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ReefJerk
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At birth, they carry a yolk sack for a few months, I believe. These fish get huge. Think sturgeon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arowana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arowana
aquaman2000
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It is Arowana.
There are 3 areas where the more common Arowanas come from, South America, Asia, and Australia. The species each need the same treatment but with little differences.
There are 2 species of Arowanas (also called Aruana) from South America. They are the Black (Osteoglossum ferreirai), and the silver (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum).
There is only one species of Asian arowana, but many color varieties. Sometimes called Saratogas or Feng Shui (meaning Dragon Fish in Chinese), Scleropages formosus has red, gold, blue, green, and red-tailed golden varieties available.
The Australian Arowanas (also called Barramundis) look just like the Asian Variety but they have shorter barbels, or no barbels. There are 2 varieties of Australian Arowanas: the pearl, and spotted. The spotted can be from a blue color too a dark gray, but they have dark red to brown spots on each scale. The pearls can be silver with black fins (most common), to a yellow or gold color. The Australian Arowanas are the most aggressive, and should only be kept single.
There are 3 areas where the more common Arowanas come from, South America, Asia, and Australia. The species each need the same treatment but with little differences.
There are 2 species of Arowanas (also called Aruana) from South America. They are the Black (Osteoglossum ferreirai), and the silver (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum).
There is only one species of Asian arowana, but many color varieties. Sometimes called Saratogas or Feng Shui (meaning Dragon Fish in Chinese), Scleropages formosus has red, gold, blue, green, and red-tailed golden varieties available.
The Australian Arowanas (also called Barramundis) look just like the Asian Variety but they have shorter barbels, or no barbels. There are 2 varieties of Australian Arowanas: the pearl, and spotted. The spotted can be from a blue color too a dark gray, but they have dark red to brown spots on each scale. The pearls can be silver with black fins (most common), to a yellow or gold color. The Australian Arowanas are the most aggressive, and should only be kept single.
aquaman2000
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These fish are very easy to get and keep, they do however get large and need large aquariums. Particularly the South Americans which I do not recommend unless you are prepared to set up a 400-500 gallon plus tank. The Asian Arowana needs only a 180-210. The Australian is fine in tanks as small as 150 gallons but buyer beware do to there aggression. Also consider at there adult size, they can be very difficult to get rid of. Your LFS’s rarely have the tank space or a market for them and public Aquariums and Zoo’s that want them already have them and turn others away every day.
aquaman2000
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That would be ill advised!!!!! Unless you like being responsible for murdering fish. There are many fish species that are able to go from fresh to brackish and then salt or the opposite. Many fish are born in fresh or brackish and then migrate to salt as adults. However fresh water fish are just that, if they could go into saltwater then they would be a saltwater fish and not a fresh water fish.
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