Monsterfish in planted tanks

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Its very doable but id stick with my barebottom tanks for tank busters.
I would setup a heavily planted tank with the cutesy fishes. Just preference.
 
ONE of your peacock bass tanks? How many do you have? And where do you get those guys? I dont think I have ever seen one for sale here in Kansas.
 
Bare bottom tanks are definitely much easier to clean considering the fact that almost all monster fishes are messy feeders. But a planted tank is still much nicer to look at.
 
hi ther i have two large arrowanas silver in a large tank with plastic plants no trouble the temp is 28 ihave two external filters two internal filters and a fluadised sand folter i carry out a 50%water change once a week and always use sress coat hope this is of help
 
peanut said:
hi ther i have two large arrowanas silver in a large tank with plastic plants

I wouldn't call that a "planted tank", though ;)

HarleyK
 
you can also grow some of the lower light plants right onto wood or rocks. that ought to help in a monster tank. presents some aquascaping challenges though
 
I'll try to get some pics up. I have a 150 heavily planted. 390 W pc lighting, co2, pmdd daily fertilizers, laterite, 14 in. arowana, thin bar datnoid, 6 5 in. clown loaches. The aro is starting to think the loaches look tasty, so this will be a problem. But the tank is looking good.
 
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