aro food

[Lund]

I would like to get an aro in the near future, and was wondering what kind of food is best to feed them. And also I know they get big in the wild, but how large can one expect them to get inside of a 150-200 gallon tank?

 

[cmersits]

I feed my aro: Feeder Fish, Earthworms, Crickets, Frozen Shrimp from the grocery store, floating fish pellets, and sometimes mealworms

Some people might say a 150-200 gal is too small for an aro but you can squeeze one in there.

 

[Fry]

good quality pellets high in protein, large crickets, raw shrimp, some people dip food for aros in liquid vitamins or gut the crickets and shrimp with pellets or flakes

 

[rallysman]

Pellets, beefheart, market shrimp (Raw), crickets......thats mainly what I feed mine.

You can expect 3ft in a home aquarium.

 

[joel]

i've fed mine krill, cichlid gold, market shrimp, tilapia fillet, beefheart, eartworms, mealworms, crickets, feederfish. had mine in a 150g. grew to foot and gave him to my brother to put in his 300g. you could probably grow it to almost 2 feet in a 150. but i recomend a longer wider tank.

 

[Lund]

WOW! I didn't know that they got that big in a home aquarium. How do you like your aro's vs. other fish. Are they ravenous (spelled wrong i think) eaters? And do they tend to be escape artists?

They sound and look like nice fish to keep, but I don't think I'd be able to have one if a 200 gallon would be too small. Not enough room for a tank that big yet.

 

[DeLgAdO]

WOW! I didn't know that they got that big in a home aquarium. How do you like your aro's vs. other fish. Are they ravenous (spelled wrong i think) eaters? And do they tend to be escape artists?

They sound and look like nice fish to keep, but I don't think I'd be able to have one if a 200 gallon would be too small. Not enough room for a tank that big yet.

the absolute minimum tank size for an aro is a 180 gal

300 will be the bare minimum for life

 

[Lund]

the absolute minimum tank size for an aro is a 180 gal

300 will be the bare minimum for life

Thank you. It would be hard for me to give up a fish after I've Had it for too long. I think that before I get one, I'll make sure I have what it takes to keep it for it's life span. Thank you for the good input. I just found this site around a week ago, and everone has been super helpful.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Thank you. It would be hard for me to give up a fish after I've Had it for too long. I think that before I get one, I'll make sure I have what it takes to keep it for it's life span. Thank you for the good input. I just found this site around a week ago, and everone has been super helpful.

heres some more info man

Educating MFK on the Silver Arowana

 

[mikehawk]

I'm done with feeders, it's not worth the risk. I used to feeders to cycle my new tank and even after giving them a salt bath, ich and fungus still showed up. Had to scoop out sick and dead fish and medicate my tank for almost a week.

My aro loves frozen silversides, and used to love live feeders, but as I said earlier I'm not using them anymore. I've tried offering shrimp tails, crickets, and earthworms but he didn't seem interested.