New aro owner, mild concern.

Hey all, new to the forum and to owning aro's but I've done a bunch of research and decided to get three silvers about a week ago for my 120g, no other tank mates.

I'm aware this is a temporary home for them and have plans for later in the year, currently they are about 6" and until today been getting along fine. Now they seem to be nipping, and I just want to make sure this isn't going to become problematic. So far I don't see any evidence of injury, but I'd rather not wait til then to do something about it.

I have kept them well fed on freeze dried shrimp, planning on varying the diet with hikari and other things as we go along.

My plan is to add a few feeders, minnows not goldfish, and hope they can nip those and not each other. My real question is will this help or hurt the issue, or am I being overly cautious and this is typical behavior?

Thanks for any help in advance


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I figure if I start worrying about it now, I'll be in good shape when the time comes but from what I've read I believe it should be in the 250-300g range at the very least, right?

For now I'm keeping my eye on craigslist while also looking into what it would take to build my own. I know the pond route is a common one although it's not really an option for me. Am I close on my expectations, at least?


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