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How to care of an arowana fish?

My niece is planning to set her own aquarium. She saw some of her friends pet goldfish and angel fish and so she was influenced by them to have a pet fish of her own. She like to have an arowana fish. I have tried caring for some fishes but I haven't tried it yet. Is this fish easy to care for a first time fish owner? What are the things to consider when caring for it? How big should the water tank be? Can it get along well with other fish?
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iklilian | 1 year, 10 months ago
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These are some basic tips on how to care for an Arowana fish;

*The Aquarium of the Arowana fish must be properly covered because this species of fish can jump out of its aquarium if it is not well covered. Also provide driftwood or plant thickets for the fish so that it can feel at home and hide when it wants to

*The Water in the aquarium should be about 25° C, clean and soft and you can add peat filtration into it to help the arowana fish and cleanup the water.

*The Arowana fish loves to eat live food. Feeds such as baby Livebearers, Brine shrimp, Goldfishes and night crawlers are good live feeds for an arowana.

I know a lot of people that give their arowana fishes non live feeds , but I do not know how good it is for the general health of the fish, so I won’t advice that.
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moonlight200 | 1 year, 1 month ago
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These guys are expensive and aggressive. Also they like clean water. It's better keep an single fish in tank but you can't keep them in small tanks. Also make sure you put a lid on tank since these guys love to jump out.

Also Never feed them with those fish food which sink down to bottom. Their eyes are build to stare at surface of water so if they start eating food from bottom they will get this terrible problem called "drop eye" So make sure put food which stay on surface. Also they live lot of space to swimming so long tanks are better and no need plants or other things.

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ritzy | 1 year, 10 months ago
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As the Arowana fish is a carnivore it is definitely not recommended that it share its tank with other fish species, as they may become its dinner. These fish originate from the Jurassic period and come in a variety of "types" including black, Asian, silver, spotted and northern Arowanas. A suitable diet is to feed live food such as live brine shrimp, black worms or even small fish. An adult should be fed each day, or every two days, and variety is recommended.

They grow to quite a large size, depending on which type you select, but you can be sure that a healthy Arowana will grow to at least 24-30 inches in length. This requires that you provide a tank that gives the fish ample room to move, so a young Arowana would need at least a tank of 36 inches/ 90 cm and as they get older, 48 inches/ 120 cm. When an Arowana exceeds 15 inches/ 40 cm it will require a much larger tank.

The optimum temperature for most types of Arowana is 75 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (24-30 C) and the water should be kept at a PH balance of around 7. Also bear in mind that they may jump so the tank should be well covered.

Further care required, as the Arowana is a carnivore and its toilet habits can quickly pollute a tank, is that you will need to be carrying out a 25% to 33% water change every week, even more advisable would be 20% twice a week.

Finally an Arowana can live for up to 20 years, so be prepared to caring for this most unusual fish for some time to come.

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