| Food: |
meaty foods such as insects, shrimp, fish, beef heart, frogs, pellets, frozen shrimp, white bait and the occasuanal live food |
| Notes: |
The silver arowana is relatively large scaled, a long body, and a tapered tail, with the dorsal and anal fins extending all the way to the small caudal fin, with which they are nearly fused. The juveniles are usually a dull silver color with black markings around the head and the tail. Once they reach about 15 cm (6 inches), the markings will disappear and they will start to obtain the silvery color that give them their common name.
The species is also called monkey fish because it of its ability to jump out of the water and capture insects and other live food. It usually swims near the water surface waiting for potential prey. Although specimens have been found with the remains of birds, bats, and snakes in their stomachs, its main diet consist of crustaceans, insects, smaller fishes and other animals that float on the water surface, on which its draw-bridge-like mouth is exclusively adapted for feeding.
They are sometimes called Dragon Fish because their shiny armor-like scales and double barbels are reminiscent of descriptions of dragons in Asian folklore.
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