Wood-Orange Arowana TB

I maintain records on my trackables. For a US-based trackable, this one is unusual for its longevity and movement. In the six-year period, 2010-19, the owner released a total of 3,793 trackables in the United States (96%) and Europe (4%). This trackable is one of the 5% of the total that circulated for at least 5 years and had been moved at least 25 times. That is a target rate of at least five drops per year for five years, or a drop every 73 days. The average drop rate of my trackables in the US is 124 days, in Europe it is 71 days. As of 4-Nov-23 this trackable had survived for 7.0 years and had been moved by 37 cachers, for an average drop every 69 days, or 5.3 drops per year. Please keep it moving, then drop it in a safe place!

No permission is needed to leave the U.S. While in the U.S., please drop it at an event, in a Premium Member only OR a rural cache near a busy trail or road. Do not place it in an urban, non-premium cache. Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean and dry, protects the number and prevents tangling with other items. Otherwise, take the trackable anywhere you wish.

I am always alert for items I can convert to travel bugs.  This is one of a small series of painted, wooden, generic fish-shaped cutouts to which I have attached a tag.  Each TB of the series is named for a freshwater aquarium fish of the same color as the wood fish.  An image of a live fish can be seen elsewhere on the TB page.

The Arowana is a popular fish among the fish aquarium community because of it’s “prehistoric” appearance.  Most species come from the flood plains of South America and can actually survive out of the water for some time.  The have a unique swim bladder that permits individuals to move short distances across land to a different waterbody.  Some species grow up to 46 inches in length and can jump as high as six feet above the water surface.  Thus, the aquarium should have a cover.  They are considered exotics in the aquarium trade, but in the wild the Gold Arowana is protected.  They are voracious feeders and because of their large mouth they can take surprisingly large prey.  They should not be kept with other fish.