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Hope you all are doing well. Today’s topic is really interesting! Today I want to talk about the one of the most common fish named Arowana! If you even have the slightest of interest in fish keeping, I believe you must have heard about Arowana even if it’s for little bit!
Okay so let’s start our journey!
Arowana
or mostly known as Dragon fish is a freshwater fish which has scales alike dragons. It is one of the most famous fish while keeping fish in aquariums! Worldwide known for their beauty and will obviously cost a lot while buying. A lot means a lot. Like a rare piece of arowana will can cost you around 50,000$!
Arowana’s are freshwater monster fish which can grow upto 3 feet on optimal condition. Also they are hard in terms of difficult conditions. The have two beard alike antenna’s right outside their mouth which can help them to detect food or sometimes water level! Like with the help of their Antenna’s , they can detect where there is more water which helps them to survive in the difficult times! Also when the topic is mouth related, their mouth are upward facing which means that their lower jaw is faced upwards and their upper jaw is straight. They can open their mouth at a good level which helps them catching bigger prey!
But have you ever wondered why these fishes are so expensive and why they are so famous?
Like myself you might have this same question sometimes popping out of your head right?
So for solving this question I started my research about Arowana fish and bought a small platinum arowana!
Oh I forgot to mention they types of most famous arowana’s!
The Asian Arowana
There are Silver Arowana
The Platinum Arowana
The Albino Arowana
And the Red Arowana
The Asian arowana is the most common one here and mostly this arowana is not banned for keeping in aquariums. They are really pretty fish and often known for their beauty! Their behavior and attitude is mostly representing the attitude of a king which often is thought to be the natures of dragon!
Their long scaled body where
every scales feel like handcrafted makes them the center of attraction for most of the people. My platinum arowana was 6 inch’s long and it was so active and full of attitudes which made it my most favorite fish. They are usually upper level swimmers who is always seen in the top area of the water which also is a problem for the fish keepers!
Arowana loves jumping out of their area. I donno what goes inside their small brain and they decide to jump out of their tanks. Like there is proper food, water condition stays optimal but still this fishes have the unknown behavior of jumping out of water when they get a chance. So it’s important while keeping an arowana to make a proper system of hood so that they cannot jump out of their aquariums.
Usually this fishes are carnivorous. Mainly they love eating shrimps or fresh chicken meat. I also feed them this items but what I saw that they have most interest in eating live insects like superworms! Like it can be an exceptional case but mostly I have seen my fish getting more interest when live foods are served!
Also this live foods are really full of protein which can bring back a healthy arowana!
Usually
the males are really aggressive and territorial among this species. So keeping two males in one tank might cause some clash! As in my aquarium I had only one platinum male, I didn’t witness much aggression. But I have seen them growing really fast, like if you have the intention of buying them, you also must consider buying a big tank. Like me I had a small tank and after some while I saw my Arowana growing really fast which became a problem for me. Don’t make this same mistake like I have done. First get a large tank, then buy an arowana. Like myself you would too watch some instagram reels or Tiktoks where you might have seen people keeping multiple arowana’s in same tank, But I don’t personally recommend that, like they are extremely territorial, why would you wanna start a fight?
Also arowana bites are really powerful to tear of their prey. Anything that fits inside their mouth will be their prey easily. Some people says that their behavior of catching prey from the areal makes them jump of the water. I always had my lid on, so didn’t have the chance to witness this.
Among the arowana family, the most expensive and attractive one is the arowana that has the color pattern of red! Fully red scaled body with shiny red scales looks like a masterpiece! They can cost you up to 50,000$ and in some countries are they are illegal to keep inside aquarium.
So I believe this fishes are not for everyone! But in terms of planted aquarium, the are not that much of a bad option , like atleast they won’t gonna ruin your plants as far I know from my experience !
Okay then, this has been my experience with arowana, Really beautiful fish to keep but there are some difficulties my friend. So I will see you tomorrow with a new blog. Till then stay safe and keep your loving pets safe!