Arowana, Wolf Fish and a Peacock Bass together?

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Trouser Bark said:
That bass seems like a sweetie because it's a baby. Somewhere around the 10-14" mark you're likely to see a behavior shift and an example of bad behavior I had (and still have) an adult flag tail that was in the same tank w/ three peacock bass. The flag tail would occasionally chase the bass around but flag tails present a nuisance to others in the tank but normally aren't particularly aggressive.

I walked into the tank room one morning and three peacocks had the flag tail in a corner and were taking a solid crack at killing it. It took a couple three months to nurse that flag back to health and get it's fins back to right.

It's also important to know what kind of pbass you have. A Temensis won't fit in your 210 as an adult and would likely be capable of inhaling all but the largest of aros. Any idea what kind of pbass you have? A Kelberi might be ok.

I honestly don't understand why so many pair pbass w/ arowana (as have I). The nature of the arowana is entirely different from the pbass and if they're around the same size the aro is definitely a potential food source.
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AR1 said:
Pbass or any type of bass can kept with tankmates like Oscars red devil's etc, including large fishes like arowana rtcs clown knife fishes, etc. The trick is to provide them with a large enough space and provide more than one tank mates to spread aggression. In your case, the pbasses were aggressive because the only fish they could bully was the flagtail, inappropriate space,etc. Otherwise pbass rarely bully large tankmates like RTCS arowana clown knife fish etc. They rarely bully Oscars and other similar sized fish. This fact can be proved by numerous YouTube channels like ohi fish rescue, Paul cuffaro etc. Moreover I am definitely sure that there are a lot of members on this website who have tried out community tanks with pbasses.
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Well, I'm glad we got that cleared up! If you have any other concerns or questions, Trouser Cough Trouser Cough , you now know where to go for the straight story on how to keep fish. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of this whole thing, just keep asking intelligent questions and all will be revealed! :ROFL:

Never forget this quote attributed to Ronald Reagan, it's very apropos:
"The trouble...is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so." :headbang2
 
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jjohnwm said:
Well, I'm glad we got that cleared up! If you have any other concerns or questions, Trouser Cough Trouser Cough , you now know where to go for the straight story on how to keep fish. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of this whole thing, just keep asking intelligent questions and all will be revealed! :ROFL:

Never forget this quote attributed to Ronald Reagan, it's very apropos:
"The trouble...is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so." :headbang2
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haha very funny. some people learn faster than others
 
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I don't know enough about peacock bass or arrowana to help you there.

However I will provide my favorite piece of advise: remove the plecos unless you really like them. They are a huge strain on your bio-load. Also sail-fin plecos(Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps) do not pass 19 inches from what I understand so you probably have a common pleco if it is 24 inches.

If you like them then keep them of course, but if you think they are providing a utility they are not. You would actually have to do less cleaning without them in there.
 
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Cal Amari said:
Seeing something repeated by several people on youtube doesnt make it so, and seeing anything on youtube should be a red flag to find a credible source that backs it up.
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I was waiting for someone to highlight my mistake offollowing youtubers. I totally agree with that it was my bad that I recommended following them.
 
Actually I was misguided by youtubers . But authentic channels like ohio fish rescue and channels of people like the bigger the better do provide authentic knowledge. But they are few
 
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