I would Love an Arowana

[RossGrant]

I would love to keep a Silver Arowana, I think they are an amazing fish. However, i am not sure if it will be compatible with my current fish? ( See Signature ).

Any information and advice please guys would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ryan]

No not possible sorry, alot of those fish will end up as food for the Arowana and the tank will not be larger enough to hold a Silver Arowana for life. A Black Arowana or Jardini Arowana could live in a 6' 180g tank so if you considered re-stocking and upgrading in time then it is possible.

 

[RossGrant]

Thanks for your reply Ryn, I have just finished the tank and got it how I like, we have moved the Tin Foil barbs and parrotts into another tank due to them eating a few ottos unfortunalty.

I will have to just look at them in the LFS for now, thanks again though.

 

[CFC]

As said a lot of your fish would disapear if you added a silver arowana to your tank, they can grow up to 48 inches and can consume fishes up to 1/4 of their own size easily, tankmates need to grow to a minimum of 12" to be safe. A black arowana would be the safest option as these usually dont grow as large in captivity as the silvers but they will still require a minimum of a 6x2x2 tank, i wouldnt advise a jardini as it would rip your other fish to shreds.