Arowana Tank Setup

[Dredd_3005]

Hi everyone, i have a 150 gallon stamdard Aquarium currently housing a crossback gold of about 7 inches, an albino bicher of about 6inches and a pair of albino bristlenose plecos.
1) is my tank overstocked or can i add more fishes if so then which ones ?
2)i am running an ac110 and a sun 304b is it adequate filteration for my tank? Can i go all HOB ? How many hob wud i need if yes ?

 

[xDestro]

No your tank is not overstock but your arowana will out grow the tank fairly quickly. If you wanna go all HOB I would personally have at least 3 if your not gonna have anything else.

 

[tlindsey]

Welcome aboard

Like stated the Aro will grow fast and I suggest adding more Bichir that get larger than Senegal Bichir.

 

[Dredd_3005]

Will my aro eat the bichir ive heard they grow big too ???
And what type of fish can i get if i wanna stock it a bit more cuz it looks kinda empty just the aro swimming and the bichir wandering on the bottom !?

 

[hibackgoldaro]

i also have a 150g with a 12" hiback gold and 5 geophagos redhead tapajos...i think your stock is fine as long as you keep up with weekly water changes....i normally do about 40% WC each week and for filtration i'm running 2 FX6..

 

[Dredd_3005]

i also have a 150g with a 12" hiback gold and 5 geophagos redhead tapajos...i think your stock is fine as long as you keep up with weekly water changes....i normally do about 40% WC each week and for filtration i'm running 2 FX6..

Arent we supposed to do biweekly water changes of about 20-30 percent ?? Well fluval isn’t available where i live and is pretty expensive too.

 

[xDestro]

Test your nitrates 1 week after a water change.. If there under 20 imo your fine to do biweekly but I would still do 50% change

 

[Backfromthedead]

is it a 150 high or 150 long? 48"x24"x30" or 72x18x24? or some custom dimensions? this makes a big difference imo. in any case i think your aro will outgrow the tank eventually.

 

[Dredd_3005]

is it a 150 high or 150 long? 48"x24"x30" or 72x18x24? or some custom dimensions? this makes a big difference imo. in any case i think your aro will outgrow the tank eventually.

Its 60x24x24 i h

 

[Backfromthedead]

Its 60x24x24 i h

oh thats a nice size actually. thatll hold the aro for a good long while. once he hits 18"+ it might get tight though.