How Agressive is the Silver Arowana?
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Masa_Rov said:
silver arowanas are known to be one of the least aggressive arowanas... but that doesnt mean totally no fighting will occur at all if comm-ed together..
Silver is the least aggressive of all Aros..but doesn't mean its not fierce. Due 2 current tight budget, i gotta comm my Silver & Spotted Gar, Endy in the same 4ft tank. All r abt 18". The Silver terrorised the Gar frm Day One... likes 2 give the Gar a peck here & there. Feel realli sorrie 4 the poor Gar, always hiding at the bottom wif the Endy. Fortunately it was nuthin serious. No injuries watsoever. Strangely enuff, Silver never bothers Endy..even wen Endy is swimming at the surface. Only the Gar had it. Lol
Thank you for the replies.
My siver aro has grown noticeably since I got it at one of the chain petshops here in the U.S. The store clerks told me it had not eaten in over a week, but it has quite an appetite for Hikari sticks and shrimp (without the shell). I measured it yesterday and it was five inches already. It is now at least half an inch longer than the balas, although it is thinner than they. I hope Delgado is right and it won't develop a taste for the balas, but that may be going against millions of years of evolution.
Masa
My siver aro has grown noticeably since I got it at one of the chain petshops here in the U.S. The store clerks told me it had not eaten in over a week, but it has quite an appetite for Hikari sticks and shrimp (without the shell). I measured it yesterday and it was five inches already. It is now at least half an inch longer than the balas, although it is thinner than they. I hope Delgado is right and it won't develop a taste for the balas, but that may be going against millions of years of evolution.
Masa
I found that keeping all types of arowanas, the least aggressive would be the African Aro and then the Black aro. But with dealing with any type of arowana, it will just depend on the particular fish. Good Luck