aro bug strikes again / huge aro com tank size?

[ermgravy]

no i don't mean sick fish.... ya'll no exactly what i mean, the uncontrollable urge, want, even need for the arowana that we all prize so dearly... Ok basically i ordered my black today! and i cant wait! hoping he will arrive for the weekend! and of course u will all no how it goes and pics asap... i also made my self a promise that i wont buy another fish until i have the money for a RTG. unless i find a pair of greens for the same money, but either way asians WILL be next!

plans for a huge aro com... but we will have to see how compatible they all prove... but if it did happen, i would be looking at three asians, three american and a jar in a tank... thats seven aro, so i'm thinking huge for the tank but how huge? would a 8x4x4 give them enough room? if not how a bout 8'sq 4' deep? if not please suggest a good size, i'm half thinking bigger myself.. want this to work with the jar....

 

[amehel0]

10x4x3

 

[---XR---]

for your suggested 7 seven aro's 8'x4' may work but would be the minimum i would consider. i'd say do mabey 10 aro's and do a 12x4x4

 

[Miguel]

take the Jar out of the equation....

 

[ermgravy]

thanks guys... will definitely put some deep thought into this project... was thinking massive dinning table acrillic aro com, but have since gone well off that idea... hmm...

And yeap i no th risks of trying to com the jar, just he is well docile, land i want to try.. i keep a very close eye on tanks. and i will be working from home for the future so i will always be about.

 

[Red Devil]

looking forward to seeing pics of this project... good luck!!!

 

[andsco]

How big is your Jar now?
As soon as they hit the 10" mark they seem to change.
Kind of like teenagers.

 

[ethnics]

i house 4 good size aros in a 8x2.5x2.5 and they all look comfortable right now.

i'd say no jar

and 8x4x4 should work for like 6 aros

 

[ermgravy]

the jar is currently only 3.5" and yea i no they do have a tendancy toswitch up but there have been successful coms before and there will be more in the future just a case of trying each individual fish and seeing what happens... like i say thou i do have the time to keep a very close eye on my tanks and space to split the jar of if needs be!