Hello guys. Very soon I'm getting either a 180-500 gallon tank or a 800-1,400 gallon pond for my Fishroom. If I do decide to go with the pond, I'm contemplating whether to add an Aro or two as they're some of my favorite fish with their interesting personalities and large scales. I've heard very many cases of aros jumping out of tanks that aren't covered tightly enough yet I see many people keeping them quite successfully in ponds. Maybe it's a certain type of pond that gives people success with them or maybe I'm just paranoid. Anyway, the pond I'd be building would be between 8'x6'x2.5' and 8'x8'x3'. It'd be an indoor pond with temps being 74-76 F. The reason I worry about adding an Aro is that if one jumped out and landed on the ground next to the pond, there's not really any way it could just slide itself across the floor back in to the pond because the pond is raised up from the ground. I'd keep the water line 3-4" below the edge but I'm still concerned that I could lose one. Not sure if species has anything to do with jumping habits but I'd get either a leichardti, black, or silver (in that order of preference). What do you guys think, would it probably be fine or could I easily walk down and find a dead fish in the morning?
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