Freshwater
Asian bonytongue
Scleropages formosus
Osteoglossidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 90 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 15,289 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Vietnam.
Introduced to Hong Kong SAR China, Philippines, and Singapore.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in tannin stained blackwater streams. Found in forest covered streams including peat adjacent areas. Take around three months for free swimming fries. Young individuals feed on insects at the water surface, adults take fishes and smaller vertebrates. A mouth brooder, young about 6 cm at birth. Valued as an aquarium fish, its flesh commands a moderate price.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Osteoglossum formosum
- Scleropages aureus
- Scleropages legendrei
- Scleropages macrocephalus
In other languages
- Asiatisk bentunga, Asiatisk arowana
- Asiatisk arowana
- Aasianarovana, Sumatranarapaima
- Arowana, Arwana, Asian arowana, Dragon fish, Golden arowana, Golden Dragon Fish, Kelesa, Malayan bonytongue, Red tail golden, Sclerapages, Super red arowana
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.