Dear All
I am Ankur Lakhesh from India and have recently bought 2 Silver Arowanas for the first time.
I am really enjoying these elegant creatures as a part of my home but am a bit concerned about their behavior.
One of my Arowana is around 11" and another one is about 10". They swim around the tank whole day and seem very friendly toward one another but while feeding, the bigger one becomes very aggressive and does not allow the smaller Arowana to eat. The smaller one gets forced into a corner while the bigger one eats and even after he is done eating, he does not allow the smaller one to come on surface for feeding.
I have read a lot of posts on this site and I am sure that the current tank (24 Gallons (US)) is not sufficient for them in longer run, I will be definitely upgrading to a 150 gallons tank in a few months (Waiting to move into my new apartment), but am not sure if this is the only reason for such aggression because for the entire day they keep swimming around with peace.
Please advise what can I do to keep them at peace till then.
Thanks in advance
Ankur Lakhesh
I am Ankur Lakhesh from India and have recently bought 2 Silver Arowanas for the first time.
I am really enjoying these elegant creatures as a part of my home but am a bit concerned about their behavior.
One of my Arowana is around 11" and another one is about 10". They swim around the tank whole day and seem very friendly toward one another but while feeding, the bigger one becomes very aggressive and does not allow the smaller Arowana to eat. The smaller one gets forced into a corner while the bigger one eats and even after he is done eating, he does not allow the smaller one to come on surface for feeding.
I have read a lot of posts on this site and I am sure that the current tank (24 Gallons (US)) is not sufficient for them in longer run, I will be definitely upgrading to a 150 gallons tank in a few months (Waiting to move into my new apartment), but am not sure if this is the only reason for such aggression because for the entire day they keep swimming around with peace.
Please advise what can I do to keep them at peace till then.
Thanks in advance
Ankur Lakhesh