Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species
(Other members of the genus Scleropages)
ADULT SIZE: 50 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C
FOOD: Feed Scleropages formosus predominantly live foods
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines
AQUARIUM CARE: The Asian Arowana is a very large fish, reaching almost a meter in length, and therefore unsuitable for all but the largest of home aquaria. It is however a beautiful fish, and fetches very high prices when sold. It is highly prized in Asia, where it occurs over a vast range - usually prefering slow-moving blackwater streams. A highly predatory fish; in captivity only keep with large tankmates.
BREEDING: This species is a paternal mouth-brooder; the male fish looks after the eggs, and upon hatching, the fry, for up to two months.
Have you bred Scleropages formosus? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Scleropages formosus breeding reports
Other members of the genus Scleropages
Other oddball species
Other species from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines
A red-tailed golden Arowana
The arrowana is a large powerful fish with heavy scales as seen here
BREEDING: This species is a paternal mouth-brooder; the male fish looks after the eggs, and upon hatching, the fry, for up to two months.
Have you bred Scleropages formosus? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute - whatever your experience!
| |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Remember, each record represents only one persons experience; if you had different results, or used different methods, please share your experiences
| Water conditions: Neutral | Water temperature: 16-19oC |
| Disposition: Slightly timid | Community tank?: Never |
| Spawning Method: | Breeding problems: none |
| Sex ratio: | Breeding difficulty: |
| Sucess: | Years Experience: 1 |
| Other Comments: | |
| Date this record created: 29th February 2008 | Breeding date: 2008 |
| Breeder: | Location: |
Give your fish a treat! Flaked fish foods are excellent nutritionally, but most fish really enjoy tucking into live, or frozen live foods. Insect larvae such as bloodworms can be collected in summertime from your water barrel, but it is also very worthwhile to attempt to culture Daphnia or white worms for a free food source absolutely relished by aquarium fish. Frozen bloodworm are almost as good and are widely available, though freeze dried live foods tend not to go down as well. See more on feeding fish
Have a look at some of these related sites
