Will they have a smaller chance at jumping if I have half or 3/4 of the pond covered with hyacinth?
Jumping Arowana?
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i sold an arowana to a guy that had about 8 ponds filled with arowanas and koi. he didnt have any covering or water plants at all. He did tell me that one of his 2 ft aros jumped out once but he just put it back in.
But the thing is everybody is going to be at work and nobody is going to be home. I don't want such a beautiful fish jumping out and dying.
MY cameras broken right now but the pond is oval shaped. 10 foot length, 5 and a half foot width. 3 feet deep. I also have a 4 inch RTC, one 4 inch blue channel cat, and two 4 inch ID sharks in there if it matter.
Common sense tells me that asking other more experienced members to help me with a certain issue.
OK here is you answer then. Unless you put a solid weighted cover over your pond, arowana can jump out and die. Plants will not prevent this. If it is a risk you are willing to take then go for it, I'm sure the LFS will sell you as many arowana as you need.Behaviour in ponds is often different from in aquariums...for example, koi in aquariums are notorious jumpers, they need to be kept with covers...however outside in ponds jumping to their deaths is very rare. Can your aro jump out? Yes. How likely is it? Less than in a tank. It's up to you if you want to risk it. Keeping fish outside also risks them in other ways, like getting eaten by wildlife...