Common name : Pearl Arowana, Northern Spotted, Gulf Saratoga Barramundi, Australian Pearl Arowana, Australian Arowana, Jardini Arowana, Silver Barramundi, dan Northern Barramundi.
Scientific name : Scleropages Jardinii.
Average Adult Fish Size : 45 - 65 cm
Place of Origin : ,Indonesia
Tank setup : A lot of swimming space is necessary,no decorate more better then you decorate it with rock work, bogwood/driftwood and sturdy plants. Because an agitated asian arowana may uproot plants with poor root systems.
Minimum Aquarium Capacity : 55 gallon / 220 litre for juveniles, but a fully grown adult will need an aquarium that is 250 gallon / 1000 litre or larger.
Compatibility : 4 or more juveniles can be kept together, but 6 or more is better. The same with adults, but this is a gamble as some adults never tolerate others of their own kind. Beside keeping them in more bigger tank they should be kept with peaceful to moderately aggressive fish that cannot be eaten and that will not harass the arowana fish.
Temperature : 24 – 30 Deg C, and 34 Deg C when do the treatment.
pH Balance : pH 6.0 – 7.7
Feeding : Juveniles will readily eat small fish, tadpoles, fresh water shrimp, live brine shrimp, live brown worms, small earthworms and other live foods, for adults they will eat any life animal like frog,shrimp,crickets,cockroach.
Sexing : Male more longer,more color, and female have a wider body, especially when having eggs, females will look fat.
Breeding : Asian arowana are mouthbrooders and are readily bred in large ponds, but difficult in aquariums.Until now, only Silver Arowana Brazil can breed in the aquariums.
Additional information for a hobbyst : It is critical that the aquarium has a tight fitting and secured lid that is extremely strong. asian arowana are avid jumpers and can easily knock a heavy glass lid onto the floor! Many an asian arowana has been lost this way. They do not tolerate poor water quality, so excellent filtration along with frequent partial water changes of 25% to 70% or more everyday is required to keep nitrates low.
Their tank should be placed in low traffic area to keep the asian arowana from getting frightened by sudden movements. Sudden movements around their aquarium should be avoided. Lighting should preferably be dimmed instead of suddenly turning it on or off. A scared or agitated Arowana can easily injure itself.
In Indonesia this fish more familiar with the name Irian Arowana or Jardini Arowana,these fish were indeed stemming from New Guinea or Papua, both in Papua Indonesia or Papua New Guinea, also in the northern part of Australia.
Native arowana from New Guinea has 2 variant types. commonly found basic colored green with red Pearl color, and the other type is basic color black with gold Pearl color, black with gold Pearl color more difficult to found it. In Australia found jardini types (basic colors green, red Pearl) or familiar with name spotted red pearl (scleropages leichardty).
Video for this type will be upload as soon as possible, for now let me show you 3 video for unique super red arowana below :
