Long question about Aro tank size...

[nmadsen4]

Considering a silver easily reaches 20"+ in an aquarium setting, I would have to say that you need a 24" width. The length is still important but not as much as the width.

Also, regarding Jar's, I currently house a 14" jar in a 180g with a jag, mota, oscar and a snook. Although he's still quite young, most state that jar's go nuts around 8-10" and mine has far surpassed that in a community setting without any fighting.

 

[Egon]

How wide do you think that needs to be? and what do you base that on? I have seen big ones in 60 gallon tanks with out gill curl is that big enough?

I think 2 feet is the minimum. So a 180 would be the minimum IMO 72"X24"x24". I've seen two footers in a 125: 72"x18"x24" 18" is the width and I've seen bad gill curl on those fish.

Just an opinion. Obviously you want to keep your fish happy just like the rest of us. I have a 2 foot black aro in a 450 and I think the tank is too small

Every one on here wants, and is planning for, a larger tank

Every one!

 

[Deep Blue Sea]

I think 2 feet is the minimum. So a 180 would be the minimum IMO 72"X24"x24". I've seen two footers in a 125: 72"x18"x24" 18" is the width and I've seen bad gill curl on those fish.

Just an opinion. Obviously you want to keep your fish happy just like the rest of us. I have a 2 foot black aro in a 450 and I think the tank is too small

Every one on here wants, and is planning for, a larger tank

Every one!

haha seriously? if I had a 450 Id fill that thing with like 6-8 silvers

 

[~ocean]

I have another suggestion. With the save money thing, try to think about a DIY pond. fairly cheap incomparison to a full aquaria. 100 dollars of wood, 100 dollars of foam and 50 bucks of plastic cover plus 100 of decor and tada! oh and 50 bucks for DIY filter.

 

[Egon]

If......

I'm looking at a 3000 gallon tank right now, crossing fingers. Maybe I will get my dream

 

[HighBackRTG]

Considering a silver easily reaches 20"+ in an aquarium setting, I would have to say that you need a 24" width. The length is still important but not as much as the width.

Also, regarding Jar's, I currently house a 14" jar in a 180g with a jag, mota, oscar and a snook. Although he's still quite young, most state that jar's go nuts around 8-10" and mine has far surpassed that in a community setting without any fighting.

I don't have much experience with larger sized Jardinis, so I can't vouch for what I say but imo jardinis like to play favorites. My now 6 inch jardini (4 when I got it with the tail fin problem) absolutely hates all cichlids. Given all occasions when I had a cichlid in the tank, it went after them relentlessly. Yet any other fish he ignored, had a molly in the tank for a few days holding it before gifting it to my cousin. Never bothered a scale on it. Had black arowana in there as well for about 3 days, just followed it around the tank patrolling like they were buddies. I've since put the black in a different tank after many MFKers advised me to do so. Not sure if I'll ever put them back together to see if anything happens.

 

[HighBackRTG]

Does anyone know who can make custom sized tanks and the price? Before I mentioned a 90x22x18 custom dimensioned tank. It's about 154 gallons, would it cost more to custom order this? Or to just buy the standard 180 gallon.

 

[leeishom]

Currently I'm vacationing in hong kong.
I've visited the famous 'tung choi gai' or water spinach street, both sides of this street, nothing but LFS. Selling gold fishes all the way to RTC's and silver aros.
Visited a LFS selling nothing but RTC's X backs: the biggest one approx. 20" within a 30G tank. Then I visited another LFS, approx. 25 5" to 7" silver aros. All in a 40G.
The funny thing is: not even one silver arowana, big or small suffered from DE.
Like the OP mentioned; most of the fishes apprear healthy and very active within smaller than suggested tanks.

The things is; the Asian approach of caring for fishes differ compared to the western approach.
Bigger, stronger, expensive is the norm in the states.
In Asia, hong kong, korea, japan are notoriously known to go the extra mile on expenses to care for their pets, this also includes the states.

I might get flamed for this: 180G tank is the minimum for any arowana.

 

[Bderick67]

Problem here with many of the opinions are, they come from either those who cannot afford, don't have the room or their parents wont let them get, a proper sized tank to house an arowana. Does common sense apply? If ya can't provide a tank that is at least 3x as long as the fish and has a width at least equal to the fish's length, then you should be looking towards other smaller species of fish.

This "real life" experience is of a 13 year olds overstuffed tank, take a look at the pics of the toxic fish soup, very sad. I have kept two 24"+ silvers in a 180g, it doesn't work. But then again everyone has their own opinions, there is even still idiots that keep bettas in bowls. Of course at least those bowls are 3-4x longer then the fish itself.

 

[BenSow]

could the aros be bought huge?