What is this fish called?

[agp]

What is this fish called? And how easy/hard is it to keep one of these alive?

 

[Lowryder]

Arrowana. Thats all I know.

 

[HN1]

Silver Aro. Get huge, jump, need huge tanks (300G+).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_arowana

 

[DragonFish71]

*Drools*

My all time favorite FW fish.

If I had the space I'd have a full basement tank with a bunch of them.

And now I wake up...

 

[logansmomma1228]

*Drools*

My all time favorite FW fish.

If I had the space I'd have a full basement tank with a bunch of them.

And now I wake up...

+1 lol. I would love to have some of these as well. I was thinking about turning my moms pool into a giant tank and getting some haha! She wouldn't like that lol

 

[Crepe]

Yep arrowana. They are awesome, huge and predatory.

 

[maxima423]

thats a silver arrowana, 300g is going WAY overboard, i would say around 150g would be fine, my uncle had one for almost 11years until his cat killed it =[

as for the difficulty, i would not know what to say since i have never kept one of my own, but when i did live with my uncle for 3 years i have to say he did quite a bit of maintenance, just keep a tight hood because they do like to jump, they do get to be around 4-5ft ^_^

 

[Crepe]

Cat vs 3foot fish?!

 

[mfdrookie516]

Thincat has/had one in a pond... there's a thread somewhere, i believe he calls it arnold

 

[agp]

Silver Aro. Get huge, jump, need huge tanks (300G+).[/URL]

I guess my 10G tank won't work... I'm getting a 150G for my next tank, and I'm getting a pair of these baddies for sure And I'll feed them little Tetras

 

[neilanh]

They are fun fish, but are jumpers so plan accordingly.

 

[krap101]

I guess my 10G tank won't work... I'm getting a 150G for my next tank, and I'm getting a pair of these baddies for sure And I'll feed them little Tetras

Why not feed them baby zebra plecos..

 

[HN1]

thats a silver arrowana, 300g is going WAY overboard, i would say around 150g would be fine, my uncle had one for almost 11years until his cat killed it =[

as for the difficulty, i would not know what to say since i have never kept one of my own, but when i did live with my uncle for 3 years i have to say he did quite a bit of maintenance, just keep a tight hood because they do like to jump, they do get to be around 4-5ft ^_^

Not at all. Dimensions of the fish dictate the enclosure, the water volume is just a byproduct.

 

[mfdrookie516]

thats a silver arrowana, 300g is going WAY overboard, i would say around 150g would be fine

they do get to be around 4-5ft ^_^

Most 150g tanks are 5 or 6' tanks... a standard 150g 5' tank is 2' from front to back, a 6' tank is even less... just some food for thought

 

[severum mama]

Not at all. Dimensions of the fish dictate the enclosure, the water volume is just a byproduct.

+1... Most 300 gallon tanks have a footprint of 8'x2'. Even that is really not that much space for this species given its potential size. 150 won't cut it for long.

 

[Aquarium1]

Not at all. Dimensions of the fish dictate the enclosure, the water volume is just a byproduct.

+2

 

[logansmomma1228]

+3 lol. IMO they should be kept in a pond, if at all, or a VERY VERY big tank.

 

[tomherndon]

be sure to check sources of your fish if you follow through on it. They are somewhat endangered in their native waters as wild fish are collected for the aquarium trade. Breeds of this fish type demand prices like the fancy koi in many communities.