240 gallon acrylic tank.

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Hi; since I got into this aquarium hobby..I am thinking of buying a 240gallon tank by the end of '07. I am thinking acrylic would be a good choice but do many of you agree?
I hear that acrylic tanks are SO easy to scratch but what is the main cause? Can the fish scratch the walls by running into them?

What are some good carnivorous fish I can dump in?
Can I keep a iridescent shark in a 240 gallon for awile?

I was thinking of also throwing in a silver arowana, peacock bass, clown knifefish, red-bellied pacu, and a tiger shovelnose catfish but would this be too packed?

Also if I can keep all those fish..how much do you think the monthly food bill will be(for juveniles and adults)
 
Well all of these fish will in time outgrow a 240G...but IMO you could keep all those fish in that tank for quite some time...probably atleast 2 years or so. Well your adult food bill for those fish will probably equal that of a large dog :P
 
god da..
who's gonna eat the most?

what would the minimum tank size be?
would a 8' tank house them?
or should I go with a aboveground pond?
 
Agreed :) If you bought all those fish at like 2-3" babies you would probably see 2 years with it being a very tight tank...still doable with the right filtration and water change schedule but in despearate need for an upgrade. If your looking for permanant residents for your 240 you still have ALOT of options.
 
I was thinking of also throwing in a silver arowana, peacock bass, clown knifefish, red-bellied pacu, and a tiger shovelnose catfish but would this be too packed?

EVERY single one of those fish grow 3ft and over. Much too big for your 240G. Instead you could build a 2000G+ pond or buy a very large above ground pool from walmart/target. Then you would be able to keep those fish. But seriously do some research.
 
thanks guys.
I'm more of a look-at-fish-from-the-side. and not look from the top
so I decided to get like a smaller tank like a 125gallon and buy babies..
once they look like they're packed i'll move them onto a aboveground pool!

hey how would I heat those pools? don't some come with filters too?


hey but mystix212, i did my research..they grow that big in the wild..that's not their average size though.. it's like catching a 10lbs bass in CA, they're here but not many.(unless they're fed rainbow trout)
i mean, how many 3' have you ever seen in a private collection? not a aquarium or anything..
some fish get stunned. and some books say that a "3'" arowana can be kept in a 120 or a 180gallon tank.
 
JEAE21;1181651; said:
thanks guys.
I'm more of a look-at-fish-from-the-side. and not look from the top
so I decided to get like a smaller tank like a 125gallon and buy babies..
once they look like they're packed i'll move them onto a aboveground pool!

hey how would I heat those pools? don't some come with filters too?


hey but mystix212, i did my research..they grow that big in the wild..that's not their average size though.. it's like catching a 10lbs bass in CA, they're here but not many.(unless they're fed rainbow trout)
i mean, how many 3' have you ever seen in a private collection? not a aquarium or anything..
some fish get stunned. and some books say that a "3'" arowana can be kept in a 120 or a 180gallon tank.
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so is this your excuse to put fish in a tank much too small? there are MANY fish over 3' just on MFK, let alone all the other fishkeepers in the world. the only reason there arent more fish that reach there max size is due to poor care and improper housing.:irked:
 
prove it then.

well i said i'm only gonna keep them in tanks when they're small.
 
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