Tank Size - would this work?

[thecoolguy]

hello all,

upon coming back to the US, i plan on doing a nice comm tank of some monsters.....

got a good deal on a tank with the following dimensions:

4ft L, 3ft W, 2ft H

kind of cubicle like - and i am worried about the length being too short to house an aro for life....the gallonage works out to 180 i think.....

thanks for the input....

 

[Bsixxx]

what kind of arrowana are you talking about!!

silver not a chance
black/blue no way
jar sure but longer would be better
leichardie same as jar

 

[neonmadness]

that tank would be decent for australians or asians.

 

[thecoolguy]

would this work (of course given the jar doesn't kill everyone)

1 - jar or lei
2-4 - dats
1-2 - monster plecs
1-2 - grow out silver aros

is that too much?

filtration will be dual cannister and a diy wetdry

 

[sQwiReL]

yeah you should be fine with that idea.

 

[ethnics]

it may look croweded after like 2 years. dats get jumango, and ur tank is only 4ft long. but it'll work for an aro for awhile. its wide n tall.

 

[batang_mcdo]

think your tank will be ok for jardini or asian aro

 

[thecoolguy]

if i could only get some asians in socal......

ok, so the final stocking idea:

2 - 10/11" silver (or black/blue) aros
1 - 5/7" lei or jar
4-6 - 5-8" dats
1-2 - 6/8" plecs (most likely 1 gib, 1 panaque)

all introduced within 1-2 weeks of each other ---

from there, will add accordingly as i think my filtration will be up to the task...

 

[ethnics]

2 silvers and a jar/lei in that 4ft tank wont work.

2 silvers alone will most likely fight but u can try it, but adding a jar means mayhem, even a leichardti... leichardtis are cool with tankmates, jus not tankmates that look similiar in body shape/color to them.

 

[adamstv]

ok man seriosuly take the silvers out and ur chill for quite some time.
I love how ur listing the size too of the silvers u want..... u do realise that they will be 10-11 inches for about and month then u will be effed. dont even bother with the silvers its pointless for the tank.

some people just arent cut out for the majestic silver..... LOL jk


but really