Need help with arowana Tank mates...

[Polyaddict86]

No, the arowana is small, and oscars are nasty when they are small

Oscars are only nasty to same spicie or similar body shape fish.

 

[TheReefer]

Oscars are only nasty to same spicie or similar body shape fish.

Not in my experience, but I guess every fish is different. Mine has killed everything I put in the tank with him except for one of the feeder goldfish I gave him (now I know they are bad, but at the time I was unaware), he killed everything else.

 

[james99]

What is the future tank size? Do you have it already? I wouldn't go too crazy with only a 5 foot tank.

 

[Arnold.kairanna]

Flagtails are great tank mates for Aros (as long as they're at least equal size or bigger), and they grow very fast, plus will help keep your tank clean. I had a 6" bichir in my 375 with a new 10" Xback Arowana, but the bichir was giving a hard time to the Aro so I took the bichir back to the shop, cool as he was (as much as anything I was concerned that bichirs have such bad eyesight there's the potential for them to chomp just about anything that gets in front of their face, so it just wasn't worth the risk, esp. at those smaller sizes). At just 3" your Aro would need a very very small bichir to be safe imho). When they're all larger I don't think it's an issue and more than a few people do successfully keep them together as such.

Yeah I know. Seen a lot of videos around but all of them were quite big. Another fish ticked out from the list

 

[Arnold.kairanna]

What is the future tank size? Do you have it already? I wouldn't go too crazy with only a 5 foot tank.

Used to be a cichlid tank for 8 years and one day just decided to sell them all to someone. Want to turn it into a monster fish tank now.

 

[Arnold.kairanna]

There are some cool different silver dollars that I recommend my favorite is the tiger striped sd they also look very nice when they school.

Sounds pretty neat. Never seen them around though

 

[AnthonyFish20]

Sounds pretty neat. Never seen them around though

You can tell certain fish stores to order them they are very nice.

 

[jaws7777]

Oscars are only nasty to same spicie or similar body shape fish.

Agreed. I think they are pushovers. Only oscar ive had that was legitimately agressive was WC.

What is the future tank size? Do you have it already? I wouldn't go too crazy with only a 5 foot tank.

This.

 

[burntrubber]

Get bottom feeders, nothing to harass or compete with the aro. Loaches, catfish, earth eaters are good.

 

[islandguy11]

Yeah I know. Seen a lot of videos around but all of them were quite big. Another fish ticked out from the list

Oops sorry, forgot it's a 5 footer, challenging enough for a fast growing Arowana let alone a Flagtail, which as you said do get pretty big.