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[spendy]

Well i have a juvie saratoga bout 10 -12cm..
At da moment hes good in hes tank and got heapd of room..!

But just wondering when hes fully grown how wide a tank should he have so he can manouvre round..
As he will be very long.. Ie;
How much room for him to turn..?

Also wat are good play mates for him.. Wanna chuck some fish in with him..
Ive got a juvie salmon tail that can go in with him..
And hopin to get a tiny sailfin pleco for cleaning..

Anyways all opinions appreciated...
Renato

[Bowdy]

Never kept one but from what I have read w2.5xh2.5.

[Scales]

My tb tank at the moment is 7x2.5x2.5. I have a pile of fish in there some pushing over 2 foot including a green arowana. 2.5x2.5 I would say is a bare minimum and thoughts of an upgrade when your fish get big. My next tb tank/indoor pond is going to be roughly 12x5x5 as so the bigger fish can live happily.

[Peckoltia]

The wider the better. Arowana/Saratoga can become "cagey" when kept in small tanks, usually resulting in injury. I woul say 3' minimum for an adult fish, but you can get away with less, not ideal though.

Edited by Peckoltia, 08 August 2011 - 03:11 PM.

[DR14GoNF14SH]

6x2x2 prolly the minimum... anything bigger is obviously better...

agree with peckoltia above... togas get cagey/jumpy.. = injury

Edited by DR14GoNF14SH, 08 August 2011 - 02:51 PM.

[spendy]

Cool..
Thanx guys..
Wat about tank mates..?
Hopefully ones that dont get eaten...!
Got told that if u give him mates while hes small theres less chance of him eating them...?
Cheers renato

[Peckoltia]

Hi

Getting your fish used to tank mates early on definitely helps in the long run. Choice in tankmates really comes down to the personality of your fish and your personal preference. Some people end up with really aggressive Jardini's, I have never owned an overly narky one.

Large robust cichlids make good tankmates. Large central and south American cichlids are usually a good start. Try for fish that occupy a different level in the tank, don't add fish that occupy the surface where your toga will spend most of its time.

Alex

[crash812]

I've never kept them but want to.

Always seen them with central Americans.

Is there a reason you never see them kept together?

[Peckoltia]

Crash - im not sure what the question is? Never see what kept together?

Edit- I think you might mean multiple Saratoga. They get pretty agro towards each other. Best way with aro's is to keep a decent size group together 5+ which spreads the aggression over the group, so one individual isn't getting constantly hammered. Problem is not many people have an appropriate sized tank for 5+ 60cm fish.

Edited by Peckoltia, 10 August 2011 - 10:18 PM.