ARE THESE GOOD TANKMATES FOR A AROWANA

[kevkoi]

Isn't that true with most fish??

[ancientarowana]

well at first i had some trouble with my tank mates they were 1 silver aro x 20cm---
2x 13 cm silver dollars,2 x 8cm archers & 2 x 8cm oscars.
tank size 4x2x2

my silver arowana became aggressive but only because the archers competed for food with my arowana,,now a few days later they are all good friends.
and most definately arowanas will eat anything thats fits in their mouth or even slightly larger too.
cheers chris

[arrowlove]

my 9 inch arrow is in with 2 oscars, cl;own knife, ghost knife, bala shark, poly pama, jurapari , jade goby, arrowhead puffer, needlenose gar, and a barracuda , mine get along great no fights or casualties. and they all been together for a long time.

[vincor]

i just wonder how big is dat arowana.. seems noone had asked about that.

[Xplicit]

When the aro is big enuf....the others will be in his stomach....

[imtheman]

apart from different protector factors on the skin and eyes of different fishes, all these tankmates depend on their sizes,speed and whether they stay at the bottom of the tank or not(silver arowanas rarely attack bottom of your tank) for example at the time i'm keeping 1 silver arowana(15cm),2redtail dragons(14 & 6cm),1needle nose gar(12 cm),1black ghost knife(14 cm),2clown loachs12&10cm(these stay at the bottom all the time & have some kind of needles near their eyes),1Chinese High Fin Banded Shark(9cm),1catfish(8cm),2glass fish(8cm),2ramizi 6cm(fast fish) and even two 4cm jolie fish(at the bottom all time). about the ones u mentioned as much as i have seen 2 clown knifes dont do well together keep 3 or more and if ur arowana is not big enough they will kill ur arowana! about oscars..nothing is exact but i have seen oscars attacking arowanas much larger than themselves but with feeding them well and providing enough space its unlikely to face any problems..about silver dollars..i suggest tinfoil barbs instead of them cuz i have kept them with arowanas before..but if u insist u can try them! goood luck!

[chochiss]

Originally Posted by kg_no21

I WAS THINKING OF SETTING UP A 6'X2.5'X2' FISHTANK WITH 1 SILVER AROWANA 2 CLOWN KNIFE FISH A OSCAR AND A COUPLE OF SILVER DOLLARS AS DITHER FISH. CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THIS WILL WORK

THANKS
KG

How big is the intended arowana?

[kamalruzzaman]

Originally Posted by imtheman

apart from different protector factors on the skin and eyes of different fishes, all these tankmates depend on their sizes,speed and whether they stay at the bottom of the tank or not(silver arowanas rarely attack bottom of your tank) for example at the time i'm keeping 1 silver arowana(15cm),2redtail dragons(14 & 6cm),1needle nose gar(12 cm),1black ghost knife(14 cm),2clown loachs12&10cm(these stay at the bottom all the time & have some kind of needles near their eyes),1Chinese High Fin Banded Shark(9cm),1catfish(8cm),2glass fish(8cm),2ramizi 6cm(fast fish) and even two 4cm jolie fish(at the bottom all time). about the ones u mentioned as much as i have seen 2 clown knifes dont do well together keep 3 or more and if ur arowana is not big enough they will kill ur arowana! about oscars..nothing is exact but i have seen oscars attacking arowanas much larger than themselves but with feeding them well and providing enough space its unlikely to face any problems..about silver dollars..i suggest tinfoil barbs instead of them cuz i have kept them with arowanas before..but if u insist u can try them! goood luck!

Hi,

What will you think, if I keep arowana mixed with koi in the pond.

Thanks

[soyadude]

Arowana and Koi? I don't think that's a good combination..

[ZMT]

arowana and koi, just ensure that the arowana is secured froom jumping out of the pond.