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I'm thinking about getting a 3" silver arowana... will it be small enough for a 30 gallon tank long enough for me to get a 150 gallon tank set up and cycled?
thanks,
georgio
Allison Reed
04-01-2003, 10:36 AM
How long will it be before you get a 150, though?
VoodooChild
04-01-2003, 12:01 PM
Yeah, that's about a month. But a 150 will still be pretty small for it.
According to the AC forums the minimum is 135 gallons... I thought it would be roomy if it was 150. It shouldnt take me that long to get the 150 gallon, and cycling takes about 2 weeks? hmmm
somefinnfishy
04-02-2003, 12:05 AM
That tank will house him for months.I wouldnt even put him it a 150 for almost 6mo to a year they dont feel comfotable in a huge tank while they are small.Do your self a favor now get him hooked on trout pellets crush them if you have to but will save you a fourtune and you will have a way heathyer fish they like tetra reptomin (turtle food)for now dried blood worms.
BTW now would be the time to add more if you ever wanted to.
AikidoGuy
04-02-2003, 11:13 AM
my silver reached 42" in 5 years and lived in a 450gallon tank with just two rays on the bottom. i would recommend 180 gallons as the ABSOLUTE minimum. i had mine for 7 years and it never got past the 42" mark in the last two years of owning it.
BluEyes
04-02-2003, 2:54 PM
I'd say for an aro, the biggest concern is tank surface area, more than absolute gallonage - a tall, skinny tank (like the porportions of a 55g) would not be as good as a long, flat tank (like porportions of a 20L) even if the taller tank held more gallons. They are big fish, and need lots of room to swim around in - personally, I'd want a tank with more space front-back than any mass-produced tank I've ever seen. Something like 6'x3' or more, but that would mean custom-building.