Stocking Question

[Yulli]

Found the below in a new Chinese food restaurant that opened up down street. Initially I wanted to yell at the owner and take them, but then I realized I don't have anywhere near enough tank room to fit all of them. So stocking question, how big of a tank and how many gph filtration to comfortably stock these guys in one tank?

 

[knobhill]

It's hard to tell how big that tank is and how the the fish in it are. They don't look too crowded, my concerned would be the water quality and filtration

 

[Yulli]

It's hard to tell how big that tank is and how the the fish in it are. They don't look too crowded, my concerned would be the water quality and filtration

It was about as wide as my 40b but taller. I'm pretty bad at telling dimensions by site haha. Your right in that they didn't look over crowded but silver arowanna are usually tanked alone in 120s right? Much less with 4 or 5 parrots and a bunch of goldfish.

 

[ehh]

well that looks like a silver aro so (long term) you're gonna need something fairly big.

 

[knobhill]

180g at a minimum.

 

[skjl47]

Initially I wanted to yell at the owner and take them

hello; I get that you do not like what you saw and posted the picture of.

I am curious as to why you imagine you could yell at and then take someone else's property.

Stocking densities has been a hotly debated topic on this and other forums. I have seen as bad and worse in display tanks in restaurants in my area. There is a Chinese place near me with a large tank, say 90 gallons plus. Water is nasty looking. Likely has not been changed in a while. I do not like it but it is not my place to tell someone else how to run their tanks.

Much like you wanting to stop what you see as a bad situation there are radical animal rights groups that do not want you to have pets at all. As bad as these situations are I fear we will become our own enemy if we move to dictate how other run their tanks.

For now I get to run my tanks any way I please. I do not want others to make me follow their particular notions, so I do not try to force my views on others.

I will, if given a chance, try to explain how things can be run better. I do this in a peaceful and non-confronting manner. Mostly I keep my mouth shut and take good cars of my own stuff.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

I don't.I can't sit on the fence and say nothing when faced with blatant cruelty.
Most people feel some compassion towards living things.We don't need to be experts to look at a large fish trapped in a tiny tank to know it's unfair on the animal.
I'm all for a live and let live attitude but not when something alive is suffering. I feel it's my duty to speak up.Thats not dictating,that's showing compassion and respect for life.

 

[skjl47]

I feel it's my duty to speak up.Thats not dictating,that's showing compassion and respect for life

Hello; I am afraid you are wrong. What about when some other "self appointed" authority on what they happen to think is "right" comes along and decides that your set up does not meet their particular criteria? You see your duty is to "speak up" about your particular criteria and try to hide the control you want to impose under the banner of "showing compassion and respect for life."

Go to some of the stories on the web about the goals of animal rights. Some consider keeping pets to be the same as making them slaves. Do the research. Do you really want to help them try to impose their views on our hobby? I imagine they feel self righteous in their way of thinking much as you claim to.

If you want to be able to run your tanks any way you wish, then the same has to be allowed for others.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

If someone wants to criticise my tanks it's their right to do so.Thats freedom of speech.
The animal rights people you speak of are a radical minority. I wouldn't over worry about them.
By your logic if you see a dog getting beaten to death with a big stick,you would walk away and say nothing incase someone tells you how to keep your dog.
My grandparents fought long and hard for freedom of speech.If something is wrong, cruel or unjust,I speak up.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Going back to op's original question, I think an arowana of adult proportions would need 300 g plus.