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I agree with Delgado, although not on his "more stringent " terms ( to put it mildly ):)

You acn keep the Lei, at ease, for some time n the 30 gallon. Cover it perfectly well, ecause they are jumpers!!

Welcome to the den of the Aro Lunatics!!:)
 
Best when talking tank sizes to include demensions. How long is the 30 gallon?
The way I see it you are/will be housing fish that are going to eventually need to be placed in tanks that are in the monster size. A standard 180 gallon (6' x 2' x 2')would be minimum for both. I don't think you could ever house the bass and the lei in the same tank either.

There is nothing wrong with growing out fish in smaller tanks, I am currently doing it myself. You just always need to have the next tank ready. When growing out my Arowanas I've always had them in a tank that has a length 3x the fish and a width at least 1x the fish.

In your case I would look into a 180 gallon to get the bass into. You could then keep the lei in the 90 gallon(assuming 48" x 18" x 24"). I think the lei could live comfortably in there up untill it is in the 15-16" range.

Congrats on winning the lei,
Good luck with your future ]\/[onster fish keeping.
 
Bderick67;807930; said:
Best when talking tank sizes to include demensions. How long is the 30 gallon?
The way I see it you are/will be housing fish that are going to eventually need to be placed in tanks that are in the monster size. A standard 180 gallon (6' x 2' x 2')would be minimum for both. I don't think you could ever house the bass and the lei in the same tank either.
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not a 180 :irked:

a semi adult leichardti will go nuts in a 180, they get very frustrated in small tanks. a 180 will need the boot one it hits jsut under 24''
 
DeLgAdO;808246; said:
not a 180 :irked:

a semi adult leichardti will go nuts in a 180, they get very frustrated in small tanks. a 180 will need the boot one it hits jsut under 24''
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Just wondering, how big is your silver and what size tank is he in?
 
Derpeder;807087; said:
Hey I am now a Arowana Noob.

I actually won the post a palooza!!! So I'm getting my tank ready.

Now I have a 95 gallon tank that currently has a 6 inch LMB and 4 inch Small mouth in it. and I also have an empty 30 gallon.

Now I assume the Aro is gonna be a Juvie so is it okay for me to keep him in the 30 gallon short term until I can get my hands on a larger tank?

Or would he be okay short term with the Bass...This idea I don't think is that great being the bass are so aggressive.

third option is to say bu-bye to the bass and put the Aro in the 95....this option I really would not like doing as I love the bass, but I have wanted an aro for a long time now so it is an option.

thanks for your help.
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congradulations..... there are so many Arowana owners on MFK i am sure you will learn everything you need to know and MORE! I do not know anything about bass so i will let someone else answer your question on that.. congradulations again..what a win:headbang2
 
once you get the aro in whatever tank you put it in post some pics
 
I kept my leichardti in a 180 for approx 1 year. It was 24" for most of this time.

It started out fine...but eventually he started to freak. He smashed through 2 times.

I'm not saying it won't work. There are plenty of other factors. Some being that mine is a wild caught and the fact the previous tank it came from was also larger.
 
congrats bro on your new aro. i think the guys are correct you should keep him on a bigger tank.
 
Thanks everyone for all the help and info.

I would never literally just throw the bass out. I love those fish. I would need to find them a good home. Thats why I want to keep the Aro in my 30 until then.

The 30 dem. are 30" wide 18" tall and 13" front to back.

I'll definately post some pics once I get it.

and I guess I need to plan on larger then 180 gallons in the future. THATS AWESOME!! Just a great excuse to get more monster tanks and fish!!!

how long will it take this fish to get say 12" ..... its going to be 3" to 5"?

Thanks again.
 
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