I have 3 arowanas that were constantly at each other. Very aggressive. I'd never seen it before in arowanas I'd had in the past. I posted the question at MFK and one of the replys I got was "do you have a dark background on your tank? This will make the arowanas more aggressive". I thought 'what a flake'. I'm so sure. The background is gonna make a differance in my fishs behavior. Thats stupid. All the while, I DID have a dark blue background on my tank that I was thinking of removing anyway. So after a few more weeks of war, I cleaned my tank up and got rid of the dark blue background. This was about two weeks ago. I can not believe it. The fish have been at total peace with one another ever since. I can't believe it, but the MFK members who said this were right! If you've got arowanas showing aggression toward one another and you've got a dark background on your tank, lose it. It worked for me. My fish don't even bat an eye at one another ever since. Thank you MFK
Dark background on your arowana tank?
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I wouldnt put all my faith in that statement based on a single test.
Try putting back the background back and see if the aggresion increases again.
Try putting back the background back and see if the aggresion increases again.
I don't buy it. My 4 aros have lived together in their tank with a black painted background for over a year, and no aggression.
I have a dark background its dark gray. My arowanas fight but not all the time. Ill remove it and see how it works/