sucked into the silvers!
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well from what i've been told, not very long. im guessing 3 months tops for mine. its aboout 2 1/2" right now.
i dont see the harm in keeping it in a 55 for a couple months when its this small....?
There is no harm in that. It is the 125 gallon comment that is controversial. Most people here agree that a 30 inch fish doesn't remotely belong in a tank that is 18 inches wide. Also, a lower temp lowers the immune system of the fish making them more likely to get ick. Ick is a parasite. If there is no ick in your system, you could freeze them to death before they get ich. But what do I know? I'm not young enough to know everything.
Also, it seems as though the most widely accepted theory(but still a theory), is that aros in captivity get drop eye as a result of trauma from running into the sides of the tanks/lids. Considering how many fish die due to jumping out of the tank, it seems to be the most likely. Again, it hasn't been proven but considering how fish kept in ponds seem to have much lower rates of DE and it is rather rare in the wild, there is a high correlation between fish in kept in aquariums and fish that develop DE.
okay, well yeah that sounds dumb it would hardly have room to move around.
thats how im judging on when to rehome my arowana, my tank is 13" wide, so when my aro reaches about 12 i'll rehome him. unless he shows signs of stress before that then i'll rehome him sooner. or if i can find a bigger tank and convince my rents to let me put it in their house lol
thats how im judging on when to rehome my arowana, my tank is 13" wide, so when my aro reaches about 12 i'll rehome him. unless he shows signs of stress before that then i'll rehome him sooner. or if i can find a bigger tank and convince my rents to let me put it in their house lolokay well thanks for telling me that, his temp is set at 85 and i dont plan on dropping it. that makes alot of sence about the DE though because my boyfriend had a silver arowana and it had drop eye when he got it but after having it in his 150gal for a few weeks it corrected itself and i think it was in a much smaller tank the guy had it in before.
okay, well yeah that sounds dumb it would hardly have room to move around.
There is no problem with that. The fish will be fine at that size. I'd say you've got a few solid months(6+). People love to exaggerate and claim the fish will outgrow it in 2 days. Just don't get too attached and be prepared to let it go. Also, I've seen people use floating plants to calm their aros down and it seems to work. If you don't mind the look, some duckweed or the like might not be a bad idea.
85 might be a tad bit high but it should be fine, especially for a young fish. As it grows you could lower it to 82 and it would be fine but either way it should be alright. Just keep an eye on it. If it seems like its breathing hard, bump it down a few degrees and see if it improves.
To be honest, I've never heard of silvers recovering from DE although if it was a mild case I don't see why it isn't possible.
okay thanks for the advice, i will deffinatly look into it. i'll be able to let him go for his own good without a problem, i had a red bellied pirnaha that i rehomed because it was getting to big and it bit my cat right on the nose when it was drinking from the tank
but thanks again, now im not freaking out about it outgrowing my tank over nightand eating me in my sleep.
oh also is it odd for the aro to eat everything i put in the tank for food? i thought they were finicky eaters, mine even eats crappy fish flakes and brine shrimp.
