Arowana questions?

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Achill3s

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Love the look of arowana's and have heard that they grow pretty big. How fast do they grow if properly taken care of and how long would one be able to be kept in a 75 gallon? I'm not getting one as they cost a bit more than I can afford at this time but would love to get one in the future. Plans are that within the next 6 months to a year to get a bigger tank. likely 2-300 gallons.

How much do they usually run as juvies and how many different types and colors can they be found in?
 
Hi

You should post in the arowana section to get more replies and opinions

I see you are in florida so most likely the arowana availble to you would be Silver, and Jardini. Asian arowana are banned in the U.S . you could probably keep a silver in a 75g for + - 6-8 months then it would start to be tight for it
A jardini probably 1 to 1.5 year . ( Jardini grow slower then silver )
I am not sure what cost are for arowana in your neck of the woods my guess would be 30$ to 100$ for a silver and 75$ to 200$ for a jardini.

Hope that helps
 
Im not from Florida correct me if im wrong but aren't arowana illegal in Florida? I was thinking i read that somewhere

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Silvers are the biggest. They are also the cheapest. And most prone to drop-eye. You MUST have a lid covering every square inch of surface area. The lid needs to be supported with something heavy or ducktaped. They jump all the time in the wild for insects. Drop-eye is when the muscels in the eye freeze and they can't move. Pointing straight down. It looks really bad and I've never heard of a captive raised silver over 20" not having it. I mean your dealing with a 99.99999% chance of him getting it. Enough get it that most people will just round the numbers to 100%. Because its pountless to give somebody this false hope. If I liked the fish a lot I probably wouldnt mind it. Just me though. but I'm just giving u a heads up. That's all. Jardini are also very agressive and generally intolerant towards tankmates. Arowanna are a very demanding fish so be prepared. Not your typical 'fish-in-a-bowl'. Jardini 'can' get drop-eye its just much much less common. Chances are on your side he wont get it.

Hopefully this helps

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Arowana in general require huge aquariums to house even one fish. If the tank and its contents are properly maintained, Arowana are easy to have success with. That being said, it is no small undertaking and should best be left to experienced fish keepers. I won't keep one simply becuase they need such large accommodations. I have wanted this fish ever since I started in this hobby and I am resigned to wishing that one day I will have a huge tank....500-1000g.
It is my understanding that drop eye is often a result of poor breeding and poor diet or both. Some say a bare bottom tank will contribute to drop eye as will an injury such as a knock to the head. Another thing to remember about this fish is they are very skittish and startle easy often resulting in injury, then later, drop eye or even death. These fish will jump clean out of the water if given a chance and that usually results in the fish dying either from injury or stress.
Anyway, many people keep these awesome fish and many keep them properly. I don't know the ratio but more people probably keep this fish in cramped quarters rather than in adequate space.
Good luck to you!
 
Only legal arowana that can be kept in Florida is the silver aro.
 
I figured they get big but I do plan on having a larger aquarium come tax time. But to them being that difficult to keep, I might reconsider. They are definitely a very beautiful fish. Love the reds and blues that some get. Fantastic colors.
 
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