Question on Arowana with Cichla

[Morledzep]

usually by the time silver aro's are 12" they can hold their own with any size cichla.

i've never had a problem with cichla vs. arowanas except my 2 wild caught aro's tormented one of the cichla till he starved himself to death. but they don't bother the other 3 cichla in the tank.

my big aro and my original ocellaris, Dozer, were best buddies all of Dozer's life. they were never separate and they defended each other when there was trouble in the tank. my big aro still lives with cichla, just different ones now that Dozer is gone.

 

[bridgefisher]

usually by the time silver aro's are 12" they can hold their own with any size cichla.

i've never had a problem with cichla vs. arowanas except my 2 wild caught aro's tormented one of the cichla till he starved himself to death. but they don't bother the other 3 cichla in the tank.

my big aro and my original ocellaris, Dozer, were best buddies all of Dozer's life. they were never separate and they defended each other when there was trouble in the tank. my big aro still lives with cichla, just different ones now that Dozer is gone.

OK this begs to be asked....How did Dozer die?

tp the general public.....Along those lines, how long do Cichla live, assuming no accidents/disease?

 

[Morledzep]

dozer died from bad water conditions because i got sick and couldn't take care of my tanks properly in the fall of 2008.

 

[I<3fish]

OK this begs to be asked....How did Dozer die?

tp the general public.....Along those lines, how long do Cichla live, assuming no accidents/disease?

I would imagine the minimum life span to be at least 15 years, probably more.