I was just wondering what species of Arowana can fit in a 96 x 30 x 24 tank for life without needing a bigger tank. I'm thinking for sure the Jardini would be fine but are there others? African? Leichardti? Would Asians have the potential to get too big? I know Arowana's in general have a better...
Anyone that has kept African Arowana (H. niloticus), have been aware of the difficulty that comes with keeping them.
Is it a filter feeder?
Does it eat fish?
Why do they keep dying prematurely?
This article I wrote for Life: Nature Magazine aims to answer any troubles you might have with...
Asking if i am able to comm a African Arowana with a Asian Arowana?
Currently have 1 12" African Arowana, looking to get a BBXB but am unsure if its possible.
Hi All,
This is my very first post in this thread and I am excited.
To be honest I am somewhat experienced fish keeper and kept all sorts of fish.
Recently I purchased about a 3 inch African Arowana.
I feel I'm not experienced enough to handle this fish at this age.
I know this is a very...
Finally got round to finishing the video. I know some of you have struggled to keep young Afros alive, hopefully this video can help with any issues you might of faced :)
Thought I'd share a video of feeding the Knifefish, Lungfish, Gars, Eels, African Arowana and Bichirs some carnivore pellets. Enjoy! :)
Tank is 7x4x2ft
The tank has a 16 inch tall open Riparium canopy with sliding glass doors, so emersed plants can grow and the fish can jump without hitting a lid.
At the moment I keep:
x2 Polypterus bichir lapradei
x2 P. endlicheri
x1 P. congicus
x1 P. ansorgii
x1 P. polli
x1 P. senegalus
x3 P...
Only had him for almost 2 days now, he's swimming around but not eating at feeding time. I'm currently feeding my fish cut shrimp. Cut Tilapia, frozen mysis shrimp, floating hikari and sinking hikari as well.
Any info would be awesome