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could a jardini be kept with rays?
i like the jardini's the best out of the aro's but if there aggresive butts then that would suck because i want a ray & aro tank. but i dont want a silver aro.
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Posted 19 November 2004 - 09:43 AM
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Posted 19 November 2004 - 09:46 AM
Silvers can be super colorful and they're a much more docile species. the jardinis seem to be very aggressive. I have no idea whether they'd pick on the rays but I wouldn't doubt it. You could try a black aro.
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Posted 19 November 2004 - 12:44 PM
QUOTE (grinders @ Nov 19 2004, 10:43 AM)
could a jardini be kept with rays?
i like the jardini's the best out of the aro's but if there aggresive butts then that would suck because i want a ray & aro tank. but i dont want a silver aro.
i like the jardini's the best out of the aro's but if there aggresive butts then that would suck because i want a ray & aro tank. but i dont want a silver aro.
i agree with damon...i have kept all the arows at some point (some longer than others
) except the Asian & spotted arow and i know for a fact that the jard is QUITE aggressive towards just about ANY tankmate. if you are looking to keep an arow with rays, i would definitely go with a black or a silver (black, since you dont want a silver). the silvers really get amazing colors if you feed them properly and get a good one; the blacks are very nice too. most of those guys will get along with your rays (of course this varies with the individual to an extent) but a jard will almost certainly pick on them and possibly kill them. they are great looking fish, thats for sure, but with your rays' safety in mind i would skip the jard for a more docile arow----solomon
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Posted 19 November 2004 - 01:29 PM
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT keep a Jardini with Rays. My 16" Jar is named Satan, and rightly so. He literally kills everything that crosses his path.
Silver Arowanas can be quite beautiful and are typically unagressive enough to be kept with Rays. Black Arowanas are even more docile and are very beautiful fish if raised right.
Silver Arowanas can be quite beautiful and are typically unagressive enough to be kept with Rays. Black Arowanas are even more docile and are very beautiful fish if raised right.
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 06:12 PM
As of now, I'm keeping a 6'' jard with my 7'' ray. I have yet to see any tension between the two, although it is true about Jardinis being the aggressive of all aros. There is tension between the jardini and my datnoid, but it's not dramatic as the dat has his driftwood to hide amongst. When it comes down to it, it just depends on the temperament of your fish.
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 09:00 PM
Just wait a bit longer before completely passing off that yours is an uncommonly peaceful one. A 7" Jardini is still a babe. Ours didn't start to turn till he reached about 10". Now at 16", nothing can live with him.
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Posted 27 November 2004 - 12:09 AM
They turn to devils at the 11inch range. I have a juvi jardini with my rays right now so i still have time to grow it out.
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Posted 27 November 2004 - 02:19 PM
I'm most likely going to sell the jardini and pick up some gouramis, the true predators 
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Posted 06 December 2004 - 10:08 PM
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There is tension between the jardini and my datnoid, but it's not dramatic as the dat has his driftwood to hide amongst.
Does the Datnoid always retreat or dishes out occassionally?
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Posted 12 December 2004 - 06:24 AM
I have a 18" jardini in a large mixed community tank which includes a 6" motoro and i dont have too many problems with aggression. The jardini did start to become aggressive once it grew to 12" but i managed to curb this by adding a 10" oscar to the tank for it to use as a target, the oscar can take the odd nip and is quite prepared to stand its ground which puts the arowana off its attack. Now after around 6 months the arowana rarely bothers the oscar or anything else in the tank is is more content in trying to remove my fingers every time i have my hand in the tank.
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