what size tank needed for a silver aro?

[Ben_Jam_In]

Im planing on geting 220 or 240, i want to get a Silver Aro is the tank to small for one?

 

[demjor19]

Im planing on geting 220 or 240, i want to get a Silver Aro is the tank to small for one?

obviously the larger the better, but i think either of them should be fine. what footprint are you looking at getting?

 

[Bderick67]

Considering on average a silver will reach 24" within it's first 2 years. You would need a minimum of a 6' x 2' x 2' tank(180 gallons). Eventually the silver aro will get well over 30" for this your looking at a 8' x 30" x 24" tank (300 gallons). Bigger is always better.

 

[killerfish]

try a black aro silvers get 36'' they need a 300 gallon minimum
plus black aros grow slower and look alot better

 

[WyldFya]

Silvers can attain a size of much larger than 36", and so can blacks.

 

[Opiate]

i'd go with a 240 for a few years!

 

[Ben_Jam_In]

im going with the 240, thanks for the help i dont know what kind of aro i want yet, the only aro's my work we have are silver's and we had a jardini. i just have to see if he can special order me one i want.thanks again.

 

[Bderick67]

What are the dimensions of the 240g? Typically it is 96" x 24" x 24". Spend a little more and get a 300g wide the dimensions are 96" x 30" x 24". With the added 6" of width you could possibly keep a silver in that tank for life.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Yep go for the 240 that should last for a few years.

 

[KNH]

From experience, I can tell you that silver aros will grow 24" in 1 year. You may want to get something larger.
KNH