what can i put with a Jardini arowana?

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im soon to be upgrading my Jardini and his current tank mates into a 300gal. his cellmates are a stunted irridescent shark, a stinging catfish, a spotted raphaael and a common pleco. with the exception of his first week in the tank they all get along pretty good, just a couple of nips every once in a while that i suspect has to do with the now much too small space. so post upgrade, i was wondering if there was anything cool i could add to the tank?
 
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im soon to be upgrading my Jardini and his current tank mates into a 300gal. his cellmates are a stunted irridescent shark, a stinging catfish, a spotted raphaael and a common pleco. with the exception of his first week in the tank they all get along pretty good, just a couple of nips every once in a while that i suspect has to do with the now much too small space. so post upgrade, i was wondering if there was anything cool i could add to the tank?
I've read many threads of the Jardini being aggressive with tankmates. It will depend on your Jardini personality imo.
 

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i was thinking catfish but all the really nice ones get too big
theres a small p. apogon for sale close by and i had to pass it up
 

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finding any gar except for alligator is a trial in this country
 

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i would love a nice cat like a tig or smthn but imworried about fins and its max size
 

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How big is your Jardini? If it's under 12-14", I would wait until it matures to add more tankmates. Most Jardini seem to be mildly aggressive when smaller, and then snap once they are a foot long or a little bigger. Your Jar may be "not so bad" right now but change completely and not tolerate anyone. Or, maybe you got lucky and got a particularly mild Jar. But, no way to know until it's full grown. They grow pretty quickly as well, so having patience until it's an adult shouldn't take all that long.
The other factor to think about is that if you DO wait, your Jar may get used to living in the 300g alone and not take kindly to newcomers. So that's another consideration. But tankmates with a Jardini are always a gamble, comes with the territory.
What I would do is this; wait until the Jar is about 14". See how it behaves with the tankmates it has. If it's killing them, you've got a solo fish. If it's still some mild nipping, maybe you've got a chance. I would change up the decor in the 300 and try to add 2-3 fish at once. Big catfish, gars, that sort of thing is what people usually try.
 

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hes about 13-14" right now and in a looking very small 60 gal with the previously mentioned tankmates. theres the occasional chase but no biting and nothing too physical. im kinda new to jardinis and from a previous thread i was told that a 300 would suit it for life, but im not exaclty 100% on how big i can expect him to get
 
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