tank size

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Ya it is a fight we all live with, trust me if I had a 2000 gallon tank or larger, someday I might, I would love to have a couple very large cats, some arows, and maybe even maybe an arapaima, but at this point I try not to get fish that will take up allot of space and keep the free roaming theme alive. You comment- as long as the fish can maneuver no problem its all good, I agree just some figure it more than others, some say it is when a fish touches the front to back and so on. And I think allot of people post crap just to post.


dayak said:
as long as the fish can maneuver no problem its all good, some people not as lucky as you are or me LOL
and you did the right thing but 2 grown aros in 600 tank i would see it as "its all good" to live there their life.
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Chrisplosion said:
I have no play in this, not even my section. I just love a good "discussion", hence the popcorn.
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me too, im getting tired of noob getting flamed and ganged here, posted this to break the trend going on in this section of forum..its getting old..why not discuss things like more knowledgeable and get to know the noob instead :D
 
dayak said:
as long as the fish can maneuver no problem its all good
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Define "maneuver properly". I would say that a silver aro close to 2' in length cannot "maneuver properly" in an 8x2x2' tank, despite it appearing to have plenty of room to swim, as it can only really swim back and forth. That is just my opinion, others would try keep it in there until it has to fold in half to turn around.

As for flaming the noobs who start off with young fish in small tanks, I agree with T1KARMANN. It is far more expensive to upgrade as the fish grows, and best intentions don't always work out, especially when they fish grows far faster than expected. IMO tank size has far more of an effect on the growth and lifespan of a fish than most people realise and accept. It can and does work sometimes, and in fact putting a young skittish aro into a hige tank can have the opposite effect, but if you want a healthy fish that will grow to its full potential you should be upgrading the tank long before you need to...
 
Sorry to jump on the band wagon but I feel I must agree with a number of people here and disagree with much of your assessment. You start on a rock solid foundation, with an interesting observation yet your whole argument is lost by the ambiguity of it all- you've given no suitable dimensions, just outright criticized 99% of the people on here because you believe their tanks are too small. So, what do you consider is big enough? You’ve said 1000g is not sufficient, so what is?
And by going further, we find that you're point is further negated by your hypocrisy- do you have a 1000g tank? No? Why not, if you believe so strongly that an Arowana cannot be housed in something less?

Finally, I'm a 'Noob' to this sub-forum (Damn, I hate that word) yet, with a bit of research, it is possible to walk in here and not immediately be told you're wrong. I don't pretend that my 360g is the largest tank in the world but it certainly offers what this community perceives as minimum requirements. Yet, too many people waltz in here with the attitude that they're perfectly within their rights to buy whatever fish they want and with the belief that it seems perfectly reasonable to house a baby Arowana in a75/125/150g tank. What is endemic with this attitude is a lack of research, and the foresight that comes from that research, that results in many owners purchasing fish they can never hope to house. And yet, when there is a problem, the expectation is to be spoon fed information by those knowledgable individuals and not be questioned why you have a 2ft fish swimming in a tank only 18" wide, only to get up in arms when a diligent owner questions this. Sorry, but that attitude doesn't wash.

Ultimately, if you don't agree with information provided in the stickies, why not put together a reasonable argument with substantiated facts rather than just opinions, and submit it to the wider community for appraisal.
 
I am in the process of getting a 7'x26" wx24"t for my silver. If people say its too small I don't really give a ....

I've seen huge aros in 125/150s completely healthy. Unlike most huge fish the aro can turn pretty quickly in literally 15-20% it's length.


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Rome said:
I am in the process of getting a 7'x26" wx24"t for my silver. If people say its too small I don't really give a ....

I've seen huge aros in 125/150s completely healthy. Unlike most huge fish the aro can turn pretty quickly in literally 15-20% it's length.
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I think you've missed people's points here. We're not provideding justification to anyone with a tank that is too small- quite the opposite really- but the basis of the original post was as a means to 'get back' at those established members who were (rightly) critisising people keeping Arowana in incorrect conditions.

And to comment on your post; just because you perceive a large Arrowana to be healthy in a 125/150, doesn't mean that is the case. As DavidR highlighted earlier, some people do not seem content until an Arowana is practically folded in half. The situation you have described and apparently tried to defend, is not ethical.
 
I might also add people need to stop bashing on other forum members about fish "legitimate" if they're showing how beautiful there fish is let them! First answer I see is "you're from blah blah it's illegal ! You shouldn't have it !" like really?its a fish forum for people who enjoy the hobby


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