what to feed my silver arowana?

[dwf73]

And Sabrina,
I may be the owner of the tank you are referring to, in my aquarium specs at least- I had a 450g set up but recently had to part with it when I moved- It was housing an Electric Blue X-back Asian Arowana that I had since a juvenile. I am very upset that they are illegal here.

 

[travelinman1969]

Not sure on gettin more. I heard they can get aggresive with eachother. I plan to put my bala and the 17 inch pleco in with him and have the oscars and the 14 inch pleco in the 150. Guess we'll wait and see.

 

[1tankneverenuff]

Originally posted by dwf73
Hey travelinman, are you going to put some more aros in once you get the larger tank? 500g could certainly fit a nice size group of them. And 1tankneverenuff, you really have them with the sacs? That is kind of strange, they have a pretty low survival rate when they are that young in home aquariums. Are they doing well?

I haven't had them long, but they seem to be doing quite fine. They stay active so I'd say all is well for now. All I can ever seem to find in my area is very small Silver Arowana's such as these. I had a pair of them a while back, and unfortunately they died being as fragile as they are it's hard. I hope these little ones last, I love these fish! I wish I could get a variety of Arowana's though . And I don't understand your previous post...that Arowana you had is illegal to own in the U.S.?

 

[dwf73]

Yeah the United States has an sales ban on the Asian Arowana since it is listed as an appendix I endangered species. Silver and Australian are perfectly legal, however- I believe the black are as well, but I do not have much experience with them. The only way you can purchase the Asians will eventually be through CITES registered exporters, which have bred the fish primarily for conservation - Unfortunately this is not allowed yet, and the prices top US$8,000. The jardinis are an okay alternative, but just not the same. You are fine with the silvers, dont worry!You should try to get a nice size tank for them though, that may be why some are dying on you. If you can afford a 150 that would be good- You could find one for under $800 with tank/stand included.