Aro for 180?

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Hey guys. I know absolutely nothing about arowanas and have willed myself barely to look at a picture of them unless it can fit in my tank. So, are there any arowanas that could live in a 180 gallon tank with rays for life? Foot print is 6' by 2' by 2'. I like the shape of Asians but they're illegal in my country. (U.S.A.) so I was thinking maybe a Malaysian green?


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Malaysian green is a asian aro. You'd be looking at a Jardini from austrailia. Many people consider a 180g minimum for a jar, though I think 72x30x24" would be more proper.
 
Bderick67 said:
Malaysian green is a asian aro. You'd be looking at a Jardini from austrailia. Many people consider a 180g minimum for a jar, though I think 72x30x24" would be more proper.
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So would I be frowned upon for putting one in a 180 for life or would I just be "that guy" with the ever so small 180 gallon tank who decided to torture a fish in it? Because some of you say that suggested tank sizes are miles too small. And I don't really know arowana keepers, but that's how ray keepers are. But you can't blame them. They have experience firsthand what those guys can produce.


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jardini is realistically the only option. silvers get too big (nothing wrong with upgrading!) and africans can be tough to take care of
 
Raysrule said:
Ya. Jardinis are pretty too. I looked up some pics of Africans and to me they barely look like arowanas at all.


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Funny you said that. African arowanas actually aren't "arowanas". They're more closely related to arapaima's (take a good look at them, you can see it) and is a filter-feeder (feeds on plankton).
 
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