X12 Dwarf Freshwater Puffer 100-200 to allow for adequate swimming

to allow for adequate swimming space

Avoid insects or inverts with sharp or very hard shells for juvenile Arowanas

Lighting: Standard community tank lighting will suffice

schooling species and prefer to constantly swim around their environment

The most well-known is probably lake Malawi

X12 Dwarf Freshwater Puffer 100-200 to allow for adequate swimmingAquarium Setup In captivity, they are not too picky about water parameters. As long as extremes are avoided, your fish should do just fine. Spawns have been reported by many hobbyists in both hard and soft water with a recorded pH both slightly above and slightly below neutral. I have kept and bred them in water with a neutral to slightly basic pH, a total hardness around 125 ppm (with about half of that coming from carbonates), and a temperature in