Silver vs Black Arowana?

[TheBigB]

I'm building a tank around an arowana and have done endless research on keeping them. Is the cost and availability of a black really worth it? Or in your experience could I get the same enjoyment from a silver? Thanks!

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[Nick1223]

I have never kept a silver, but I love my black. So calm, just keeps to itself. The colors are so great, and even better if you have a blue light. And it feels pretty good when people say ,"Wow you have a black, how did you find one of those."

 

[dpete88]

I've kept both and must say I enjoy my black a lot more.

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[markado]

Sliver is such cheaper in my lfs. Both looks about the same when their bigger imo... I like jav black though.

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[blksubykid]

I love my Black! Its so graceful and keeps to itself, except when the damn Orino comes charging in. Ive seen some good looking Silvers, but DE is a big turn off to me. Not the fishes fault, but I just prefer the Black over the Silver.

 

[Bderick67]

I have two 30" silvers and two 27-28" black arowana. They only look the same to the untrained eye. If you are going top raise the arowana from a baby, the experience of seeing the color change in the black is very rewarding. Blacks very seldom get DE, so when larger they still retain their agility during feedings. Large silvers feeding is a mix between a comedy and a tragedy, rather pathetic. Once they develop DE in both eyes, surface feeding is near impossible. I love my silver aro's and will never get rid of them, but I would likely never buy another.

So, IMO, yes black is well worth the money.

 

[J.Lake]

Black for me bc of DE

 

[mzhantsche]

sounds like balck is the winner. My black is anazing and has still kept decent color at 19". Its fading but way cooler than a sliver.

 

[Chizzle]

Definitely worth the extra money. I've kept silvers in the past and they all developed DE when they got bigger, kept getting asked by my guests what was wrong with its eye and got tired for explaining it lol.