Say olá to our silver arowanas!
These large, torpedo-shaped fish are native to rivers of the Amazon.
At the Academy, you can find them in the Amazon Flooded Forest habitat where our three individuals have lived since 2015.
Complex and intelligent, our arowanas are trained by our biologists to follow a target and swim into a sling, which makes feedings and checkups easier.
On the menu: Small fish, earthworms, and crickets or roaches, twice a week.
Since arowanas can launch themselves six feet out of water to catch prey, keeping our feisty fish well-fed and out of trouble.

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