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kathywithbirds · 02-27-2008, 05:51 PM

Yeah, I think it's the silvers that get that long. Generally it's said the rest get about 3 feet, and they get to a foot very quickly but then the growth slows down. Most keepers of arowanas (from what I've read) start out in smaller tanks and move up as necessary. 200 gallons seems to be OK for a while. The general rule seems to be - tank doesn't need to be high, but at LEAST the width of the fish in depth (out from teh wall) and three times as long as his length. That's the MINIMUM.

02-27-2008, 05:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,711 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Where do you get arowanas in the US? Yeah, I think it's the silvers that get that long. Generally it's said the rest get about 3 feet, and they get to a foot very quickly but then the growth slows down. Most keepers of arowanas (from what I've read) start out in smaller tanks and move up as necessary. 200 gallons seems to be OK for a while. The general rule seems to be - tank doesn't need to be high, but at LEAST the width of the fish in depth (out from teh wall) and three times as long as his length. That's the MINIMUM. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...