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posted 03-14-2004 05:21 PM         

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posted 03-14-2004 07:00 PM         

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The (osteoglossum bicirrhosum) arowana can grow to 23 inches long in the aquarium, so I hope you've got a big tank. I have seen the pellets to feed the small arowanas. Unfortunately that wont last for long into your fishes life. When full grown they eat raw fish and shrimp, whole. They must live alone as they will eat anything else that will fit in their mouths (and their mouths are quite large). Most of their time is spent cruising the upper reaches of the tank. I have seen them co-exist with the freshwater stingray, as the stingray spends its time primarily at the bottom substrate.
Good luck!

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posted 03-14-2004 09:55 PM         

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mine only eat gold fish feeder. i try to feed it pellets but it wont eats it. its about 13 inches right now

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posted 03-15-2004 05:56 AM         

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You can start them on pellets, but at 13 inches your pretty much done with them.
Try to not feed it a few days, then offer it some frozen beefheart, shrimp and other big frozen foods. There's not much nutrition in feeder fish.

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posted 03-17-2004 02:12 PM         

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i don't have an arowana but i do have a needle nose gar..they aren't that similar but i'm sure have similar diets. mine eats only live roseys. it won't eat guppies or goldfish...i don't know why. some fish just have picky tastes.

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