Silver with a Jar??

[saurav]

Hey Everyone,

I recently (a week and a half back) got myself a 4.5-5 inches silver aro. It is currently in a 250 gallon all alone. I'm feeding it random insects and home bred mollies and guppies which are fed flowerhorn pellets. Is this diet alright for its growth and well being?

I intend bringing it a Jar (pearl arowana) as a tank mate. Ofcourse i'll wait for the silver to grow till 7-8 inches after which i'll introduce the Jar which would be around 5-6 inches. Would these two stay together for atleast a few months till I can get a larger tank to house the silver alone? I have read online that Jars tend to become aggressive after they hit 12 inches. Would the Jar trouble the silver in my case till it reaches 12 inches?

Thanks,

SGR

 

[Ancient_Fish_Master]

its a hit or miss with that combo... usually ends with a dead silver.

 

[Lupin]

IMO, I wouldn't risk it. Why not just wait for the jardini until you get another tank?

 

[leeishom]

Hit or miss...
The sil aro. is such a docile fish to begin with.
Based on those sizes, you can try to house both WITH a tank partition til you can house one or the other in a different tank.

There is a current thread about how jars are with tankmates. Good luck.

 

[busy_kt]

I would grow the silver out more before intro the jar. i had a 11' silver with a 6' jar and jar was nipping at the silver. i had to separate. now i'm waiting for silver to get bigger to introduce. good luck!

 

[sbuse]

99% will not work...you could do another silver or black or more of them...jars are just 99% not going to work for a tankmate will most everything...as for the diet, get a much more veried diet...check out the sticky i made/redid to get some examples of what a diet should consist of...here is a link...http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=329584

 

[kelman]

jardini is such a beauty but it's too aggressive for any basic fish to swim along peacefully unless a flowerhorn is introduce into the tank just to tame the jardini

 

[bluexstar]

it worked for me... but apparently not for others ...so try at ur own risk

 

[pwmin]

as was said, usually ends badly for the silver. i have a 4" silver and jar together in a 75 and nothing after a couple months, but i'm just waiting for the day. i'd like to keep both of those and my bigger black in my 300 when they get larger

 

[arodini]

it worked for me... but apparently not for others ...so try at ur own risk

how long have you had this comm, a couple of weeks maybe? please give an update in a few more weeks/months.