thanks for posting pi-eyed, that jar is awesome. is the tank a 180? basically like mine but not as tall.
which arowana is best for my tank?
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Im not going to vote but i will tell you about my xp with both Jar and Silver/black
Jardini are nice and i found they dont get as big as the silver/black so for a 220g it would be best fitted BUT imo the jardini are VERY aggressive toward any tankmate and even more aggressive with New tankmate i found that my jardini was ALMOST tolerant of tankmates that where introduced to him when he was younger. as he got older and bigger it was nearly impossible to introduce any new tankmate and that really sucks because as year went by i had to get other tanks in order to have new fishes.
I had to sell my Jardini because he used to chase my FRT 24/7 causing massive water splash and very annoying noise plus it made my FRT pretty upset and stressed.
( FTR was 1.2 kg and fighting back but the jardini did not care )
As far as silver/black i found that they get huge fast and are a LOT more passive to tankmate new or old as long as they are big enough not to be mistaken for a snack.
So in the end you will have to choose between a possibility of no tankmate ( terrorized tankmates ) or a fish that might feel a bit tight in is tank in a few years
Whatever arowana you choose you will have LOTS of FUN watching them grow.
Cheers.
Jardini are nice and i found they dont get as big as the silver/black so for a 220g it would be best fitted BUT imo the jardini are VERY aggressive toward any tankmate and even more aggressive with New tankmate i found that my jardini was ALMOST tolerant of tankmates that where introduced to him when he was younger. as he got older and bigger it was nearly impossible to introduce any new tankmate and that really sucks because as year went by i had to get other tanks in order to have new fishes.
I had to sell my Jardini because he used to chase my FRT 24/7 causing massive water splash and very annoying noise plus it made my FRT pretty upset and stressed.
( FTR was 1.2 kg and fighting back but the jardini did not care )As far as silver/black i found that they get huge fast and are a LOT more passive to tankmate new or old as long as they are big enough not to be mistaken for a snack.
So in the end you will have to choose between a possibility of no tankmate ( terrorized tankmates ) or a fish that might feel a bit tight in is tank in a few years
Whatever arowana you choose you will have LOTS of FUN watching them grow.
Cheers.
ty wilkinson, i appreciate hearing your personal experience. what about bichirs, ive kept them in the past and they seem indestructable. irwini catfish are so armoured and motionless one of them might be ok too? man, this is a tough decision
you guys aren't making this any easier lol. i didn't think i would get votes for silvers since they get so big. thanks everyone for not flaming me on my tank size, i'm just a little fish in a big pond around here
you dont like leichardti aros? jw..i like jars too but personal experience they are to mean, ive had two in the past. i voted jar because i like the body style, "closest to asian aro" lol
Well i have no xp with bichir but one thing i forgot to mention is that jardini seems to be very territorial to tankmate that swim in the upper and middle section of the tank . not so much aggressivity toward the bottom dweller.
My FRT went to the surface to get air and to check for food so i guess that did not help .
good luck
My FRT went to the surface to get air and to check for food so i guess that did not help .
good luck
JLSEF9;5089017; said:
i like them but have never seen them for sale. i can buy any of these three in the asian lfs's around here
wilkinson;5089019; said:
maybe bichirs would be ok then, it would be an expensive lesson to lose one though
I just uploaded this old vid of my jar in is 210g is mouth and barbell where pretty messed up due to him going bananas one day and smaking is face in the top of the tank . and the water is yellowish because i used to put dark water back in the days .
WARNING This may make you choose Jar over silver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ikDEZ0ya0
