[AU_Arowana-SRG]

Hey. I just wanted to know if it is possible for one to do this sort of setup. (By the way, I'm new and this is a GREAT site. Learned quite a bit about captive care of a number of fish just by reading the threads.).

Back to topic, my main goal is to at least represent one of each species of "Arowana" out there. I could've gotten the Paima in if I could, but they get to large. That said, would it be possible to keep these all in the same tank (8x4x4) with maybe some tankmates thrown in?

Silver
Black
Asian
Jardini
Leichardti
African

[Schmike]

it is also my dream setup. but i think it's not suitable for africans. as for the rest, australians tend to be more aggressive. southern americans and asians don't have much issue.

[AU_Arowana-SRG]

May I know why it isn't suitable for Africans?

[Cesarnite]

The jardini tends to be very aggresive against other arowana's. Better to keep those together from same country, then you can have the real enviroment instead of having a south american outlook and asian arowana's

[Schmike]

May I know why it isn't suitable for Africans?

africans are the most aggressive of all and the most sensitive of all. they are filter feeders and need special care. normal food for the rest of the aros are not suitable for them.

[AU_Arowana-SRG]

That's something I had realised after looking at the care info thread. But that aside, I'm willing to go out on a limb and grab some bloodworms for their nutrition.

[Danh]

If you have a tank big enough I'd say it's possible, but I wouldn't want to put an expensive Asian in with a Leichardti. I believe they'd all be ok with a lot of them and a ton of space. The number of them would decrease the aggression on any one fish. A big tank for all of these fish is probably around 1500g or bigger....

[Chad]

Could be the jar is too aggressive. But, I had a 22 incher that was a teddy bear....so you never know.

[King-eL]

It's possible but you need a bigger tank. As far as I know in arowana experience, RTG and Green arowanas are more aggressive than Australian arowanas. But some are more aggressive than others. I have a 16" jardini and a 13" green asian arowana and my green asian is controlling my the jar they are both in 535g. I also have a friend that have a 9" blue base xback asian arowana that killed a 14" flag tail. People in the US doesn't even know how aggressive asian arowanas as they never keep one because it's illegal. I hope someday they well legalize asian arowana so they can experience keeping them too as I'm moving to L.A in 2 years.

[AU_Arowana-SRG]

So an 8x4x4 isn't big enough? 8x4x4 feet I mean.

This post has been edited by AU_Arowana-SRG: 11 October 2008 - 05:04 PM