what gets bigger. a silver arowana or a peacock bass?
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is it okay to have 2 peacock bass together.
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is it okay to have 2 arowanas together.
thank you jonv for allllllll of your answers..you have been a great help.
Answers:
Silver Arowana by far in the wild. Chris, no problem at all really. But take a look at that wiki link. I believe is says most wild caught peacocks probably around 36-38 inches, I'd have to look again myself. Wild Arowana would reach around 48 inches, however, a Peacock Bass would have much more mass and girth to it, therefore, say you have 1 each of your Arowana and Peacock, even if the Arowana is six inches longer then that peacock, if they go head to head for food, who you think is going to win? lol It's like comparing Manute Bol, if you follow basketball in the past with Shaq, lights out Shaq will kill him.
You have a 250 gallon set up Chris. I'd say that if you are going to pair up Peacocks, don't go much past 2. Silver Arowana though, I'll find the links if you really want, but in groups, they do best in five. Yeah I know, so you say wtf am I doing with just 3? lol I was able to group them all togeather in one shot at first, and there has become one dominant Arow and the other two stay togeather on thier side of the tank lol. If you were to put five in a group, the aggression would get displaced and a clear leader " Alpha Arowana" will emerge out of there. I'd say with 2 only, one of them is going to pester the other, either early, or much later on when they are full adults.
Honestly, I full well expect mine to begin tail nipping and agressiveness when they get to about 18 inches long and if they do, I'll just get a bigger tank lol. I am currently keeping a baby one in isolation right now, and when it gets big enough, he'll join that group.
Either way I do wish you best of luck Chris and come check out fishless cycling.com. Full service staff on hand to answer anything you'd want to know. My input here, go with the Peacocks, if you get Silver, move it up to 5. If you want the links showing the article, I'll get it for you.
JV
The silver arowana gets really long, which makes it bigger? I guess both of it depends on the living conditions (tank, pond, etc.)
Its okay to have two peacock bass living together as long as you have a big tank and plants for it to hide in. As for the arowana, it depends what kind. For the silver arowana, as long as you have three or more living in the tank. For the jardini, leichardti, asian, or any other ones, you can only keep one in the tank.
are u kidding? which gets bigger.
A silver arowana will get well over a meter long and isnt uncommon to see at 50+ inches.
Peacock bass will usually get around 2-3.5 feet. Now peacock bass is a generic name, Their are a few species of peacock bass. Ea has its own characteristics, both in coloration, pattern, and size. Itall depends on where it is naturally grown.
But most will be around the 2-3 foot range. wild caught peacock bass in the amazon will range from 4-4.5 feet. But these are wild.
depending on gallons,
peacock bass can live together, they dont tend to be aggressive towards eachother.
Silver arowanas can be together, but again depends on gallons, establish arowanas may fight and kill newer and smaller arowanas. i have had it happen before.
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