Arowana Fish -- The Arowana Diet

Arowanas are known to be good eaters which is very good from an owners point of view. Just note though that some can be a bit picky when it comes to some foods. They will have there favourite foods and they will show you fairly quickly what food it is by eating it quickly. If you start feeding them a food they dont like it is not good for the tank as the arowana will just not eat it.
So the key is to feed the arowana a wide varity of foods from the 4 categories at a young age as it will give it a taste for the foods and will make your life easier in the long term.

A breakdown of the food categories is:

A. Live Food: Long time arowana owners will be familiar with the live food choices. Live food mimics what an Arowana might consume in its natural environment. Feeder fish, meal worms, crickets and small frogs are common choices. It is important to consider the source of live foods to ensure they are hazard and disease free.

B. Fresh Food for Arowanas consists of mainly meat. Fish, prawns, chicken, or beef hearts (with fat trimmed) are some meats that may be fed to Arowanas. Arowanas should be fed only quality fresh ingredients. Never feed your arowana fish spoiled fresh food.

C. Canned Food for Arowanas usually come in pellets or dried processed form. Although they are formulated and marketed as a "complete diet," Arowanas prefer to be fed live foods. Consider canned fish foods another alternative rather than a sole source of nutrition. The more varieties of canned food your Arowana will accept, the better. This helps ensure a healthy appetite when live or fresh foods are unavailable.

D. Frozen Food is a great alternative feeding option when fresh foods are unavailable. Frozen meat or frozen live food sources (cockroaches, centipedes, etc) are examples of frozen food. Let them thaw out for a while before you feed them to your fish.