10" Clown Knife with 20" Arowana?

[Tsunamiboy77]

Hello every1 ya im new but ive been on this website a few times. so anyway i was wondering if my 10" CK could live alright with my 20" Arowana in a 500 gallon

[robkob]

I have a foot long ck with a big aro, and they get along fine in my 850.

[Rare_Cichlids]

what kind of aro?? if its a silver or a black than yes but if its a Jardini than it depends how agressive he is.

[KenyanSandBoa]

I have a foot long ck with a big aro, and they get along fine in my 850.

Nice!!! Have you posted pics on the site?? I wouldn't mind seeing that.:naughty:

what kind of aro?? if its a silver or a black than yes but if its a Jardini than it depends how agressive he is.

That's what I was thinking too.

With a silver or a black, usually as long as they can't fit the fish in their mouth...they will ignore it.

With a Jardini...that's a different story. You may have to use dither fish to distract the majority of the Jars aggression, but sometimes they are fine. My Jar is just over 12" now, and he's not bad at all. Every once and a while he takes a swipe at one of the dithers (Tinfoil Barbs), but it has never been anything bad...he actually gets pushed around by my Jade Gobies once and a while.:screwy:

[doubledragon]

All I can say is trial and error. Sound's like a o.k. combo, but just make sure you have a spare tank ready for one of them, just incase. Also give the ck a couble of hiding spot's. That will make it a little easier. Also make sure the top has some kind of weight's on it, if the ck charges up on the aro, that might be bad news all the way around.....

[Tank Predator]

I HAVE TWO CK WITH MY ARO IN A 180 FOR 2 YEARS

[TLkmDN]

yeh i grew out two baby CKs with my 3 year old arow in the past. they flourished and outgrew the arow in a year. not without a few scratches though but never something serious. it should be fine if u ask me. good luck :)

[Mystix212]

It'd be fine. I'd just worry about the CK attacking the Aro from time to time. But should be bliss.

[Tsunamiboy77]

but why would the Ck attack a fish 2 times the size?

[TLkmDN]

oh ull be surprised. i saw my smaller CK nip the fins of my much larger but much more docile arowana when they were crammed in a small 4 feet tank. the CK attacked 3 seconds after being thrown in the tank which shows how territorial they can get. the poor docile arowana didnt stand a chance. the CK is now over 3 feet in length...

[Tsunamiboy77]

o well i have some hiding spots which the ck takes up my plectostomus shares it too and i think the pond is large enough

[TLkmDN]

oh yeh for sure. 500 gal seems to be a very decent size. i have no doubts that it should work out as long as the CK doesnt attempt to steal food from the arow. feeding time will be ure most dangerous of times. oh yeh, and night time!