Hi,
I have a 20 inch silver arowana though I got about 5 months ago from someone who had it in a 240 tall. Now he lives my 30 inch wide 300g along with a few American cichlids. From everything I have read that should be a decent tank size for him, am I wrong? However, he seems uncomfortable. He spends a lot of his time swimming into corners and awkwardly turning around. He also shamelessly begs whenever I am in the room. It is kinda sad to see a majestic predator wiggling into the glass in hopes of a snack. My cichlids are lazy, they seem fine in a 300g. All they want is a rock to guard and some fish snacks. The arrow seems like he needs a river to be happy.
I would love to give him a bigger tank/indoor pond but that is at least a year or two away. Will he eventually get used to tank life, or is my tank just not big enough? Should I try and look for someone with an indoor pond for him?
Thanks and sorry this is so long!
Andy
I have a 20 inch silver arowana though I got about 5 months ago from someone who had it in a 240 tall. Now he lives my 30 inch wide 300g along with a few American cichlids. From everything I have read that should be a decent tank size for him, am I wrong? However, he seems uncomfortable. He spends a lot of his time swimming into corners and awkwardly turning around. He also shamelessly begs whenever I am in the room. It is kinda sad to see a majestic predator wiggling into the glass in hopes of a snack. My cichlids are lazy, they seem fine in a 300g. All they want is a rock to guard and some fish snacks. The arrow seems like he needs a river to be happy.
I would love to give him a bigger tank/indoor pond but that is at least a year or two away. Will he eventually get used to tank life, or is my tank just not big enough? Should I try and look for someone with an indoor pond for him?
Thanks and sorry this is so long!
Andy
