Silver Arowana
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
The Silver Arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osteoglossidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 90 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–30 °C.
- Size
- 90 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 20–30 °C
- pH
- 5.0–7.5
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature20–30 °C
pH5.0–7.5
Hardness2–15 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderOsteoglossiformes
- FamilyOsteoglossidae
- GenusOsteoglossum
- SpeciesOsteoglossum bicirrhosum
Quick answers
- Silver Arowana size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 90 cm (total length).
- Silver Arowana water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–30 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
- Silver Arowana: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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