Aro Question

[Hao]

dam man thats a high pH

 

[perfect_prefect]

i keep alot of dif. kinds of fish too. fire eel, aro, rtc, rtc x tsn, tsn, pbass, bichirs, bgk, frontosa, oscars, pacu, giraffe cat, florida gar, ck, red devils, jags, quite a few others, but i was just pointing out that the majority of fish can adapt to a higher ph. IN MY OPINION you are better off to leave it constant than to try to adjust it and have it fluxuate. i believe that a wrong but stable enviroment is better than an ever changing environment, they can adapt and live just fine so long as it is stable. (and you keep your ammonia taken care of.)

 

[loganh83]

i keep alot of dif. kinds of fish too. fire eel, aro, rtc, rtc x tsn, tsn, pbass, bichirs, bgk, frontosa, oscars, pacu, giraffe cat, florida gar, ck, red devils, jags, quite a few others, but i was just pointing out that the majority of fish can adapt to a higher ph. IN MY OPINION you are better off to leave it constant than to try to adjust it and have it fluxuate. i believe that a wrong but stable enviroment is better than an ever changing environment, they can adapt and live just fine so long as it is stable. (and you keep your ammonia taken care of.)

^Agreed. That is solid advice.

 

[Hao]

im just saying its high b/c mines is in the low 7 range haha

 

[country]

Hey brother, where are you in Texas? I began raising my first silver aro in Dallas which had almost nuetral PH. Then, when he was around 12 inches I moved to College Station which has a tap water PH of about 8.5. I dumped container after container of pond water buffer solution to no avail. I finally decided there was nothing I could do except pray to God my fish would survive and add drift wood. In short they all lived and the aro thrived. My point being, I was never able to substantially lower the PH, but that was ok. I think that keeping nutrients (amonia, nitrite and nitrate) low and providing varied, nutritious food is the most important thing.

Good luck!

I live just south of Ft Worth about thirty miles. I have read the grow fast but how fast is that. An Oscar will grow about an inch a month until they hit about eight inches then slow down. Do aro's do the same? Do they hit a point and slow?

 

[loganh83]

They will grow fairly quickly when young. Rate of growth is highly dependent on water and feed quality. They are AWESOME fish. Keep your lid held down tightly and enjoy!

 

[xdragonxb0i]

my tap water comes out at ph 8.0, you will be fine. just make sure u acclimate the fish.
but with increase ph, you have to worry about ammonia more.

 

[Hao]

average growth rate is 1"-1.5" per month but it also depends on water changes,how much u feed it

 

[zerojquan85]

This.
Get a HUGE piece of driftwood for the centerpiece.
Almond leaves work well too.

YES.. i agree that almond leaves are the best.. I so want to get some.. but most LFS dont carry them...

 

[country]

Cool thanks guys. How long could I keep say a 4" silver in a 55 gal rect until it would out grow it and need a larger one. One year maybe two?