Arowana tank stocking...need your opinions!!

[Cyclop3000]

Ok. I posted a couple other questions before on this but I want to recap and make sure I do this right.

I am planning a 300g tank (minimum, might end up a little more haven't set my mind yet), and want the following fish in there:

1x Silver Arowana
1X Stingray (probably motoro, butwould rather have a specie that stays at 12" disk but we shall see what I can find around here...)
3-4x Red Belly Pacu
4x Tinfoil Barbs

Do you think this setup would work? Do you think the ray would thrive with those fishes? I am a beginner at rays, it will be my first time with them. I read a lot and think I can handle the cares...Please give me your opinion. Is this overstocking or will it look empty, agression, etc...

One more question. I have a grow-out 55g tank with a couple channa pleurophthalma at 3-4". Do you guys think I could use the same tank to grow a 4" or 6"-ish Arowana and the tinfoil barbs? I believe the channa will not bother the other fishes as long at they are below 6-10" or so...All my fish are very well fed, and of course they are moved as soon at the tank needs upgrading.

Advice please

 

[fishyfishy]

I would hold off on the tinfoils

 

[DanDanUK]

All the fish you have mentioned would make great tankmates in a 300gal i don't see any problems what so ever ! I have a 13" silver aro and he lives with a 6" tinfoil barb and they get along great ! in my honest opinion i think tinfoils make great tankmates for aro's.

Remember that the Red Belly Pacu can reach a large size 40" so bear that in mind ! Although they are slow growing !

 

[DeLgAdO]

All the fish you have mentioned would make great tankmates in a 300gal i don't see any problems what so ever ! I have a 13" silver aro and he lives with a 6" tinfoil barb and they get along great ! in my honest opinion i think tinfoils make great tankmates for aro's.

Remember that the Red Belly Pacu can reach a large size 40" so bear that in mind ! Although they are slow growing !

thats the black pacu danny boy

reds get 24-30 in

still a monster

 

[DeLgAdO]

Ok. I posted a couple other questions before on this but I want to recap and make sure I do this right.

I am planning a 300g tank (minimum, might end up a little more haven't set my mind yet), and want the following fish in there:

1x Silver Arowana
1X Stingray (probably motoro, butwould rather have a specie that stays at 12" disk but we shall see what I can find around here...)
3-4x Red Belly Pacu
4x Tinfoil Barbs

Do you think this setup would work? Do you think the ray would thrive with those fishes? I am a beginner at rays, it will be my first time with them. I read a lot and think I can handle the cares...Please give me your opinion. Is this overstocking or will it look empty, agression, etc...

One more question. I have a grow-out 55g tank with a couple channa pleurophthalma at 3-4". Do you guys think I could use the same tank to grow a 4" or 6"-ish Arowana and the tinfoil barbs? I believe the channa will not bother the other fishes as long at they are below 6-10" or so...All my fish are very well fed, and of course they are moved as soon at the tank needs upgrading.

Advice please

with the pacus i would only go with one, way too many big dudes

but you other fish choices are excellent

i dont trust the channas in the 55

put em straight in the 300 they should be fine

 

[Pout]

China Ray Or a Mekong SandShark

Pout

 

[Cyclop3000]

I put the 7" aro in the 55 with the two 3.5" channa, and 4x 2-3" tinfoil barbs. Everything is well, the channa are trying to impress the aro with their fins/coloration... Nobody bothers nobody, everything is under control. The channa are about 1/3 the size of the aro, she could snack on them if she wanted to.

This is obviously temporary, and I do not fear the channa. They are pleurophthalma so have a moderate character. If the channa start acting out I will move the aro in my 130g. My 300 is not ready yet, and anyways I would not put 1x 7" fish in a 300g. I prefer growing out the fish then housing them in large tanks.

Thanks guys for your replies, seems my plan has worked

 

[reefraymaster]

get p. Bass