Is this tank size ok for a silver?

[dchaos52]

Will an 8'x2'x2' be big enough for one silver arowana for life....? if not how long could he stay in here... and i might be able to bump it up to 2.5-3' width

 

[joel]

depends on who you ask. i'd say its good enough.

 

[dchaos52]

Yea, ive seen much worse.. i might go with 2.5' width though

 

[PoopSmart]

Its alot better than most, but a 30" width would be the best.

I would go for the 30", you will thank yourself when the aro is bigger than 24" and looking nice and comfy in his 30" wide tank.

 

[dchaos52]

Its alot better than most, but a 30" width would be the best.

I would go for the 30", you will thank yourself when the aro is bigger than 24" and looking nice and comfy in his 30" wide tank.

ugh i guess your right....

 

[Bderick67]

Alot of people will tell you that a 8'x2'x2' would be good for life, I find it hard to imagine a 32-33" silver in a tank that narrow. If you can go for a 300g wide which will add 6 more inches of depth. If the 240g is all you can get then go for it, in 4-5 years once the silver aro has grown quite large you may find yourself upgrading then.

 

[dchaos52]

oh actually 30" is very do-able ill go with that for sure

 

[dchaos52]

Alot of people will tell you that a 8'x2'x2' would be good for life, I find it hard to imagine a 32-33" silver in a tank that narrow. If you can go for a 300g wide which will add 6 more inches of depth. If the 240g is all you can get then go for it, in 4-5 years once the silver aro has grown quite large you may find yourself upgrading then.

im going for a 8foot by 30in by 2feet if needed, ill upgrade but by then ill be off to college so ill have to give him up anyway

 

[dchaos52]

The tank will be exactly 300G, thats all i can do and im positive it will be fine for the time i have to keep him.

 

[badfish]

A 240g will house a silver but a 300g would be much beter go big especially if its not a problem. Some people house multiple aros in a 180g i just came from china town the guy at the lfs had 4 huge aros in a 180 and he was using it as his desk, amazing they seamed happy and had been in that tank for years.