180G for silver arowana?

[thewaterboy]

Hey all, quick question. Will a 180G standard dimension tank be okay to keep a silver arowana in it for life? thanks.

 

[Darth Scohin]

Little Small a min of 8'x2.5'x3' that'd be good for a Jardini or Afro

 

[Bderick67]

IMO no a 6 foot long 2 foot wide tank is going to be way too small for a 30" plus silver arowana.

Lots of people do it though

 

[thewaterboy]

so you guys think at least 2.5 feet for the width. right? would that be like a 220?

 

[dmopar74]

quick answer- no.

 

[longv]

will a silver/black aro still be able to grow full size in a 180? or will they get stunted?

 

[Bderick67]

so you guys think at least 2.5 feet for the width. right? would that be like a 220?

thats fine for the width, you need to have a length at least 3 times that of the aros length.

 

[Experiment397]

for a silver aro you will new at least a 2 foot wide tank or else he will not be able to turn around. never had an aro but have run into that problem with a clown knife.

 

[joker1535]

Ive seen very healthy arowanas in 180 gallon tanks. Just keep the tank and water clean and feed a healthy diet.

 

[gazelle]

a 180 would be enough for a jar and possibly a black (no experience with those) so maybe you should just invest in those. unless oyu already have the silver, in that case you can invest in due time