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Arowana or peacock bass2007-11-24 23:10:08

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.