leichardti arowana in salt?

[atr-]

I was at my lfs a while ago and they had a "true Australian" arowana which i know is a leichardti arowna because it had beautiful pink spots all over it.

It was in a tank with two turtles that i have never seen before. the setup was with sand and what looked like to be a coral rock.

my question is, could the arowana have been in a saltwater setup? and if so how long would it last?? I didnt have time to ask anyone there and i should have took pictures with my phone.

 

[Lockness' Oscar]

How much was it??

 

[xxblwn408]

Im sure it was just a salt deco. tank. I don't think any aro could live in a saltwater tank for very long.

 

[Jesse]

They were probably running crushed coral substrate for the turtles. Fly River turtles do much better under hard alkaline conditions.

 

[messiner]

They were probably running crushed coral substrate for the turtles. Fly River turtles do much better under hard alkaline conditions.

took the words out of my mouth

 

[atr-]

the aro was 300$ and at about 8 inches. and the turtles werent for sale. i wish i had the money for it but i ended up getting a jardini

 

[xxblwn408]

You should have broke out the plastic!!!

 

[BMWaznboy]

yah, they're beautiful! but definitely not saltwater....just crushed coral. I use crushed coral as my substrate in my freshwater tank

 

[Steve_89]

They are not SW fish.

 

[kriztu]

jardinis aint that bad. but with regards to salt water, not possible