tank size

[name]

what would the minumin (spelling?) tank size be for a silver aro b.

 

[jamey0615]

250 for an adult to be comfortable, but I've seen them in a 180.

 

[woofy]

:agree: adults need HUGE tanks and grow out tanks hav to be pretty big also so the aro is never cramped or stunted.

 

[haynchinook334]

6'x3'x2' would be a great size for um' at a adult size.

 

[cr8on]

Ideally a footprint of 8'x3'.

 

[David R]

My god, here we go again! Seriously, have you not bothered reading any of the other posts in this forum? There's about 7 pages of discussion on this topic that is so recent its still going.

Let me guess, you're only 14 too but you're planning on living at home for the next 10 years too?



*edit* read this: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193662

 

[midnight]

My god, here we go again! Seriously, have you not bothered reading any of the other posts in this forum? There's about 7 pages of discussion on this topic that is so recent its still going.

Let me guess, you're only 14 too but you're planning on living at home for the next 10 years too?



*edit* read this: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193662

ya theres tons of these threads
and that link is the newest
the search option works great too


thread closed
thanks for posting

 

[eternity302]

I can't agree with u guys more!
This question is like the "SAND" Question.. and same as "is a dinosaur eel a bicher?" Why don't people ever search? I mean.. not researching is understandable cuz we're all lazy, but the search is right THERE
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[BIGtyme]

lol, definetly if you ever have the time, just go through the 1,000,000 pages of aro threads and theres only about 25 differenct topics, but everyone asks the same questions

 

[pwmin]

yep, here we go again. We need to start a good, clean discussion thread that we can run for a while, close and then sticky.

here's my opinion:
ideally....

width: 1x the length of the fish (at least)
length: 3x the length of the fish (at least)
depth: 5x the depth of the fish (at least) - this is a guesstimate...use your judgement
I would at least make the depth the same dimension as the width.


so, assuming an "average" full adult fish of 30" (which it takes a long time to get there), tank should be at least 90x30x30, (AT LEAST a 300 wide, which is only 24" high). yes, there will be silvers kept in 125's for life, but that's just cruel. You're already stuffing them in a box.