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Hi guys,

Im in the process of constructing a list of plants to order after the new year when the wholesalers are back open. Just wondering what types of plants are suitable with them. My list so far is:

Anubias Afzelli (Lrg Driftwood)
Anubias Lisa (Lrg Driftwood)
Anubias Emerald Heart (Lrg Driftwood)
Anubias Paco (Med Driftwood)
Anubias Isabelle (Med Driftwood)
Anubias Coffeefolia (Med Driftwood)
Anubias Lorraine (Sml Driftwood)
Anubias gracilis (lrg Driftwood)

This is a barebottom tank and the tank is a 4X2X2. Lighting is using 3 90watt PCs. About 2.5 wpg.

Just wondering whatelse I should add?

Regards
Mango~

Wouldnt the Arowana get to big in that tank and take to much food from the Discus? I would just go with the discus and small fish like otocinclus sp., corydoras sp. and small compatible tetras. The anubias are all fine, but wouldnt you like to take advantage of your lighting system? Get some higher light plants to go with the anubias like bunched stem plants. Discus like plenty of cover.

It depends what kind of aro he's gettin'...some get huge, some get to a resonable size

I do agree with that tho... Aro's are usually asian (no SA's to my knowlege...not that I have done any research on it...) do a biotope! Cories would look great w/discus...dwarf pleco's an' stuff too

I do agree that more/bigger plants would be good...maybe a giant hygro or amazon sword? Are you going to be injecting CO2?

Good Luck

Both the black and silver arrowana come from South America and reach tank busting lengths of 39 to 47 inches. The red and golden arrowana are Asian and reach lengths of 39 inches with the pearl or Australian arrowana reaching 30 inches in length. As opportunistic feeders, read "eat anything", they have been known to eat small mammals, birds, fish and fruit.

That cute little arrowana wuill turn into a good sized predator, discus seem like an expensive treat for the fish.

Discus habitat is generally devoid of plants with the fish congregating among sunken branches. The anubias will do fine attached to driftwood in the bare bottom tank.

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I have to agree and disaggree with you all. Yes the tank is too small for any arowana. But, I have kept silvers and blacks with fish 3-5 inches, and the arowanas being over 36 inches. Never had a problem of any kind. The aros got nightcrawlers for food, while the other fish got any night crawlers that made it to the bottom, and pellets that the aros did not touch. Some of the fish I have kept with aros; slavini, JDs, A. centarcus, several different species of geophagus, Cuban cichlids, and several more.

Now, if with discus, I would probably have to say they would have to be full grown. As they might make a good snack for the aro if small enough. And the discus are mid water fish, while those I have listed tend to stay closer to the bottom. If the discus were full grown, I would not see even a full grown aro taking one on. IMO, the aro would not be able to take it down.

and to add; the plants will all be fine with the fish you are considering.

Last edited by ACIDRAIN at 26-Dec-2005 09:22

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There is always a bigger fish...

Here is a great example of a discus and prediatory fish tank,
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/AKAkoiForum/image14.jpg
I have asked many forums and lot of other people of what they think. Most of the people says its ok, but must provide the tank with dense vegetation and make sure the Discus are larger than the arowana.

Ignoring the tank size issue for a moment, I'll shine some light on the topic. First and foremost, be careful with what type of arowana you are getting. Silvers, blacks, and African arowanas are all fairly peaceful and will fare well with discus. Leichartis are a bit more aggressive, so bare that in mind. Asian arowanas are next up in terms of aggression. The owner of that tank you pictures is actually an online buddy of mine from another fish forum, btw. He has his occassional run ins with trouble in terms of aggression, but the jam packed nature of the tank spreads the aggression out. Think of it like a shoal of piranhas...Anyway, this brings me to the basic point of this post-avoid a Jardini type arowana. These guys are the most appealing, next to the Asiatics. While they look nice and peaceful at smaller sizes, something happens once they hit 8-9". They turn into monsters. Definetly NOT suitable for discus.