Black Arowana
- Thread starter Hellman
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AQUAMONSTER;5006085; said:
Blanket generalizations such as this are misleading. I have a 22 month old black aro that is 26-27" long. Properly kept they can growth just as fast and just as long as silvers, though adult blacks will only carry about half the bulk of a similar length silver.
sorry just something i was told. Being around aros most of my life i would say the average aro keeper has them in tanks smaller than 180 gallons. may not be right but its better than a 55 which ive seen a 23 incher in. Only lived for 4 years
AQUAMONSTER;5006607; said:
Not right though is it?
I refer to these people as "Aro Haver" instead of "Aro Keeper".
no its not right to keep them in a 55 at all. But i think when it comes to aros people forget how flexible this fish really is. Yes the fish deserves a big tank. But for most people a 180-300 gallon tanks arent easy to afford or keep running. I've gorwn up around aros since i was 2 years old. Ive seen them in big tanks and small tanks. I've seen an aro live for 10 years in a 125. I sold my first silver aro at 16 inches because i didnt want him to stay in a 55 with other fish. The guy who bought it brought it to the lfs all messed up and it died. All im saying that some people who keep them in 125-150 and 180's give them a much better life than most people. I was in the lfs saturday and a guy is there with his son and is telling me his 55 has a huge severum, and a 17 inch silver aro in it and he was there looking for another fish for the tank. I asked him if he planned on getting a bigger tank and he said he was buying a 90 and that was gonna be the life long tank for the fish.