Bderick67;2945760; said:
Black Aros them selfs grow to be 4 feet. So yeah that definitely wouldn't work.
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Black Aros them selfs grow to be 4 feet. So yeah that definitely wouldn't work.
Red tail catking;2945888; said:
that means a 5' foot tank would be out of the question as well. i still think that a black aro that is being grown out would be housed more comfortably in a 4x2 than a 5x1.5...
perhaps an aro is not an option then...
I say go for it. they dont grow quite as fast and plus, once it outgrows, they are always in demand and you could get 200 plus for it, and i have never heard of or seen a 4 foot black aro.
LBathory;2945981; said:
i concur. some people just get touchy about the subject. i've grown out aros before and when they out grew the tank, i'd sell them and buy another baby. its a vicious cycle.
Red tail catking;2945888; said:
Not likely, especially in the home aquaria.
fish_geek85;2945969; said:
Best to try to keep the aro in a tank with a length 3x that of the arowana and a width/depth at least equal to the arowana. With SA aros the lenth is more improtant IMO since they are constantly swimming. I a 4x2' tank the aro would basically be swimming in a continous circle. In a 72x18" 125g the aro can swim some length at speed before having to turn.
Ideally if the OP could provide a 180g 6x2x2' tank it would probably be 3 years before having to upgrade.
Then again he could end up with a black like mine, she has only grown about 8" in 25 months and currently is only 19" long.
You can use the 4' or 6' tank fine,....as a grow out. Just know your options down the line. Definitely not a tank for life. It's one thing to educate someone about the needs/requirements, but take it easy. No need to imply like the guy is already housing a full grown aro with those tanks.
of course it is worth it. aros are a joy to care for and you'd make some decent money once its sold. good luck getting the beast out though. haha 
