Arowana and peacock bass
for the last time:
what would be the disadvantages of putting a small arowana with a small peacock bass?
would the bass want to kill the aro?
what is the worst that could happen in a situation where i have an arowana and peacock bass in a 250 gallon aquarium?
Answers:Chris, you've gotten answers in the past, and I guess they just weren't clear enough for you. Sorry about that.
First thing I've got to tell you is that most hardly anyone even has a dam Peacock Bass to begin with. I can only tell you from an Arowana point of view. My guess would be that there is going to be some stress involved and an Silver Arowana wouldn't take well to it. Even putting them togeather early, a Peacock Bass is a Cichild and an upper level fish at that. If the Peacock didn't outright attack the Arowana out of Territory, it'd most likely kill it from stress.
I want to also stress that a Peacock Bass is not an enemy of an Arowana naturally. It's just an example of a cichild being a cichild is all. Tank is the right size for them, but the compatibility isn't good from an Arowana point of view. The Peacock certainly wouldnt care lol.
Worst situation is going to be the Peacock harasses the Arow to death and you're out the money for one of them is how I see it. Arowana's that get labeled as predators have a serious injustice done to them IMO. They will eat off the surface if you provide them the food source. They will not go targeting other fish unless you just aren't giving them food on the surface. 10 + Arowana raised/cared for I can tell you with no doubt on my mind at all, if you keep giving them crickets and krill, pellets, bloodworm ect... you can keep small fish in your tank with them. Once they have a diet of something they stick to it. This is a case where I'd have to say it's one or the other.