Shoaling Arowanas

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To all those who have kept aros in groups, what do you think are the factors that makes them live together in relative peace?


I know keeping them in groups... 3 or more lessens the aggression.. but what do you do when g1 out of the 3 is still agressive??
 
you will need a big tank (300 or bigger), lot of food and water change 30% every other day and lot of luck.....
 
True ... Another thing is that make sure your lid is very secure.. put water bottles to be sure.

Kit i LOVE your Avatar.
 
hahahha.... yeah for sure...I lost some nice one....... :mad:
 
Me too ive had weighted lids before and it still was not enough for a startled arowana. They can be 'jumpy' at times :)
 
Mine get real skiddish if I don't leave a little light on at night for them. I'm afraid that its gonna break the glass tops on my aquarium. It learned a new trick recently, It now knows that if it bangs the top glass that I will run over to the tank and usually feed it so it just keeps doing it! Grrr!
 
I tried to mix an 7" silver with an 9" black in a 210 and well the silver was there first and he wasn't going to share!! He bit the black and started to shake him. So I had to seperate them. As I was trying to catch the new black to put him in a different tank when the silver jumped out and landed on my feet, so.........I put him in a different tank instead and kept the black in the 210. The silver died a month or to after this ordeal probably because of the stress from the tank move (210 to 55) and also he was jumping around on the ground for a good couple minutes! I don't know if you guys have exp. trying to catch an arrowana that is on the ground but trust me it is not easy! My silver jumped back up to my waist after he was on the ground, an I am 6'2"!!! Anyway over all at least I didn't lose the black arrow ($120) the silver was only about 3" when I got it so it was cheep. If I was to ever try having more than one arrow in a tank agian I would make sure that they are all black for one (less timid) and try to introduce them together, also have more then two (3 or more).
 
Tried a similar setup but the 3rd silver aro who was the only aro at that point wouldnt share its tank. Bit the other 2 so i had to separate it... I havent reintroduced it yet and im having second thoughts of doing so. Anyone wants a 10inch silver in NY/NJ? :D

Ive had a couple of times a aro jumped on me. It is hard to catch one thats wriggling and jumping on a bare floor. I usually take a wet towel and catch the aro there. I panicked once so i removed the shirt that i was wearing and used that to catch the aro.
 
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