Arowana Care

[le patron]

very informational man, great post

 

[Hao]

very informational man, great post

thank you hopefully it becomes a stickybecause it can help begginers

 

[Bderick67]

Size:Arowana is a large fish and will grow to 3 foot or larger under proper care.Therefore you will need a tank big enough to house 1.If the tank is too small it develops many things for example,spinal curvature

Arowana is a surface swimmer,the length and width of the tank is important,height is important too so you will need sufficient height for the arowana.The minimum tank size that i recommend is 4'x2'x2',of course the larger the better

Within a short time arowana are 24 inches in length. You cannot keep a 24" fish is a 4 foot long tank.

 

[Hao]

Within a short time arowana are 24 inches in length. You cannot keep a 24" fish is a 4 foot long tank.

ok thank youfor the input6x2.5x2.5 ok?

 

[sodenoshirayuki]

Minimum tanksize should be 6x3x2, 2' wide wont be enough.

 

[Hao]

alright il change it xD

 

[Bderick67]

IMO 6 foot long tank is no long enough for a 30" plus silver or black aro. Tank length should be about 3 times the length of the aro. So an 8 foot will take upto a 32 to 34" aro. The width should be equal to the length of the aro.

If your looking for a "life" type tank for a SA arowana, something with a 96" x 30" footprint is the minumum.

 

[Bderick67]

thank you hopefully it becomes a stickybecause it can help begginers

There are already a couple stickys with dealing with general care. If you would do some research and lots of prep work a minimum tank size sticky would be great. It should deal with each individual species and also include arowana communities. A section regarding growout tanks is also needed. Get lots of imput, stickys are bases on both fact and opinions

 

[Hao]

IMO 6 foot long tank is no long enough for a 30" plus silver or black aro. Tank length should be about 3 times the length of the aro. So an 8 foot will take upto a 32 to 34" aro. The width should be equal to the length of the aro.

If your looking for a "life" type tank for a SA arowana, something with a 96" x 30" footprint is the minumum.

i said minimum not for life but thx for da input anyway dam i can edit anymore lemme askthe mod

 

[sodenoshirayuki]

IMO 6 foot long tank is no long enough for a 30" plus silver or black aro. Tank length should be about 3 times the length of the aro. So an 8 foot will take upto a 32 to 34" aro. The width should be equal to the length of the aro.

If your looking for a "life" type tank for a SA arowana, something with a 96" x 30" footprint is the minumum.

I agree, it should be 3 times the length of the fish. 30" will probably work, but best to have 3'.