Peaceful Arowana in Planted Community tank

**chenkingdom** · 22nd Mar 2008, 23:30

Hi All,

This is my Peaceful Arowana living together with a school of small fishes in a 4 x 2 x 2ft planted tank.

Those small fishes have been there for months and surprisingly, my arowana only eat the froggies that i fed him.

Feel free to comment!

**Jungle-mania** · 23rd Mar 2008, 00:32

better monitor your ammonia and nitrate level, given the high protein food your arrowana is taking.

**Jervis** · 23rd Mar 2008, 01:05

Interesting... how long have you been keeping this Arowana?

**chenkingdom** · 23rd Mar 2008, 14:47

Ya.. really need to monitor my ammonia level as i am experiencing BBA outbreak.
I have been keeping this arowana since 2005...

**sithspawn** · 23rd Mar 2008, 21:26

Did you do anything special to stop it from wiping out the tank of small fish? Also do tell how big was it when it was introduced to the small fish and which was in the tank first, aro or fishies? Thanks.

**Cacatuoides** · 24th Mar 2008, 00:34

what species are those red little fishes?

**WaterH2O** · 24th Mar 2008, 16:32

For the small fishes , can see some rasboras ( not sure is Harlequine or espei), 1 black tetra and mostly rosy barbs?

**chenkingdom** · 24th Mar 2008, 23:56

Hi SithSpawn, i did not do anything to curb his desires. when i first bought him at about 6 inch long, i bought him a pack of feeders. But to my surprise, after taking one bite of the fish, He just spit it out and ignore the rest from then on.. thats when i realise his preference is towards frogs and not fish.

So this give me the opportunity to keep Planted tank with Arowana and other small fishes. But predator being a predator, if i starve him for days, he will still get a quick bite on those small fishes while waiting for me to feed him the real food.

As for Cacatuoides question, bro WaterH20 got most of the fishes but there are others cardinals tetra and cherry barbs that is not in the picture.

**chenkingdom** · 25th Mar 2008, 00:00

Here is a picture of the surviving feeders that i kept in my oscar tank.

They are super huge now...

**Salphur** · 25th Mar 2008, 00:10

Wow.. I like the whole tank and the peaceful aro....

Cheers!

**John N.** · 28th Mar 2008, 07:09

I've never seen such a large fish in a planted aquarium. Great looking tank.

-John N.

**Shiv** · 27th Aug 2008, 13:54

Wow,

I would just love to go for a tank like that.

My pearl Aro doesnt go after small feeders but bites any big fish introduced.

Have failed trying to put plants in his tank. HE will just uproot all the plants.

But looking at that photo will definitely try to introduce some platys in his tank.

**Verminator** · 27th Aug 2008, 17:13

Ha! It looks so surreal to see an Aro in a planted tank with Tetra's and other small fish.

Funny stuff

**Pork Life** · 27th Aug 2008, 21:55

Never seen anything like this before

...upzzz

**jasonchua1982** · 28th Aug 2008, 21:27

Agreed with all the comments here,what u have achieved seems quite rare and amazing, to keep arowana in planted community tank, thumbs up for you

You have introduced a whole new dimensions to aro keeping

**Verminator** · 29th Aug 2008, 05:41

I was aware that small fish such as tetra's can be "scared senseless" when in the company of bigger fish such as discuss. But an Aro, i'm amazed some arent too frightened to come out. It seems an entirely surreal situation. I can't even begin to imagine how it came about in the first place.

Makes me want to achieve a planted tank for my Dempsey's. But i fear there diggin' will prove to troublesome

**Aquaculture** · 29th Aug 2008, 11:28

Got a friendly aro once, had been keeping it since young (before it got its 1st taste of blood) thus it didn't attack the tetra. As for the tetra, guess it kindda got used to it seeing it grow big... just sad that it jumped out one day and committed suicide.

**chenkingdom** · 6th Jun 2011, 21:53

Dear All,

An update to my Arowana planted Community tank.
However, slight change to the community... now with Frontosa and other Cichilids.

Comments are welcome!