Red finned Giant Gourami with Arowana?
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I’ve only had pacu when I first got into the hobby and didn’t know how big they get. I raised them to about 15” before selling them, but mine were both very peaceful. I’ve seen pacu with aros many times in large tanks. There’s always a risk of compatibility, but I think odds are the pacu and aro will be ok together.
The 1000g tank at my lsf has pbass, aros, GG bala sharks, a couple pike cichlids , a tiger shovelnose and few others that I can’t remember if that helps.
The advantage you have regarding any potential aggression issues is your tank size. I'd be surprised if you had any issues at all really. But that said, and to be on the safe side, i'd put your GG in the tank AFTER any others, just to be sure.
The single GG with which I had long-term experience...it was a single because it quickly killed the other two I got with it, when all three were around an inch in length...lived for many years with almost no aggression displayed to other species. The only exception to this was a Red Devil of similar size. I simultaneously added the Devil and the GG to a mixed community in a 360-gallon tank and the Devil was brutally attacked by the GG almost immediately; I have no doubt it would have been dead if left overnight. Other fish in the tank...Oscars, large catfish, a Jardinii arowana...were completely ignored.
My GG also lived for an extended period in a large tank which it shared with large numbers of barbs, tetras, small livebearers, etc. and it never even glanced at them; a stately giant gliding through schools of tiny bite-size fish which I believe were simply too small to bother chasing. It made a pretty picture.
GG's seem to be one of those species that display a wide range of "personalities"; largely a matter of luck as to whether you get a pussycat or a psychopath.
My GG also lived for an extended period in a large tank which it shared with large numbers of barbs, tetras, small livebearers, etc. and it never even glanced at them; a stately giant gliding through schools of tiny bite-size fish which I believe were simply too small to bother chasing. It made a pretty picture.
GG's seem to be one of those species that display a wide range of "personalities"; largely a matter of luck as to whether you get a pussycat or a psychopath.
IME none of the three - GG, pacu, or pbass - pay attention to the arowana, nor the other way around, if no one can swallow anyone.
Overall and on average, pacu are some of the nastiest tank mates you can fathom. Sooner or later you will find this for yourself if you keep them with a diversity of tank mates.
Overall and on average, pacu are some of the nastiest tank mates you can fathom. Sooner or later you will find this for yourself if you keep them with a diversity of tank mates.
Arowana are safe with pacu in my limited experience and so are many other fish, especially aggressive or semi-aggressive or just assertive.
When it comes to timid tank mates, such as IDS and other Pangasiidae, large Doradidae, Ictaluridae, etc. the pacu will supplement the diet with the fins and barbels of such tank mates as much as they please.
When it comes to timid tank mates, such as IDS and other Pangasiidae, large Doradidae, Ictaluridae, etc. the pacu will supplement the diet with the fins and barbels of such tank mates as much as they please.
