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[theflash]

thanks to all who have answered me..i wasnt too sure about the length bc i knew they can b as long as that tank is..not too sure when ill b getting anything bigger than a 150g anytime soon but maybe ill add an aro when i know i can upgrade his home

as of no the 150g is empty in my basement..ive been picking away at it slowly..ill let you guys know when its almost up and running

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

like most ppl on here said that wider is more important but also consider do you really want a 2-3 foot fish swimming in a 4 foot tank. I had a silver aro that grew like a weed from 4 inches to 15 inches in like 9 months or so and i only had a 75 at the time so i sold him. Now if you get a jardini they grow much slower and in a tank they usually only hit 18-22 inches. I've been around aros since i was about 4 years old when my dad kept a few. He had a silver in a 125 for 4 years that was 22 inches when he got rid of it. So he switched to jardinis and kept that for 5 years and it never got past 19 inches. When he got rid of it it checked up on it when it was in the lfs show tank that was 450 gallon and it only grew another inch or so. You could get by with a jar for a few years in a 125 if not maybe even life. These fish need room to turn but some ppl think if its 2 feet long then it need 3 foot wide tanks to turn not true. My dads 22 inch silver had no problem turning in the 125. Aro's can bend their bodies pretty good. If you really want a aro get a jardini. I own one right now and his final home will be a 150(6X18 1/4X28) in about a year or so when I get a new place. In a 55 he will last in there till then and if not the 75 will get set back up. Good luck if you get one and liek everyone else with an aro you will love it 100%.

 

[Gshock]

like most ppl on here said that wider is more important but also consider do you really want a 2-3 foot fish swimming in a 4 foot tank. I had a silver aro that grew like a weed from 4 inches to 15 inches in like 9 months or so and i only had a 75 at the time so i sold him. Now if you get a jardini they grow much slower and in a tank they usually only hit 18-22 inches. I've been around aros since i was about 4 years old when my dad kept a few. He had a silver in a 125 for 4 years that was 22 inches when he got rid of it. So he switched to jardinis and kept that for 5 years and it never got past 19 inches. When he got rid of it it checked up on it when it was in the lfs show tank that was 450 gallon and it only grew another inch or so. You could get by with a jar for a few years in a 125 if not maybe even life. These fish need room to turn but some ppl think if its 2 feet long then it need 3 foot wide tanks to turn not true. My dads 22 inch silver had no problem turning in the 125. Aro's can bend their bodies pretty good. If you really want a aro get a jardini. I own one right now and his final home will be a 150(6X18 1/4X28) in about a year or so when I get a new place. In a 55 he will last in there till then and if not the 75 will get set back up. Good luck if you get one and liek everyone else with an aro you will love it 100%.

You've been exposed to some pretty bad fish keeping then. silvers dont max out at 22" neither do jars at 19". You basically just stunted them since your tank won't allow for it to grow. Theres just no possible way an aro will be fine for a couple years, let alone for life in a 125.

 

[Chaitika]

Tank size for aros is not just about being wide enough to turn. It's about the tank being big enough so the aro can use its physique as it was designed. They are very powerful swimmers and they often display natural hunting behaviours in bigger tanks. Since building an 8 footer and housing one of my asians in it after having him in a 6x2, I could never again recommend anything smaller than 8x3 for an adult aro, no matter the species. I know lots of people keep them in 4x2, 5x2, 6x18, 6x2. I'll still suggest that they be given at least an 8x2 footprint.

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

I wouldnt say i was exposed to bad fish keeping. My father is pretty knowledgeable when it comes to aro's as its his favorite fish. I never said that the fish max at the sizes i stated thats just what my dads fish hit until he sold them. His silver aro was about a year old when he got it and he had it for 4 years anf the fish store that had him aftert that had it for 10 more years. If you ask me for any fish thats a pretty long life. A estimates 15 years for that aro and the jar died after 8 years. I got a 150 for my jardini for $200 and larger tanks ar hard to come by here on craigslist. If i could find a 180 i would buy it so unitl then I'll make sure its looked after the right way. Buy the way the lfs here sells jars for $50 but i know the guy so I got mine for $30. He has a 6 of them and the larger one he has has for about 5 or 6 months and its only grown about 4 inches. I like the growth rate of jars and their look They will last a while in a 125 or 150. For life it could work but I'm not the fish. To be honest a fish like a aro should be given a pond but this doesnt happen so if someone can give a large fish a 125 or 150 thats better than some you see in 55-90 gallon tanks ans the fish is 17-20 inches. Theres plenty of videos with ppl who have 24 inch aros on 75 gallon tanks alone and look very healthy with no drop ey or nothing. To me this is a lil wrong but it wont stop ppl from doing it. I have plenty of time to upgrade if i need to as do most ppl who are serious about keeping aros

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

Tank size for aros is not just about being wide enough to turn. It's about the tank being big enough so the aro can use its physique as it was designed. They are very powerful swimmers and they often display natural hunting behaviours in bigger tanks. Since building an 8 footer and housing one of my asians in it after having him in a 6x2, I could never again recommend anything smaller than 8x3 for an adult aro, no matter the species. I know lots of people keep them in 4x2, 5x2, 6x18, 6x2. I'll still suggest that they be given at least an 8x2 footprint.

If you can find one and afford it i totally agree but thats not always the case.

 

[jclyde13]

I wouldnt say i was exposed to bad fish keeping. My father is pretty knowledgeable when it comes to aro's as its his favorite fish. I never said that the fish max at the sizes i stated thats just what my dads fish hit until he sold them. His silver aro was about a year old when he got it and he had it for 4 years anf the fish store that had him aftert that had it for 10 more years. If you ask me for any fish thats a pretty long life. A estimates 15 years for that aro and the jar died after 8 years. I got a 150 for my jardini for $200 and larger tanks ar hard to come by here on craigslist. If i could find a 180 i would buy it so unitl then I'll make sure its looked after the right way. Buy the way the lfs here sells jars for $50 but i know the guy so I got mine for $30. He has a 6 of them and the larger one he has has for about 5 or 6 months and its only grown about 4 inches. I like the growth rate of jars and their look They will last a while in a 125 or 150. For life it could work but I'm not the fish. To be honest a fish like a aro should be given a pond but this doesnt happen so if someone can give a large fish a 125 or 150 thats better than some you see in 55-90 gallon tanks ans the fish is 17-20 inches. Theres plenty of videos with ppl who have 24 inch aros on 75 gallon tanks alone and look very healthy with no drop ey or nothing. To me this is a lil wrong but it wont stop ppl from doing it. I have plenty of time to upgrade if i need to as do most ppl who are serious about keeping aros

If your dad's aro was only 22" after 4 years, then I can guarantee you it was stunted. I've had my silver aro for less than a year and got it at about 4-5", and it is already 22-23" long (and I don't power-feed or anything, if I did, it would probably be over 24" by now). The average silver aro will get to around 30" in 4 years if properly cared for.

 

[Gshock]

I wouldnt say i was exposed to bad fish keeping. My father is pretty knowledgeable when it comes to aro's as its his favorite fish. I never said that the fish max at the sizes i stated thats just what my dads fish hit until he sold them. His silver aro was about a year old when he got it and he had it for 4 years anf the fish store that had him aftert that had it for 10 more years. If you ask me for any fish thats a pretty long life. A estimates 15 years for that aro and the jar died after 8 years. I got a 150 for my jardini for $200 and larger tanks ar hard to come by here on craigslist. If i could find a 180 i would buy it so unitl then I'll make sure its looked after the right way. Buy the way the lfs here sells jars for $50 but i know the guy so I got mine for $30. He has a 6 of them and the larger one he has has for about 5 or 6 months and its only grown about 4 inches. I like the growth rate of jars and their look They will last a while in a 125 or 150. For life it could work but I'm not the fish. To be honest a fish like a aro should be given a pond but this doesnt happen so if someone can give a large fish a 125 or 150 thats better than some you see in 55-90 gallon tanks ans the fish is 17-20 inches. Theres plenty of videos with ppl who have 24 inch aros on 75 gallon tanks alone and look very healthy with no drop ey or nothing. To me this is a lil wrong but it wont stop ppl from doing it. I have plenty of time to upgrade if i need to as do most ppl who are serious about keeping aros

If you can only get 22" out of your aro after 4 years, your silver is severely stunted. If you can only get 20" out of your jar, your jar is severely stunted. Almost every silver we've seen posted on this forum gets over 24" within the first year or 2. If the most you can provide is a 125 or a 150, you honestly shouldnt even be keeping fish like this. Not being able to find or afford a tank is no excuse to keep oversized fish in undersized tanks. If you cant afford the tank, dont keep the fish.

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

everyone on this site is funny. stunting happens everywhere. Its just about impossible to get an aro to full size in a tank unless u can provide a pond. Stunting is part of fish keeping. If there was no stunting then we would all be keeping convict and mollies. Most post arent saying hey if you got a 125 then you can keep a aro for life. I'm just saying that 125' and 150's are better than what some ppl keep aros in. How many times have you seen and oversized aro in a 55 or 75. I'm just saying its better than what some people keep them in thats all. And if an aro is hitting 22 inches in a year in a tank and your not overfeeding then ur giving it steroids. My silver aro was overfed and it only grew like 12 inches in like 8 months and then i saw no growth for the last month and a half i had it. Some aros grow faster than other and some slowdown sooner than others too. Dont make me out to be a bad fish keeper. Ive had 3 silver aros and now i have my first jar. I always did the right thing and sold them if they got too big and felt they needed a new tank and that was the silvers. I'm just letting the OP that if he wants an aro and will be able to upgrade then a 150 will be ok for a jardini for a year or 2 if fed lightly. My friend kept a jar in a 55 for a year and a half and it was fed once a day. In a year and a half it hit 13 inches from 4 when he got it. It turned fine in the 55 and had no health problems. That jar now lives in a 150 and is in a custom made 155 thats 19 inches wide and the jar is now 17 inches and doing great and being fed once or twice a day. My friend will get a bigger tank if needed. Just saying my two cents that housing these fish can be done for a period of time in smaller tanks but they do better in bigger tanks. Not trying to piss ppl off

 

[jsg0620]

Yes i got a 20 inch in my 150 and its fine...people would disagree and say u need a 500 or bigger but its BS.u should be fine