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Nate77

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what is the minimum footoprint of a tank for a full grown silver?
 

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Jack Dempsey
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rottbo said:
full grown healthy aro can reach almost 48" so they would need a 10' x 4' footprint minimum
ateasst IMO
i agree, not that i wouldn't keep an aro in a 180 (6x2x2) or even 150 (5x2x2) and a lot of people do keep aros in 180s, but to be really fair to the fish you should at the very least give it a width of the fish's maximum length
 

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Where eva theres Cichla!!!
i agree totally with rottbo as well, however i dun think many aro's get that kinda treatment for the sheer fact that the size n weight of the tank needed is ridiculous and 99% of people dun have the funds or room to keep a tank of that size.. :(
 

michael

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An aro in captivity more than likely wont grow over 3 ft. A 180 is a little tight but could house a large aro IMO. Delgado's near 3 footer seems quite happy to me!
 
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