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A territorial jumping predator that tolerates only very large tankmates.
This one is best kept on its own, or with its own kind.
A territorial jumping predator that tolerates only very large tankmates. Keep alone or with big robust fish.
Pellets, prawns, large insects and earthworms.
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Mouthbrooder (female) ·
A maternal mouthbrooder: the female, not the male, carries the eggs and later recalls the free-swimming fry into her mouth when danger threatens. Spawns before the wet season as surface water nears 30 °C. Rarely bred in aquaria but produced in large numbers in outdoor earth ponds on Far-Eastern fish farms.
Group of juveniles grown together; pairs form over several years.
A very large pond or tank with a lid and strong filtration.
A warm-season rise in water temperature.
About 30-130 eggs per female. The female carries them; they hatch in 1-2 weeks and the larvae stay in or near her mouth for another 4-5 weeks, feeding from 2-3 cm and becoming independent at 3.5-4 cm.
Fry are fed live foods then pellets.
A bonytongue from northern Australia and New Guinea, with a bronze base colour, smaller scales and duller patterning than the Asian arowana. It is an important food and game fish locally and farmed for the aquarium trade, though less sought after than the Asian species and not considered at risk (IUCN Least Concern). It is reputed to be the most aggressive arowana in aquaria.
William Saville-Kent described this arowana in 1892 as Osteoglossum jardinii. It is one of two Australian arowanas, known locally as saratoga. Females brood eggs in their mouths.
First described by William Saville-Kent in 1892.
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Known in Australia as gulf saratoga or northern spotted barramundi. Pusey et al. (2016, Zootaxa 4173) argue the type material of S. leichardti probably came from within the range of S. jardinii, so names in the genus may change pending revision.
FishBase: Scleropages jardinii summaryLegacy has no family.
FishBase: Scleropages jardinii summarySL. FishBase 100 cm SL (common 55 cm SL); Seriously Fish 90 cm SL. Larger well-sourced figure used per size rule; most adults are much smaller.
FishBase: Scleropages jardinii summary · Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)FishBase gives no usable range ("? - 15°C" appears to be an error).
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)Legacy has no hardness. Quick-facts box says "not recorded" but the text gives 8-15.
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)180 x 60 x 60 cm = 648 L, stated by Seriously Fish as the absolute minimum. Legacy 1,500 L is more generous (and arguably better).
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)Groups of 6-10 only in very large setups.
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)Seriously Fish rates it moderate; it still needs a very large tank and heavy lid.
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)Legacy has no range field.
FishBase: Scleropages jardinii summary · Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)Seriously Fish has no sexing data; legacy cues not confirmed.
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana)Legacy breeding type says "mouthbrooder (male)"; it is the female that broods.
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana) · FishBase: Scleropages jardinii summaryFemale, not male, broods; total brooding about 5-7 weeks matches legacy.
FishBase: Scleropages jardinii summary"Popular" softened: Seriously Fish says it is less desirable than Asian arowanas. Spot colour not checked in a source. No traits.legal: legacy "check local export and invasive laws" is generic advice and no specific rule was found.
Seriously Fish: Scleropages jardinii (Australian arowana) · FishBase: Scleropages jardinii summary