OK, my arm span is roughly 6ft. I can comfortably turn around in about 2 ft. I am human so i would expect better care than a fish. So......a 18-24" aro........in a 18" wide 125 should have no problem whatsoever turning around. It doesn't cause us discomort, and we arent even designed to flex like they are. From above, silver aro's skeletal structure is very similar to a snakes, meaning they are very flexible and can easily maneuver in tight spaces, kinda like during the flooded season in the amazon where roots and dense forests are all they know. I guess this may seem like i am rambling for no good reason and im sure bderick67 will have something of his expertise to say, but i guess everyone should get down off their throne and quit acting like they have never done anything thats not "accepted" by the "experts" on MFK. The sad thing is that i bet i've been keeping fish since most of you were born.
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The thing is, we are meant to put our arms DOWN, then i highly doubt your body is 2' thick, you should have no problem turning around in 2 ft spaces. We're not saying 18" in a 125 isnt good enoughlehrscott4;3685914; said:
its only your rediculous 5-7 year aproximation which is completely off. 5-7 years later your 2" silver is already at 36" LOL, how the heck are you suppose to fit 36" in 18" of space? Now please don't tell me 36" is completely fine in 18" of width LOL. I really don't see anybody trying to get ON the throne...Sorry pal, your 15-20 years don't match up to my 30-35 years of fish keeping, so to make it simple, no, you have not been keeping fish before I was born.I don't really care how long people have had fish...I have heard some of the dumbest, most illogical fish advice from people who are long term hobbyists. I do know however that an silver aro, after 5-7 years, should be larger than would comfortably fit in a 18" wide 125.
I determine a tank is "too small" when the fish is deformed or injuring itself, which is exactly what happened to mine after 2 years in that size tank.
I determine a tank is "too small" when the fish is deformed or injuring itself, which is exactly what happened to mine after 2 years in that size tank.
My first aro was 15-20 years ago, when fishkeeping became my passion, ive kept fish for far more years than that.Gshock;3685954; said:The thing is, we are meant to put our arms DOWN, then i highly doubt your body is 2' thick, you should have no problem turning around in 2 ft spaces. We're not saying 18" in a 125 isnt good enough
Greg31;3682643; said:Well damn. I figured i could keep a arow in a 125g. Looks like I wont be getting an arowana
I'd read a lot about keeping jardini (and arowanas in general) before starting to have one last Christmas. I then bought a used 125 gal long tank, 18" deep x 6' long, for my first baby jar at 2.5" long. He's now about 13"-14" long and healthy, and he's comfortable in this tank. He's currently in there with two 6" plecos, two 6" bala sharks, one 4" red tail shark (will not get bigger) and two 6" farlowellas. The key point is to make sure the fish has enough room to swim to be active so the tank's length is more important. Jardinis won't get as big as silver, although less flexible, but more flexible than asian's aro due to smaller scales. I might have to remove the plecos and bala shark's in the future but that's a problem. I'm counting on having my set-up for years to come with my jar in it.
For a 125 long (must be long dimension) tank, your best bet would be to raise a jardini, not a silver if you intend to keep it for at least several years.
lehrscott4;3685914; said:
Your arm span is the same length as you are tall. So if you're 6' tall and we put you in a 2' room, try to make the turn as a fish would...I bet it wouldn't be the most pleasant thing to do, over and over and over and over and over and over for the rest of your life. In fact, just sit on the floor with your legs in front of you and touch your toes. Now measure from the floor to the highest point of your body, I would imagine this would be roughly 2' - now stay in that position. Sounds pleasant, doesn't it?
I was going to reply with much the same...his example has the relative dimensions all wrong...it'd be like living in a space where the ceiling was only 4' tall...Having a fish that big in such a small tank would be like living in a closet for your life and having someone slide you pancakes under the door
Hate to tell you, but that's pretty much the life of the aquarium fish...just some get a walk-in closet....
