How big should I go?

[Stanzzzz7]

Maybe there is a new app to measure fish happiness?

Maybe it's just common sense.

 

[Krismo962]

Could you guys teach me how to speak arowana too?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Could you guys teach me how to speak arowana too?

While your at it, how about teaching a little empathy.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

That’s because most here have unrealistic expectations

Or more considerate.

 

[Joshuakahan]

I bet they don't in the wild. Just goes to show even public aquariums arguably aren't suitable for such fish.

That’s a whole different conversation. We’re arguing over a couple feet of tank space with a 3’ fish. If we were talking about whether they should be in a large pond or not sold so commonly, I’d tend to agree, but saying an 8’ tank is bad vs a 10’ tank is ridiculous

 

[Joshuakahan]

While your at it, how about teaching a little empathy.

That sounds like humanizing of fish to me.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

That’s a whole different conversation. We’re arguing over a couple feet of tank space with a 3’ fish. If we were talking about whether they should be in a large pond or not sold so commonly, I’d tend to agree, but saying an 8’ tank is bad vs a 10’ tank is ridiculous

When did I say that?

 

[Joshuakahan]

Or more considerate.

You want us to be considerate to our fish? Should we say please and thank you and tell it it’s a pretty fish?

 

[Polyaddict86]

I bet they don't in the wild. Just goes to show even public aquariums arguably aren't suitable for such fish.

How do you know that they dont look like that in the wild? So now your saying even with huge tank with thousands of gallons and huge foot print is still not big enough to be keeping aros in the hobby?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

That sounds like humanizing of fish to me.

You can have empathy for an animal without humanizing it. I'm well aware it's a fish.