Hi ,
I am new , I have been offerd a silver arowana for 20 pounds what is around 5" long from a mate of mine . I am wondering how long i can keep him in a 55g 4 foot by 13"( wide) by 18" with a pleco .
Also what tank would i need for him in the future ?
I am not looking to go into anything over 8foot this would be the biggest im thinking of going , there are some nice 8 foot by 2foot by 2foot on Ebay what I could get for around 200 - 300 pounds what im willing to pay , as the missues wont want anything huge in the living room.
Also what could i keep him with , ive seen some oscars they look nice , as I dont want a huge tank with an arowana and a plec in there , it wouldent look to good unless i spent aload on plants and bogwood.
Ive keep koi and a large wels catfish for years and I moved house and sold them.
I have been thinking about buying Tropical fish for a while now , and now selling the koi and catfish , this has give me the chance to. the missus likes the arowana , but then she says she dosent want big ugly fish in the tank , we have both sat and looked through some of these formal and this is the one we liked the most .
We have also been looking on youtube there is lots of fish on there , we like the catfish , I think they was called the feather fin synodontis if i am right they look nice and like little fattys , we are going to look around the pet shops friday and see what we can get after we pick up the fish tank thursdays morning , I am trying to leave the tank for a while before adding fish but I think I might add some things called Black sharks , I have read up on these and they say they can live with fish like the arowana fish.
The tank I am getting has a fillter i think it was called a fluval 205 exturnal also a 300w heater and a bubble pump with it also a light unit that needs a new light though.
If you could give me some advice on what to put the arowana with , Oscar ,Black shark and the feather fin catfish me and the missus would be very greatful .
Also I will upload some pictures when I get the arowana and his freinds , if I get some freinds for him .
Meany thanks
I am new , I have been offerd a silver arowana for 20 pounds what is around 5" long from a mate of mine . I am wondering how long i can keep him in a 55g 4 foot by 13"( wide) by 18" with a pleco .
Also what tank would i need for him in the future ?
I am not looking to go into anything over 8foot this would be the biggest im thinking of going , there are some nice 8 foot by 2foot by 2foot on Ebay what I could get for around 200 - 300 pounds what im willing to pay , as the missues wont want anything huge in the living room.
Also what could i keep him with , ive seen some oscars they look nice , as I dont want a huge tank with an arowana and a plec in there , it wouldent look to good unless i spent aload on plants and bogwood.
Ive keep koi and a large wels catfish for years and I moved house and sold them.
I have been thinking about buying Tropical fish for a while now , and now selling the koi and catfish , this has give me the chance to. the missus likes the arowana , but then she says she dosent want big ugly fish in the tank , we have both sat and looked through some of these formal and this is the one we liked the most .
We have also been looking on youtube there is lots of fish on there , we like the catfish , I think they was called the feather fin synodontis if i am right they look nice and like little fattys , we are going to look around the pet shops friday and see what we can get after we pick up the fish tank thursdays morning , I am trying to leave the tank for a while before adding fish but I think I might add some things called Black sharks , I have read up on these and they say they can live with fish like the arowana fish.
The tank I am getting has a fillter i think it was called a fluval 205 exturnal also a 300w heater and a bubble pump with it also a light unit that needs a new light though.
If you could give me some advice on what to put the arowana with , Oscar ,Black shark and the feather fin catfish me and the missus would be very greatful .
Also I will upload some pictures when I get the arowana and his freinds , if I get some freinds for him .
Meany thanks
there was a large arowana there around 2 foot long it was temting but ino i cannot house him at this moment, also ive seen the oscar fish they are nice aswell i saw some pangassius catfish , but they get large these were only 3" long and very fat , im not sure if he would eat the arowana if he grow to fast. I also seen a peru catfish think thats there name marbely colour with long wiskers but cannot find any information on them, he as around the 14 inch mark , i would love a baby one.