Types Of Arowana?

[simonas]

I've kept fish for many years and always admired Aro's from afar but never considered keeping one. I don't have a big enough tank my biggest at the moment being 150gallon 60x30x24

I've checked with mrs and I have the possiblity of invseting in a bigger tank next year probably 7ft ish and if I do I will keep an aro of some form that I can afford!!! Trouble is I don't know the different types. I know various names but not what is each defined type, their sizes compatibility with other fish etc

can anyone help me with the different types ( that are commonly available) an idea of price at a juvenile age as I have seen some at £30 (silver aro I think and then others for £1000 ish)

I really like Marks black aro

I've tried searching on here but getting confused so can someone please help me with a list... then I can start saving and planning!!!!

I've also always wanted stingrays as well and if this is a problem with any of the Aros could you let me know .. thanks

Simon

 

[simonas]

sorr yust seen the fish index on the homw page of this forum

that has black, silver and Jardini on there. are there any other Aros commonly available to buy and how much is a black aro roughly to buy as a juvenile.

 

[Davo86]

I've kept fish for many years and always admired Aro's from afar but never considered keeping one. I don't have a big enough tank my biggest at the moment being 150gallon 60x30x24

I've checked with mrs and I have the possiblity of invseting in a bigger tank next year probably 7ft ish and if I do I will keep an aro of some form that I can afford!!! Trouble is I don't know the different types. I know various names but not what is each defined type, their sizes compatibility with other fish etc

can anyone help me with the different types ( that are commonly available) an idea of price at a juvenile age as I have seen some at £30 (silver aro I think and then others for £1000 ish)

I really like Marks black aro

I've tried searching on here but getting confused so can someone please help me with a list... then I can start saving and planning!!!!

I've also always wanted stingrays as well and if this is a problem with any of the Aros could you let me know .. thanks

Simon

Hi simon
The most common aro is the South American Silver arowana which will cost you on average between £30-60 for a juvi,
These will require a tank that is at least 3 foot wide and as long as you can make it really,
Stingrays will also need a tank at least 3 foot wide, if you don't have the width neither fish will be able to turn around once they grow to their respective adult sizes.

Asian Aros are obviously going to be much more expensive but can be kept in a minimum of a 6x2x2

 

[simonas]

I've kept fish for many years and always admired Aro's from afar but never considered keeping one. I don't have a big enough tank my biggest at the moment being 150gallon 60x30x24

I've checked with mrs and I have the possiblity of invseting in a bigger tank next year probably 7ft ish and if I do I will keep an aro of some form that I can afford!!! Trouble is I don't know the different types. I know various names but not what is each defined type, their sizes compatibility with other fish etc

can anyone help me with the different types ( that are commonly available) an idea of price at a juvenile age as I have seen some at £30 (silver aro I think and then others for £1000 ish)

I really like Marks black aro

I've tried searching on here but getting confused so can someone please help me with a list... then I can start saving and planning!!!!

I've also always wanted stingrays as well and if this is a problem with any of the Aros could you let me know .. thanks

Simon

Asian Aros are obviously going to be much more expensive but can be kept in a minimum of a 6x2x2

typical!!! regarding the cost!! lol

thanks

 

[adamgreen240]

Yeah i know, but you pay for quality i suppose. THe cost probably goes to microchippig them and stuff, with them being andangered in the wild

 

[cane76]

asian aros are not all really expensive
green-£100
1.5red-£180
red tailed gold-£350

 

[tahneen]

asian aros are not all really expensive
green-£100
1.5red-£180
red tailed gold-£350

thats in the UK but here in canada they cost 300 for a green and super reds will cost you 800

 

[foley69]

there is an arowana near me that is labelled a royal arowana and it was £1200

 

[adamgreen240]

there is an arowana near me that is labelled a royal arowana and it was £1200

Royal Arowana?? Thats a new one as far as im aware!!

 

[cane76]

probably some lfs heavily overpricing a rtg or banja
get a few pics of it and we will see

 

[data276]

"Minimum tanks size for this fish (though very debatable) should be no less than 270 (6ftx3ftx2ft) gallons for a single arowana. For this fish to live comfortably, grow and live to its FULL potential however, A 478 gal (8ft x 4ft x2ft ) would be the ideal tank size for LIFE (this is of great debate as well). Silver Arowanas are known to be quite "skittish" as far as fish go. They get scared very easily so a heavy tight fitting lid is a nessesity, and these fish are powerful jumpers, a sturdy lid made of materials such as acrylic should be used as arowana have been know to smash straight through glass lids, also a heavy object should be place over the lid as a large silver can knock a lid clear off the tank (as i have experienced)

as for tank mates it all comes down to the fish’s personality itself. As rule of thumb, no tankmate should be kept with this fish that can fit in its mouth. Anything smaller and its at your own risk. ( i have successfully kept small fish with a silver arowana, smallest being 2.5 inches and not a single attempt to eat it or any other of my fish for that matter). Again it all comes down to the personality of the individual fish"

not mine got it off another site...I have read about a person keeping rays with aros, they lived well untill the aro ripped apart one of the rays. But, I suppose you could get away with it if you had a large enough tank.

 

[GyppyGirl2021]

I've been interested in these lethal beauties ever since I discovered them as a Japanese update in Aquazone. Unfortunately, I don't consider myself good enough as a fishkeeper to own one myself, not to mention they are terrific jumpers and require massive aquariums, neither of which I really have the room or money to invest in.

I haven't looked at prices, unfortunately, so I can't help you there... not to mention I live in the U.S. and don't know how to convert, so I'd probably be of minimal help anyhow. Although, I'd like to see pictures of this supposed "black" arowana you speak of - I seem to recall seeing an arowana labeled as "black" in a local fish store, but it looked to me more like a silver. @_@

 

[Anthony!]

There are several different species of arowana, which come from many of the world's continents; from south America, you get the Silver Arowana, (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), which imo is far more common in pet shops than any other species of arowana, and usually one of the cheapest. Also from South America is the black arowana, (Osteoglossum ferreirai), which is much more expensive and hard to find than its silver counterpart, but is imo more attractive. Then in Australia, the more popular Jardini/Pearl Arowana, (Scleropages Jardinii) which is stereotyped to be much more aggressive than other arowanas, but stays smaller on average. I think (again, in my opinion) that a jardini is the only suitable arowana for a 150G, and even that is the bare minimum. There is also Scleropages leichardti, which, as far as I know, is not encountered in the aquarium industry, along with the only african arowana, whose name escapes me. In Asia, however, there is Scleropages formosus, which is debated to be multiple species, or many different strains of the same species. Regardless, it is the most expensive arowana, and is required to have authentication papers and often a microchip imbedded in the fish's skin to certify it, as the species is endangered in the wild, and they are not legal to own or ship in the US. Hope this helps!

 

[Anthony!]

Hit the wrong buttons and double posted, Sorry!