View Full Version : Has anybody kept a fully grown Jardini with other Aros?
angeladay
06-08-2005, 9:08 PM
I was wondering if anyone has successfully comm tanked Jardini with other aro tankmates. Right now, my 6" Jardini has been trouble free in my tank with 13" Silver and few other Cichlids and Silver Dollars.
So anybody out there with a success story? I have a feeling that my comm will work out.
ashdavid
06-09-2005, 8:26 PM
You could have a few problems as they get bigger, jardini's can get pretty aggresive more so than a silver arowana. It will also depend on the size of the tank.
redtailfool
06-09-2005, 9:13 PM
Jardinis are mean sobs. I have seen it done by some aro community keepers
but its all about luck and the individual personality of the jardini. They get crazy
and try to bit everything in sight once they hit the 13" + mark. Tank size is a big factor too.
bsplenden
06-09-2005, 10:10 PM
I used to have one which is a crazy bugger. Kills the excess feeders even when it is too full to eat anymore. Zero tankmates as it killed all the tankmates which it grew up with. :swear:
I never tried anymore Jardini after that.
But I have heard stories about Jardini being an extreme coward as well. So my guess is that they are the extremist. Either crazily aggressive, or supoer cowardly.
rayman45
06-09-2005, 10:17 PM
mine tryed to illeverything
shovelnose
06-09-2005, 10:20 PM
mine's a puss
RockyGoldy
06-09-2005, 10:37 PM
When it comes to setting up a community tank..there is always a little luck involved to determine success or not. Each individual fish does have its own temperament and how well it wants to establish its territory in the tank...
I have see killer Jards before..and also, I have owned one that is literally minds its own business...
so, good luck..as I said b4..you wont know unless u try it out :grinno:
Voltron2000
06-10-2005, 11:18 PM
When it comes to setting up a community tank..there is always a little luck involved to determine success or not. Each individual fish does have its own temperament and how well it wants to establish its territory in the tank...
I have see killer Jards before..and also, I have owned one that is literally minds its own business...
so, good luck..as I said b4..you wont know unless u try it out :grinno:
Agree. I have 2 as well. ! minds in own business whereas the other is a mean machine. Has since isolated him from the rest.
Luck is ever important in a Comm. Like bro, RockyGoldy mentioned, "you wont know unless u try it out"
Cheers
Steve_89
06-11-2005, 12:46 AM
Its all about trial and error :(
I've never kept S. jardini before, but I have been told jardinis are more aggressive than other arowanas, so it would be wise to keep a close eye on the tank occupants, lest they get beaten up by the jardini.
RockyGoldy
06-11-2005, 4:19 AM
I've never kept S. jardini before, but I have been told jardinis are more aggressive than other arowanas, so it would be wise to keep a close eye on the tank occupants, lest they get beaten up by the jardini.
Well said..the most basic principle of keeping a comm tank of predatory fishes is supervision..supervision and more supervision.
Mine is still small around 8 inches only. So far doing well with my other much bigger aros together in the same tank.;)
kriztu
06-11-2005, 9:05 AM
i dont think that its possible, jardinis are too violent tempered
i dont think that its possible, jardinis are too violent tempered
They can be com. Individual fish's tolerance towards the other kind is different. Some are just easy going but some are hard nut to crack.
RockyGoldy
06-11-2005, 1:08 PM
i dont think that its possible, jardinis are too violent tempered
Theres no hard and fast fact on this really....depending on individual fish..its just that jards chances of aggression can be higher than other fishes.
Yeah... All individual fishes have their own personalities and/or character. If you and your friend both have one Jardini each, your one could be a placid, docile baby while your friend's one could be a monster, whacking any fish it sees. Of course, in fish like neon tetras this usually doesn't happen, because they are naturally unaggressive. In short, you cannot say what species is the most aggressive because in each species there are usually ultra-aggressive and ultra-friendly ones. Get it?
yup, i agree with individuality as well.. it depends on individual temprement.. here in manila i've had friend who had success with a jardini with a silver arowana in the tank.. although the silver is usually bigger thant he jardini ;)
iheartfishies
06-13-2005, 7:18 AM
YAY,You have my name!
:welcome:
It's really based on the fishies temperament.
Each has it's own personality.:)
Good luck.
My cichlids ate all my silvers.
Rat Bastards.
Steve_89
06-13-2005, 7:48 AM
Ive seen it done before aswell.
The silver was double the size of the jardini though. They were in a 6x3x2.
Like the others said, its all about the individual fish. Ive seen jardinis that kill anything yet ive seen jardinis that wont even eat feeder fish.
ashdavid
06-13-2005, 8:18 AM
If you have a big enough tank , more than likely you wont have a problem. Aggresion is usually due to enviromental factors, more swimming space less agression.
ashdavid
06-13-2005, 8:20 AM
Ive seen it done before aswell.
The silver was double the size of the jardini though. They were in a 6x3x2.
Like the others said, its all about the individual fish. Ive seen jardinis that kill anything yet ive seen jardinis that wont even eat feeder fish.
Thats just asking for trouble.
Steve_89
06-13-2005, 8:50 AM
Its been going for a year now with no dramas :)
Tank size will be upgraded soon though.
There is always the rare case of success. Not every case is asking for trouble :)
YAY,You have my name!
:welcome:
It's really based on the fishies temperament.
Each has it's own personality.:)
Good luck.
My cichlids ate all my silvers.
Rat Bastards.
That's an expensive feeding:eek::p
iheartfishies
06-13-2005, 9:39 PM
eeeh.....$7 isn't so bad.........
:cry:
ashdavid
06-13-2005, 10:13 PM
Its been going for a year now with no dramas :)
Tank size will be upgraded soon though.
There is always the rare case of success. Not every case is asking for trouble :)
I agree that not in all cases will there be problems, I was just stating the fact that with those type of fish and that size tank you are rolling the dice with aggresion. Jmo but the silver may need a bigger tank in the future. :)
eeeh.....$7 isn't so bad.........
:cry:
You're so heartless....:D
johnptc
06-14-2005, 12:16 PM
i have a 18 inch jardini in a large tank ....he is peacefull ...... for now.......with his assorted tankmates
angeladay
06-14-2005, 7:11 PM
I just looked at your gallery. Is that 2400g yours???
IoStrisciare
06-14-2005, 7:18 PM
I agree that not in all cases will there be problems, I was just stating the fact that with those type of fish and that size tank you are rolling the dice with aggresion. Jmo but the silver may need a bigger tank in the future. :)
Actually the key i find is to give them adequate swimming room but at the same time jam them up. As long as there isnt space to claim as individual terrority they normally are peaceful.
OR
Keep them all together from young. Whiich means from 6inches onwards... this will lessen their aggressivenesswhen they grow up.
ashdavid
06-15-2005, 6:27 PM
Actually the key i find is to give them adequate swimming room but at the same time jam them up. As long as there isnt space to claim as individual terrority they normally are peaceful.
OR
Keep them all together from young. Whiich means from 6inches onwards... this will lessen their aggressivenesswhen they grow up.
That can work especialy with asian arowana's, but with jardini's this approch can have a fatal outcome.
Again keeping them from a young age can have its problems too, as you said before if there is territories established as they grow, again the results can be fatal, but you have more of a chance of keeping them together this way.
waKu^waKu
06-16-2005, 1:22 AM
have tried before but failed.. jardinis are best kept alone... they are much more aggressive and might just kill anything that is in the same tank
IoStrisciare
06-16-2005, 4:25 AM
That can work especialy with asian arowana's, but with jardini's this approch can have a fatal outcome.
Again keeping them from a young age can have its problems too, as you said before if there is territories established as they grow, again the results can be fatal, but you have more of a chance of keeping them together this way.
simple. make sure your jardini is the smallest in the tank.
like if your asian is 6"... your jardini shld be abt 4". This prevents aggression quite well... unless the jardini is a rare "insane" individual.
reddragon343
03-01-2006, 5:52 AM
mine was kept with a alligator gar, fought each other throughout its life.............however, all things come to an end...my gator-gar settled things once and for all....sigh
rumblesushi
03-01-2006, 11:08 AM
I didn't realize alligator gars were brawlers.
What was the size difference when the gator finished him?>
reddragon343
03-03-2006, 6:29 AM
erm....very great, the gator-gar was nearing 1.5 metres......a real nasty way to go