Arowana - True Fossil Fish
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based on a translation of a museum display at Fur Island Museum, Denmark
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Arowanas, also known as aruanas or arawanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as "bony tongues.
Black Arowana, Found in the Rio Negro River basin.
General Body Form: The body is very flat from side to side and if you look at if from above the fish looks very thin, its' up and down profile is very deep, however.
Junior (the Silver Arowana's name) has now happily exceeded 2 feet in size (> 60 cm) and is doing well even though he is a real "tank buster".
Arowana Species Quick Stats
Food: Arowana are a carnivorous fish. In the wild, its food consist mainly insects, fishes, prawns, worms and small amphibians. Live food are preferred by arowana though they can be trained to accept other food.
Asian arowana
Alternative/Formal Name
N/A
Pet Info
Like all Scleropages, Asian arowanas have long bodies; large pectoral fins; dorsal and anal fins located far back on the body; ...
Asian arowana/Dragon fish
Common name(s)
Asian arowana, Dragon fish, Asian Bonytongue ...
Black Arowana - Osteoglossum ferreirai
Species name: Osteoglossum ferreirai
Synonym: Osteoglossum ferrerai ...
Arowanas are sometimes imported as juveniles from South America. As babies they are only 3-4" in length and sell for about $25.
The Arowana gives us a view of our ancient prehistoric world, the world of the Jurassic age
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Pearl Arowana, Australian Bonytongue, Northern Saratoga, Gulf Saratoga
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Arowanas
Silver Arowana
The Silver Arowana can get huge and is best left in the wild unless you have a massive tank.
Arowanas (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) are very bizarre and attractive in appearance, but can get 3 feet long and are prone to flying out of the tank in panic.
Arowana
Types of Arowanas
There are many types of arowanas, all of them have their own unique beauty.
Black Arowana [Pictures]
Osteoglossum ferreirai
SYN: None
PD: Very similar to 0. bicirrhosum except for coloration. Young fish have a brownish gray to dark brown back and black-brown flanks.
Arowanas are widely known for their size and are quite popular among Carnivorous enthusiasts. This fish is no exception. It is large and can be mean when provoked. Because of it's size anything that will fit in it's mouth will be eaten.
Arowanas are deft leaping hunters that launch with enough force to climb to several times their body length, ...
Asian arowanas are prized aquarium fish in some parts of the world, and the various color varieties have differing values to hobbyists.
Silver Arowana
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Discus, arowanas, elephantnose, neons, cardinals, live plants
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Most tropical fish including angelfish, cichlids, tetras, botia, ...
Also watch out for fish that turn into monsters - what will you do with a 10 pound oscar (eat him, as oleg was wondering?) or a 5 foot arowana? Don't get snakeheads or channel cats - cute when small, but guaranteeed to outgrow anything you have.
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A 48" Arowana, for example, may be able to have enough oxygen and have his waste efficiently processed in a 50 gallon tank, but if the tank is only 12" deep and 30" wide, the fish does not have room to move around, ...
The Asian Arowana is another fish that brings good fortune to its owner and that is being breed and sold at high prices in Asia.
So, decide whether you want to keep Gold fish, Oscar fish, Cichlid fish, Angel Fish, Arowana fish, Betta Fish, Discus fish, Guppy fish or other "fish"........................ .........................etc.
You might really want that massive Arowana or a big shoal of Bala Sharks but unless you’ve got the money, the time and the space to look after the fish you want for the rest of its life then it might be better to reconsider.
Ideal tank mates include: Arowana, Birchirs, South American Cichlids, Larger Catfish, Larger Plecos and similar sized miscellaneous fish.
A 150-gallon tank is too small for a single 2-foot arowana, but it could easily house a thriving community of 200 or more Heterandria formosa! ...
Several examples include, but are not limited to, the common plecostomus, the silver arowana, the red-bellied pacu, and tinfoil barbs. Realize that the myth 'the fish will grow to the size of the tank' is just that, a myth.
Additional: These fish are closely related to Arowanas!
Picture references: Picture 1: E. Naus
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Now, if you are wanting to be adventures with the fish by size a few big ones are, Arowanas, Bala Sharks, and Knifes. These are just a few of each size of the fishes.
Aside from behaving in response to the natural stimuli in their tank environment, fish have also been known to respond to their keepers. Larger species, like the Oscar, Pacu, Grouper, Arowana, and Triggerfish, are receptive to hand feeding; ...
species are maternal mouthbrooders, such as most African Cichlids, which means that it is the mother that guards the eggs in her mouth. There are also some species that are paternal mouthbrooders, and still others that switch mid-term, like Arowanas.
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