Considering a Black Arowana - Input Please

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Last question (for now), how do multiple arowanas do together? I really only like the blacks (since we can not get the Asians). Seems like there are a fair amount of people doing multiple large adults but these are mostly silvers. Seems like most of the people I see with multiple arowanas only have a single black. Is this due to cost or aggression?
 
Blacks are generally more peaceful than silvers. So if silvers can be kept together, so can blacks.
 
Is it generally a good idea if doing multiples to do 3 instead of 2? This way agression (if any) is split up so there is more then just a dominant and a subordinate fish?
 
From others experiences, they do best in groups of 3 more. I have only kept one at a time

As for the smaller fish, I'm currently testing that out myself as I've heard and seen of it myself. I have a single black at roughly 14" and 2 rays. My tank was looking a little boring so yesterday I added 20 neon tetras. THere has been nothing but peace except when I put the tetras in the tank and the scared the rays! My rays are 11" and 16" and I figure the tetras might be too fast for the rays and too small for the aro to care about. I'm really hoping this works because it adds a lot of color and movement to the tank and if it goes well I'll be adding more.
 
My 3 blacks get along fairly well, but they do have thier moments. They are not agressive to any of the other fish in the tank that includes 20 clown loaches.,1 zebra loach, at least 20 bn plecos 4 gold nugget plecos,1 peppermint pleco and 1 more pleco I dont remember the L # of, a pair of chocolate cichlids 1 angel fish and 3 tinfoil barbs.
The Aros have not been fed any live food since they were about 5" except for crawlers. I did have to seperate them briefly when they were smaller due to agression. When they were re-introduced a large piece of floating driftwood was added and that seemed to be the trick to keeping them together.It gives the smaller aros a little refuge [ out of sight, out of mind ]
I would say if you can house 3 or more go for it ! They are peacefull and fun to watch.They have some very nice colors that don't show up well in pics but in person you just say WOW !
 
Just make sure that the cichlids are not too big and the other fish are not too small.
 
Well speaking of arowana 24" and larger I have kept a pair, a trio and now a quartet of SA arowana. However I had plenty of failed attempts with multiple juvies, one even with two that now cohabit together peacefully. The one thing to keep in mind is that while raising multiple arowana you need to be able to house them separately if things go bad. If they decide to fight they will not allow you time to set up another tank, you'll need to separate immediately.
 
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