New to arowanas, looking for suggestions!

[Bderick67]

Eventually a black or silver will get near or above 30", and should be kept in a tank bigger then your 210. It will however take a few years to get to the 30" mark.

 

[giants17]

thats not true because it also depends on your tank.

I agree but with cats aside, any recommendations on possible tankmates?

 

[ilovearowana]

Well with Experience i have my Jardini with 8 blood parrots.
I have seen other people with Discus fish

 

[Diamond01ar]

Yeah I understand that some species get really large but also know that others (raphael catfish) don't get nearly as big. But I guess I'll scratch that off the list for possible tankmates. Any suggestions?

Peacock bass! Fairly new to monster fish however my aro and bass get along great. The aro is about an inch bigger than the bass which helps.

 

[ilovearowana]

Eventually a black or silver will get near or above 30", and should be kept in a tank bigger then your 210. It will however take a few years to get to the 30" mark.

This would probably take more than 5 or 7 years.

 

[giants17]

This would probably take more than 5 or 7 years.

Eventually a black or silver will get near or above 30", and should be kept in a tank bigger then your 210. It will however take a few years to get to the 30" mark.

Yeah I realized they got pretty massive and plan to save up for something larger for them a little later down the road, but thanks for the tip! I understand they are pretty particular about water conditions would around a PH of 7.0 be a safe bet?

 

[giants17]

Peacock bass! Fairly new to monster fish however my aro and bass get along great. The aro is about an inch bigger than the bass which helps.

That would definitely be an awesome addition!

 

[ilovearowana]

whenever u have more questions after having your arowana. I prefer you post up more questions. We love to give personal tips.

 

[giants17]

Well with Experience i have my Jardini with 8 blood parrots.
I have seen other people with Discus fish

I'll definitely keep that in mind when looking for tankmates, would you suggest adding them to the tank before or after the arowana?

 

[Bderick67]

This would probably take more than 5 or 7 years.

This is true, likely 5 years. Both my silvers are going on 30" and nearing 5 years old. They outgrew the 180g(same footprint as a 210)over a year ago. If an upgrade to a proper size tank can never be made then the OP should know that he will have to either part with the arowana or keep it in a substandard sized tank in as little as 3 years.