silver aro in this tank size, ok?

[Bderick67]

Your tank works out to be 280 gallons, but a standard 240g would be better.

To me, you can get away some with the thinner tank but need length to compensate. I think a 80" x 25" x31" tank has a footprint bit on the small size for a large aro. With the 240g demensions I think most were assuming (96" x 24" x 24") you are OK with having an silver aro until it's about 30" long. To grow that large could take anywhere between 5-12 years, although there are cases of silvers reaching 3' in 5 years.

 

[gian krlo]

mmm nice hehe im good then, well i have to say silver aro's grow up to 120cm, and in tank stay normally between 80cm and 100cm. Thats how people keep them here hehe

 

[milkman407]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33159

 

[Bderick67]

In the case you misread my last post, I think your tank is a bit on the small size. In order to get away with only 65cm your tank would need to be 240cm(8 ft) long. Having a tall tank does not do much good in adding swimming area for the silver. You would be better with a larger tank.

 

[fshfanatic]

a full grown arowana can reach 4 feet in the wild,

actually, they get bigger

 

[Bderick67]

a full grown arowana can reach 4 feet in the wild, and no doubt an easy 3' in aquaria if you consider my arowanas getting 2' in 1 year. immagine how big they would get if i still had them.

actually, they get bigger

Would love to actually see one at this size, see this stated often but never with pics.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

I think that youd be ok for a few years and then you could upgrade like im gonna do.

 

[xxblwn408]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33159

This ^^^ post was made by a guy that keeps his aro in a 180...

All this talk about aros getting this big in the wild blah blah blah. I thought he was asking how big an AQUARIUM for a silver aro.

IMO you will be fine with what you have. Just cover the tank well and your aro should live a long healthy life.

 

[cenecker]

well.......bigger is always better and frankly a fully grown silver aro would definetly use an entire 20,000 gal tank...but frankly considering how many are stuffed in tanks of 125 or even fewer gallons... I wouldn't feel too guilty putting one in your tank! He will certainly be fine for 3-5 years...and if you have him that long you might love him enough to upgrade

 

[cenecker]

Would love to actually see one at this size, see this stated often but never with pics.

YES PLEASE people talk all freaking day about those monster 4 foot silver aros, but seriously I'd love to see an ACTUAL picture or record of a silver even close to that size.