Long question about Aro tank size...

[Deep Blue Sea]

Do you really mean that? or are you trying to be funny?

it was a joke haha

 

[jlnguyen74]

120? psh 75 is fine

75 is too roomy!

Do you really mean that? or are you trying to be funny?

Actually, if you can find a 75gal with a 4'x18" footprint, it may work, too. With some good filtration, and frequent water change, 30%-40% weekly at least

 

[scriving]

125

 

[knightmare1968]

it was a joke haha

I know, but I was hoping to avoid those kind of answers.

 

[knightmare1968]

125

thanks

 

[iloveoscars702]

yeah a friend of my mine ray (half fish half amazing) has two 24"+ silver aros in his 125 gal and they look nicer than most peoples aros lol.

and me i have three in a 130 gal. well they are only 9-10" right now haha

 

[pi-eyed]

I have two silvers(14" and 9") in a 75 gallon for now. I plan on getting one more and moving them to a 180--72"x24"x24" for good. So I think a 100 gallon with a width of 24" would be fine...


Good thread,
Chris

 

[knightmare1968]

yeah a friend of my mine ray (half fish half amazing) has two 24"+ silver aros in his 125 gal and they look nicer than most peoples aros lol.

and me i have three in a 130 gal. well they are only 9-10" right now haha

Cool some real life experiance.... no issues with the half amazing mans TWO aros in a 125?

 

[rhodes_96]

As long as the tank is wide enough so the fish doesnt get gill curl from always turning sharply.

This is a bit of a debatable subject.
While everyone will agree gill curl is caused by bad water and or temperature shock, not everyone will agree to the fish turning sharply causing gill curl from a smaller than what is considered normal tank.
Many people in Asia keep arowanas in very small tanks by US standards for a very long time. I personally know a guy in singapore who has a 23" 24k gold keep in a 80 gallon for 15 years and till this day the fish is fine. There are people who keep them in 18'' wide tanks and they are healthy. Many people in china keep them in 16-18" wide tanks and the fish are fine.

I can also understand that not all fish have the same temperament and some may stress themselves out due to the space around them regardless if the water and tempertaure are fine.

I have keep adult asian, australian and south american silver arowanas in 3x2x2 and 4x2x2 for over a year some 2 years at a time before they moved into their new tanks, and the fish have been fine.
I personally believe that water quality and tempertaure stability are the most important factors for keeping all arowana healthy, but in some fish the size of the tank can also have an effect on it's health.

 

[jlnguyen74]

Cool some real life experiance.... no issues with the half amazing mans TWO aros in a 125?

Not at all! At one time, he even had a pima with them