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Silver arowana
Natural variantCommon in the tradeAdvanced to keep

Wild-type (silver)

A variant of Silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)

Wild-type (silver)

Representative Silver arowanaphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

A long ribbon-bodied surface predator clad in large silver scales with a pearly-blue iridescence and an upturned 'drawbridge' mouth for snatching prey.

Keeper tips for this variant

Grows to a metre and is a powerful jumper — only a huge tank with a tight, heavy lid is humane; cramped tanks cause permanent eye and jaw deformities.

This page covers the Wild-type (silver) variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Silver arowana

Other Freshwater oddballs variants

AlbinoGolden / Leucistic