BIGGEST YET BEAUTIFUL BLUISH DARK COLOR! . . . . . .. I'm sorry for take my rage in here. And also, Channa is active. They just shy for a couple of weeks and they will fly like that place is belong to them. Why I know this? I just got my hand bitten by my Channa Marulioides. It's not hurt, but it's kinda startling.

I'm all about the cheese, baby please!

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I've a feeling its just pure laziness from them. Instead of going through the trouble of identitfying which we can't keep.. they decided its easier to just identify what we can; aka RES and malayan box

There is. I just don't use it appropriately sometimes. The plural of fish is fish. However when referring to multiple species, fishes can be used. But hey, least I don't go around calling people dummy before knowing my stuff 😉

@@SGBeardedAquarist but you didn't mention multiple species!

As I said, I just dont use it appropriately. The word exists 😉

@@SGBeardedAquarist go play with your fish at home boi🔥

@@mrs.bigshot4488 doing that right now

I borrowed George Clooney's style of breathing too

Well done...copying two or more styles and making your own style