Better housing for polys for life
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Ya they do get large. It's tempting for many who start out with arowana, because they are so cheap to obtain when smaller. That one was about a little under 9 years old before it passed.
I used to have a silver, pacus, oscars, clown knife and tsn in my 400g, but since we move to a smaller house cant use that 400g no more.
I would look at it like this. If your planning on realistically getting another realy large tank down the road. Then get the 180. If not then go for the 225.
I agree with dmd on the stocking though. I do multiple wc per week probably dont have to but its what im used to amd i dont feed every day. Im all for more poly's the better but i lean to easier maintenance. Just between the ornates and endlis i shiver at thinking what the wc schedule will be like when they are full grown lol
I agree with dmd on the stocking though. I do multiple wc per week probably dont have to but its what im used to amd i dont feed every day. Im all for more poly's the better but i lean to easier maintenance. Just between the ornates and endlis i shiver at thinking what the wc schedule will be like when they are full grown lol
I used to have a silver, pacus, oscars, clown knife and tsn in my 400g, but since we move to a smaller house cant use that 400g no more.
Bummer, I would love a 400g but same boat, small house with no room. At least in my case we did a full gut/remodel so I could at least get an 8ft tank. So if we are saying 'this is it the last and final' I would change my vote to the 225. Just more floor space, not really that much water gain but some.
So i decided to get the 180g for now, after the negotiation it went down from $300 to $250 with stand and diy sump filtration.
Ill just save some of my left over money for a better tank probably in 3-4 yrs and buy a bigger one and some for more polys
Ill just save some of my left over money for a better tank probably in 3-4 yrs and buy a bigger one and some for more polys
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