So I Got An Arowana

[Wolf-Keeper1]

Ok as the title states. What can I expect from it. How intelligent are they? How entertaining are they? What is a good diet. As of right now mine is eating my pbass that I just got from Bobby lol (suddenly brought back to a pbass in my payaras stomach). They are like 2 inches or so. What size food can an arowana get down at 7-8 inches.

Anyway looking for experiences from owners. Oh and what tank mates go good with them. I guessing they are semi aggressive?? And not balls out like my wolves??

Anyway thanks in advance.

 

[hbluehunter]

I've kept lots of different fish with my aro's over the years.. Right now i have Geo's, sev's, catfish, and pleco's.. In the past i've kept rays, gar's, pbass, datnoids, ca/sa cichlids, big cats, and lots of different pleco's.. Just make sure the fish don't fit in it's mouth and you'll be fine..lol
As far as food goes try and get it off live as soon as you can, there's so many diseases feeders carry. My big black aro only eats tilapia fillets, but all my silvers would eat market shrimp, fish fillets, aro sticks, and almost any kind of frozen foods like bloodworms, beefheart, brine shrimp and so on..

One "BIG" Tip for ya....WEIGH YOUR LIDS DOWN AND COVER ALL WAYS OUT OF THE TANK !!!
Aro's like to jump and will smack your lids and if there's a way out they'll be on your floor..

Hope this helps a little.

 

[USMCtanker]

lol yep just like hbluehunter said, leave no spots for them to jump out. bc they will find a way. in nature they jump offten after food. so its very normal for them. anything that can fit in there mouth is food. lol

 

[dmopar74]

what kind of aro?

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

Hunter- thanks for the info man much appreciated! I have my arowana in with my small cichlids. I have a feeling a couple will go missing too. But I'm kind of stuck cause there is no way in hell my dovii is going to let that fish hang out with them lol. Well see. I have the food sticks to feed it aswell as my homemade food and also a good supply of tilapia fillets scallops and shrimp.

Tanker- thanks for giving your input. It helps alot. Also man is that your Ray??? If so that is awesome!! What kind is it? Oh and I'm talking about your avatar. Lol.

Mopar- it's a nice silver one. Bobby sold his last black when i inquired.

Hey another quick question. Is drop eye preventable?

 

[USMCtanker]

no i wish, the ray will be at least 2000 bucks, ya, was just talking to another member on here about how freshwater can be just as much money to keep than salt. all depends what ur keeping. ur arrow will grow fast just keep him well fed an he will be a monster in no time, mine really loved crickets. there are a few tricks to get them off live food. so if u have a problem geting him to eat pellots let us know i an i know hbluehunter have a few tricks up our selves to get them on it.
its my avatar as a reminder to keep worken for one lol

 

[Addictedtofish]

Alot has to do with the quality of the fish, also I heard dropping a ping pong ball in the water so it has something to look up at can help.

 

[USMCtanker]

Alot has to do with the quality of the fish, also I heard dropping a ping pong ball in the water so it has something to look up at can help.

yes i have heard this as well to help with drop eye. i also heard a mirror on top, never tried my self, but hey could help. ping pong ball sounds like a great idea

 

[dmopar74]

silvers grow fast, and are generally accepting of tankmates. a bit skittish and jumpy.

as far as the drop eye goes, just learn to accept it when it happens. i dont care what anybody says, in a tank there is no way to prevent or cure it. silvers are by far the most prone to getting DE as well.

 

[USMCtanker]

silvers grow fast, and are generally accepting of tankmates. a bit skittish and jumpy.

as far as the drop eye goes, just learn to accept it when it happens. i dont care what anybody says, in a tank there is no way to prevent or cure it. silvers are by far the most prone to getting DE as well.

hey hey, yes as i have yet to really see anyone find a way to stop or prevent it. seems its just a matter of time s, unless u have a huge heated pond. hey dmopar u still got ur arrow. i remember when i got the p bass from u it was geting big. how big is he now

 

[dmopar74]

that guy i sold a long time ago, sorta wish i never did. ive got a jardini aro now but it is growing sooooo slow compared to a silvers growth. think alot of that has to due that i cant get it to eat anything but market shrimp.

 

[USMCtanker]

that guy i sold a long time ago, sorta wish i never did. ive got a jardini aro now but it is growing sooooo slow compared to a silvers growth. think alot of that has to due that i cant get it to eat anything but market shrimp.

ya jar tend to more picky, mine only ate market shrimp as well. how big is ur arrow now. i miss the one i had

 

[dmopar74]

bout 6-7", got it at 3" and had it bout 7 months. i had a leichardti aro a while back that i lost to a major tank mishap, that was a cool ass fish.

 

[Big Fish Aquatics]

oh hi friend ,
i sell the aros ,king kong parrots and spotted gar as tank mates,some people keep motoro with the aro.the regular fish buddies up north here are all in agreement to,

so they have been Guinea pigs so i can pass it on to others,i was thinking ide be meeting you this weekend ,woolfkeeper

i would rather tell a person no to a fish than sell them something that will get eaten by what they keep at home,

USMCtanker!!!! is that a dream pic or did you get some????

im down to 2 of the 4 to 5 inch aro from Thailand ,trying to get 6 10 to 12inchers this coming week,

in the this last month ive sold 15 total arowana,un real ,the local shops have them setting for months,

i guess im just cheap,,,,,,,,in a good way

 

[Doza]

Just out of curiousity about the arowanas. I had an idea for a archer fish tank that i thing would be cool for the arowana as well... Anyone ever thought about making a acrylic canopy out of some thin acrylic...

I figure it would be cool to have an inclosure above the tank you could see into and than you could fill it with house flies or moths and what not and you can watch you aros do there thing...

The original idea i had was for archers to be able to watch them shoot down bugs..
How cool would it to be able to see that.. lol

 

[USMCtanker]

oh hi friend ,
i sell the aros ,king kong parrots and spotted gar as tank mates,some people keep motoro with the aro.the regular fish buddies up north here are all in agreement to,

so they have been Guinea pigs so i can pass it on to others,i was thinking ide be meeting you this weekend ,woolfkeeper

i would rather tell a person no to a fish than sell them something that will get eaten by what they keep at home,

USMCtanker!!!! is that a dream pic or did you get some????

im down to 2 of the 4 to 5 inch aro from Thailand ,trying to get 6 10 to 12inchers this coming week,

in the this last month ive sold 15 total arowana,un real ,the local shops have them setting for months,

i guess im just cheap,,,,,,,,in a good way

thats a dream pic. lol one day ill have the money to get one, was called a dimond ray. guess its a morph of a leo. not 100% sure as off yet, still doing some research. all i know for sure is its prob gonna be a cpl thousand lol. but hey could u imagine if u had a pair breeding, man the pups would be beautiful. tell then ill just keep some more common rays an breed my way up lol.

 

[USMCtanker]

Just out of curiousity about the arowanas. I had an idea for a archer fish tank that i thing would be cool for the arowana as well... Anyone ever thought about making a acrylic canopy out of some thin acrylic...

I figure it would be cool to have an inclosure above the tank you could see into and than you could fill it with house flies or moths and what not and you can watch you aros do there thing...

The original idea i had was for archers to be able to watch them shoot down bugs..
How cool would it to be able to see that.. lol

do it. i had a setup like this. ill see if i have any pics. had a 100 gal an kept about 3/4 full, added some vines an branches. had arches an a silver arrow. feed crickets on branches an its really cool to watch them shot them, i was hoping the arrow would jump at some like i have seen in some nature shows but he just learned to follow archers an get to the food faster once they shot it. from what i heard archers do best in brackish water. i didnt bc i dont know if an arrow would be fine. non the less my archers did fine in just fresh. i know a guy that was selling a very rare varient of the archer fish, dont know if he still has some but ill check if u want. but even the normal archer fish are so cool to watch, an there fairly easy to find at stores. but my 2 cents. try it, i bet u will love it, plus who does that u know. i know if u do it ill wanna see some pics or vid. shoot ur maken me wanna do it again. i even tossed in a cpl tree frogs. but arrow did have a snack an that was the end of little frogs in there. but u could do some of those fully aquatic salamanders to, i nver tried that but have see lots latly at lfs. they real cool an prob would do great in a tank like that, also try an grow real plants out of the top.

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

Transhipper- it was with all intention to meet up with you this weekend, but as life does, I was sidetrack by more then my hobby. I'm also off next Friday. Don't fret friend I will make it to your store. Anywaord back on the black wolf? I know you said it's pricey but pm what the ticket may be.

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

I just may snag a gar from you. But there not the needle nose gar are they?

 

[hbluehunter]

As dr as the drop eye goes like said above there's really no way to prevent or fix it.. I've been told wc silvers are less prone to it but I'm not sure I believe that.. To be honest that's why I saved for a year and searched for about that long to find my Black aro. For some reason they don't get DE very often, not like the silvers anyway.

Tanker, Can't wait for you to score a Leo, BD, or Hen so I can drool on your tank.. Lol