Arawana

[amphibianboy528]

can arawanas be brackish and can they og with archer and anableps in a 365 gallon tank?the dimensions are 60x70x20

 

[mattrox]

There is an Australian version of the Arawana, and that is all I know about. BUT.... the Aussie ones (Saratoga) are freshwater and co-exist with archer fish (Toxotes jaculator). A big saratoga in a tank would probably eat a small archer fish. A large archer would probably be ok.

I do love how arawana look in a big tank. I took a couple photos of some in a small aquarium shop in Malaysia when we were wandering around China Town... I'll see if I can find them....... BRB .....

 

[mattrox]

Here are a couple of pics of large Arawana that I saw in Malaysia.

 

[mattrox]

Forgot to say that the Saratoga is Scleropages leichardti.

 

[Toirtis]

The most commonly available arowanas in the USA, silvers, blacks, and jardinis would not do well in brackish, and would kill and/or eat either of the two mentioned fish.

 

[mattrox]

This has some useful info on Scleropages jardini and Scleropages leichardti.

http://www.nativefish.asn.au/gulf_saratoga.html