arrowana price and requirements

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i'm beggining to want an arrowana for my 100 gallon(eventually 200+) and i know nothing about them except i know i want an asian arrowana and i know that the greens cheapest tho i have no idea how much. ill propably get a green depending on how much so id like to know the requirements for keeping one(tank size tankmates etc.)i need to know the pricings for asians and for others would be helpful too. rate of growth would also be helpful and could i keep them with irredescent sharks? any infos appreciated
 
Have you done any research on these fish?

They are considered to be juveniles until they reach 10 inches. Up until that point they should be fed live food three times a day. I bet that gets expensive...

A 200 gallon tank isn't enough for the Arowana, much less any tankmates.

These aren't an appropriate fish for an aquarium, IMO. They'd be much better of in a pond.
 
ive researched these fish but all the stuff on the internet is so different i wanted to hear from some people with experience with them and that have kept them, on internet said they can be kept in 135 gallon tanks as adults, which even i knew wasnt true, but thought 200 or 300 gallon tank might be fine. i can propably manage to get a 350, will that do?
 
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Check out the link that StreetCypher posted for monsterFishKeepers.

Looks like all you can get in the US is the Silvers, and according to MFK they get to be 4 ft long. This is posted in a sticky that is meant as a primer for newbies to the Arowana world.

He further says that: "A 478 gal (8ft x 4ft x2ft ) would be the ideal tank size for LIFE " and I gather from context that he is referring to ONE fish.

He also describes the feeding regimen. I think it would cost more to feed the fish than it does for my wife and I! LOL

Lotsa luck with it....
 
The only one you can't get in the US is the asian arowana. Silver aros are the most common but you can also get black, australian, and african arowanas in the US.
 
They are actually very undemanding fish. The hardest requiremtents are tank size. Silvers require a much larger tank due to their larger adult size. Asians usually hit 2'-30".

A 135g being only 18" wide is too small. IMO 2' width minimum, the wider the better though.

As for feeding, they do not require live foods in any stage of their lives. You can buy food bulk in the seafood section of your supermarket. You can easily train them to accept market prawn, squid, beef, pork, chicken, various fish fillets and pellets.

A 350, depending on its dimensions should be fine for a single asian arowana.
 
Like stated before, if you're in the states skip the asian arowana idea. Its not worth the risk. There is a few guys at the moment that got busted for selling/trasporting/owning asian aros and they face 5 years and $250,000 in fines.

I have 2 arowanas right now (a silver and a black), and they are easy to care for. They do NOT require live foods, mine never get any and are thriving. They eat mainly shrimp, smelt, beefheart, pellets, earthworms, and random other things. Live food just poses more health risks than benefits, but is ok for a treat if they are properly conditioned.

If you can supply a 24" wide tank either will be happy for a very long time. Wider is always better though, and a 7 or 8 foot long tank is prefered.

Silvers can be found for about $20 in the states (~6") and blacks will be $150 and up.

There are also Aussie arowanas available (jardini and leichardti), but they are not as accepting to other tank mates. They actually get quite mean as they age.
Silvers and blacks are safe with anything that wont bully them, or fit in their mouth.

Also, it's a bad idea to try to get 2 silvers or blacks (or a combination of the 2) in the same tank. One will dominate and kill the other. If you have a large enough tank and can house 4 or 5 you can keep a group. Of course there is always and exeption to that rule.

The main thing to keep in mind with arowanas is to keep the water "clean" and with constant parameters, and they'll be fine.
They grow 1-2" per month if properly cared for (up to about ~16" IME)
 
i know i can't house a silver or black( hopefully someday), so what are the prices for a jardini arowana, and is it true they only get about 30inches? and what tankmates might work with it?
 
It's rare to see a jardini above 24", but it happens. They also grow slightly slower, so they'll be ok in a 135 for a while, but will eventually need a bigger tank.

Tankmates are limited to plecos IMO.
Sometimes you'll get away with a big cichlid or a bottom dweller, but Jardinis get very agressive and have the capability to shred almost anything they dont like. They're testy.
Trial and error is the only way to find a tank mate for a jardini IMO.

You can get juvie jardinis for ~$50 retail, and if you go wholesale you can sometimes find them for $30
 
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