black aro

[davidefc]

can i house a black aro in a 5by2by2 for life with other tank mates like jd,gt,jag? if not is the another aro which is smaller and is ok with tank mates

 

[Bsixxx]

i wouldnt

only if it was the only thing i had and it had great filtratio on it but still


i say you forget the black, but you could do a jar or a lei

 

[davidefc]

arnt they the ones which go sick at 8inch and kill everythink?

 

[Bsixxx]

arnt they the ones which go sick at 8inch and kill everythink?

well yeah they have been known to get roid rages

 

[Bderick67]

jardinis are the one that turn into psycho killers at the 8-12" mark

 

[davidefc]

so NO for a black even if the filtration would be a fx5 and maybe somethink else? i saw someone who had a 28inch in a 4by2by25 and hes looked realy good and healthy?

 

[Bsixxx]

so NO for a black, filtration would be a fx5 and maybe somethink else?

yeah i would say no on the black

and your tsnk is what a 150?

i would do an fx5 and maybe two AC110's

 

[davidefc]

so whats the minimum for a black aro? also i carnt find alot of info on the lei but a site said they are quite aggressive? also i have found a site saying the minimum for a aro is 55gallon hahaha->
http://www.aquaworldnet.com/awmag/a_3aroen.htm

 

[davidefc]

scroll down to housing arowanas

 

[Bderick67]

so whats the minimum for a black aro? also i carnt find alot of info on the lei but a site said they are quite aggressive? also i have found a site saying the minimum for a aro is 55gallon hahaha->
http://www.aquaworldnet.com/awmag/a_3aroen.htm

Well there ya go, sounds like you should have no problem then.

Personally I believe the tank for an aro should have a length 3x that of the aro and the width/depth should be equal to the aro. So figure a black aro is gonna get 30-32" then a 8' x 2.5' x 2' would be good for life. Your 5 x 2 x 2 would be fine for a couple years up untill the aro reached about 18-20".

As for that black which is housed in a 4 x 2 x 2, I beleive he just got it.