Silver aro in 260?

Jhncf

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Is a 260 gal (84x30x24) large enough for a silver arowana? I would go for a smaller arowana but the jardini seems to be very aggressive from what I've read and I never see any other arowanas for sale here in Scotland.
 

rodger

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I assume it is either 24 or 30" wide? It isn't wide enough fir any aro.

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Jhncf

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Its 30" wide, could you tell me what size tank you would recommend for one? I see plenty of people with arowana that grow to 24" in 180s and 240s so why would a 30" wide tank be too small for any arowana?
 

zapantha

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Its 30" wide, could you tell me what size tank you would recommend for one? I see plenty of people with arowana that grow to 24" in 180s and 240s so why would a 30" wide tank be too small for any arowana?
Because silver aros max around 36" as adults; and even at 30" that's barely any room to turn. You want a minimum of AT LEAST 8x3x2 to take into account the aro hitting 36" and being able to turn.


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Jhncf

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Ok, I understand that they can get to 36" but I thought they would be able to turn in 30" as they're flexible, do they get to 36" quickly? The reason I was questioning the first reply is that he said no arowana could live in a 7x2.5x2 tank, surely an arowana that only reaches 24" could live in a 30" wide tank?
 

dbcb314

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Ok, I understand that they can get to 36" but I thought they would be able to turn in 30" as they're flexible, do they get to 36" quickly? The reason I was questioning the first reply is that he said no arowana could live in a 7x2.5x2 tank, surely an arowana that only reaches 24" could live in a 30" wide tank?

Why would a silver "only" reach 24 inches?

The two aro's I lived around (were my friends) reached 24 inches FAST.
 

Jhncf

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In his reply he said the tank isn't big enough for any aro, he didn't just say it was too small for a silver. I'm asking why the tank wouldn't be big enough for any arowana when there are species that stay smaller than a silver?
 
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