If you are wondering about water parameters, temperature tolerance, and temperament, then I would say "Yes" They are relatively easy to take care of. As for a "Beginning Monster"...they are all on the higher level status
Would Arowanas be a good beginner Monster class?
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A black aro was my first real "monster", that said, I had a cycled 150g ready and waiting when i bought him home from the LFS, none of this "180g planned" B.S. If you've got a big tank with plenty of well-established filtration then they're pretty easy to keep, you've just got to be in it for the long-haul, which I wasn't when I bought mine as I was still living at home and two years later I sold it and the tank as it had nearly out-grown the 150g and I was going flatting and couldn't justify a bigger tank for it. Still kicking myself to this day as I've never seen another for sale since I sold mine...
fo real though....if u have the time and money for a huge tank then arowanas are great for beginers (just dont forget to cover the top with a heavy object). Arowanas r one of the most hardy fish....if u cant keep an arow alive then there r many fish that u cant keep. train them to eat pellets...it makes life much easier for u
selki;2476720; said:
Large shipemnts? There isn't ANY shipments of black aros!!
From talking to various importers and LFS's, their suppliers in asia just can't/don't get them, therefore they don't come through. That combined with high losses in shipping and quarantine means that even if they could the importers probably wouldn't bring them in...
A pacu is in no way whatsoever a good beginners monster fish, yes they are hardy but they do get to 42'' and are deep bodied, you would require a massive tank along the lines of 10x4 minimum or better still, a pond. Aros all get large but are slender bodied fish that are for the most part flexible, and you could get away with keeping one of the smaller species, say a Jardini in a 180 for life. To the original poster, I would highly recommend arowanas as a beginners monster fish providing you can provide a decent size tank with good water quality.kpax632;2478011; said:
PACU is not the best started! I HAD ONE
grew to 60 cms in less than 2 years, thats with reguated feeding too, fed it low protein foods!!
it ate a glass heater, 3 plecos one of which was 1 foot long. killed anything in the tank except a GG.
Started monster, i think a GG is good. they grow fast, but after 1 foot, growth is slower. and easy to care for.but can be aggressive.
there is no real monster for newbies, its all hard, because they eat lots, poo and pee lots, you need to do water changes alot. filtration needs be hardcore. aggressoin is also hard core. Money is a factor for arowanas . but in asia and us and uk, some monsters are cheap!
I hear catfishes are easy to care for, hardy and not picky with food and conditions.
NZ has no big catfish in the aquarium industry.
grew to 60 cms in less than 2 years, thats with reguated feeding too, fed it low protein foods!!
it ate a glass heater, 3 plecos one of which was 1 foot long. killed anything in the tank except a GG.
Started monster, i think a GG is good. they grow fast, but after 1 foot, growth is slower. and easy to care for.but can be aggressive.
there is no real monster for newbies, its all hard, because they eat lots, poo and pee lots, you need to do water changes alot. filtration needs be hardcore. aggressoin is also hard core. Money is a factor for arowanas . but in asia and us and uk, some monsters are cheap!
I hear catfishes are easy to care for, hardy and not picky with food and conditions.
NZ has no big catfish in the aquarium industry.
