thesmallestfry Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Looking at buying a tank mate for my 7 inch arowana! Needing some tips as I don't want anything to happen to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzalcoatl Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 How big is your tank? There are some large friendly fish like pacus. Pacus and silver arowanas live side by side in the wild. Also I have seen arowana display tanks with large silver dollars and clown loaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesmallestfry Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 How big is your tank? There are some large friendly fish like pacus. Pacus and silver arowanas live side by side in the wild. Also I have seen arowana display tanks with large silver dollars and clown loaches. 100 gallons just for now, would a gar live okay with them? And I was told as she gets older she'll snap and eat whatever she is with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jro Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Get some freshwater rays, I think they look fantastic with arowanas and they don't compete for food in the same part of the water column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesmallestfry Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Get some freshwater rays, I think they look fantastic with arowanas and they don't compete for food in the same part of the water column. I would love to! But I can't find a place here in Edmonton that doesn't want hundreds of dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Unless you're planning on upgrading to a 220g+, then neither rays or pacu's would be any good (this is pretty much the minimum size for a silver arowana as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesmallestfry Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Unless you're planning on upgrading to a 220g+, then neither rays or pacu's would be any good (this is pretty much the minimum size for a silver arowana as well). We're upgrading to a 560 gallon we are aware of the demands of the arowana lol just looking for some company for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzalcoatl Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 You can find young motoro rays in calgary for 150 bucks, but they are very picky regarding water conditions. I think most predatory fish are loners. Arowanas are not shoal fish. They don't get depressed if they are by themselves. Perhaps before getting tank mates you should wait to upgrade your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakheadguy Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I have seen people house peacock bass with them but i deff agree on the fresh water stingrays they do look great together with the rays on bottom and arawanna on top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejecturself Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 I have 5 redhook silver dollars fs full grown 2 males 3 females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnerd Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 peacock bass is no problem and rays are always a good bet too, you could try an Indo dat as well. check with Fairdeal about a Motoro Ray they're quite inexpensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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