what is a smallest arowana?

[Noto]

Other somewhat arowana-like fish:

You could go with dragon/ violet gobies in a brackish setup. They typically get to about 15".

http://www.thefishworld.co.uk/id184.htm

Smaller bichirs such as Erpetoichthys calabricus, Polypterus senegalus, P. palmas, and P. delhezi would also do well in that tank (they are strictly freshwater species, not brackish); the Polypterus I mentioned reach about a foot in length, the Erpetoichthys is longer but slim and eel-like. They have a whole section in the Ancient Fishes subforum; just read through the stickies down there.

 

[AU_Arowana-RG]

An Afro Butterfly fish looks like this:

http://www.****************/images_01/african_butterfly_102_w360.jpg

These fish only max out at about 4-6 inches, so the specs of your aquarium could house a good-sized school of these.

These are pretty nice fish that garner the name "Mini-Arowana" and are a suggested alternative for anyone who doesn't have a tank for any of the True Arowanas or Middle Arowanas.

However, the specs of your tank could hold an Asian for quite some time (Provided you could afford a Green).

 

[Bartek]

wow that butterfly fish is awesome!
I could have like ten of them in my aquarium but there is only one problem,where could I buy one?

 

[Bartek]

I have looked up on green arowana and I have found out that they grow up to 60cm but average size in aquarium is only 50cm so that means that my aquarium would be perfect to house one green arowana....
is green arowana hard to keep and would may aquarium be big enough to house one green arowana?

 

[Bartek]

or just jardini arowana on its own?
they grow up to 55cm and my aquarium is 50cm wide so that sound perfect for one jardini.

 

[cl0wn knife]

please 4 the last time listen 2 us ur tanks water volume is 2 small 4 an arowana of any kind why ask questions when ur gonna ignor the advice cos u dont wanna hear it?

 

[cl0wn knife]

the tank needs 2 b 20cm wider then the fish.......... they cant turn on them selves the need space dont b cruel 2 the fish thats like saying ur say 18 inches wide we will put u in a 20 foot long room that is 15 inches wide think about it

 

[Bartek]

please 4 the last time listen 2 us ur tanks water volume is 2 small 4 an arowana of any kind why ask questions when ur gonna ignor the advice cos u dont wanna hear it?

even you said that jardini is going to be okay in my aquarium and please take in calculations that one jardini wouldn't have to turn around as much as in 5 foot aquarium as my aquarium is 200cm long so that's means that this is four lengths of a jardini arowana.
lets wait for others,for some people that have owned jardini arowana or just had it!

 

[David R]

please 4 the last time listen 2 us ur tanks water volume is 2 small 4 an arowana of any kind why ask questions when ur gonna ignor the advice cos u dont wanna hear it?

The tank is 190g, the volume of water is fine for a jardini, its the stupid dimensions that are the problem.

Bartek if you want an aro then sell that stupid tank and buy a standard 6'x2'x2' and you'll be able to keep a jardini, asian or black happily for years. Tanks that are taller than they are wide are utterly useless for most large fish...

 

[Bartek]

the tank needs 2 b 20cm wider then the fish.......... they cant turn on them selves the need space dont b cruel 2 the fish thats like saying ur say 18 inches wide we will put u in a 20 foot long room that is 15 inches wide think about it

what about keeping an silver arowana in a 3 foot tank?
silvers get up to four foots/120cm and people still have them in 2 foot aquariums!maybe jardini is not as flexible as silver but cmon,is always better to keep one jardini in 50cm wide tank that keeping one silver in 60cm tank!
jardini should turn easily!!