Monsterfish in planted tanks

[redtailfool]

Its very doable but id stick with my barebottom tanks for tank busters.
I would setup a heavily planted tank with the cutesy fishes. Just preference.

 

[astronatus]

ONE of your peacock bass tanks? How many do you have? And where do you get those guys? I dont think I have ever seen one for sale here in Kansas.

 

[sohfatfish]

Bare bottom tanks are definitely much easier to clean considering the fact that almost all monster fishes are messy feeders. But a planted tank is still much nicer to look at.

 

[peanut]

hi ther i have two large arrowanas silver in a large tank with plastic plants no trouble the temp is 28 ihave two external filters two internal filters and a fluadised sand folter i carry out a 50%water change once a week and always use sress coat hope this is of help

 

[toxicfish]

heres a teaser for ya...one of my pbass tanks.......it can be done.

that tank is just so freaking bad ***

 

[HarleyK]

hi ther i have two large arrowanas silver in a large tank with plastic plants

I wouldn't call that a "planted tank", though

HarleyK

 

[tom h]

you can also grow some of the lower light plants right onto wood or rocks. that ought to help in a monster tank. presents some aquascaping challenges though

 

[nostalgia]

some java ferns on wood would be good enuff. Simple yet nice!

 

[Capo]

I have seen ALOT of planted tanks with arowanas!
There are tons of pics on arofanatics. Mostly Jardinis i think.

 

[sjo501]

I'll try to get some pics up. I have a 150 heavily planted. 390 W pc lighting, co2, pmdd daily fertilizers, laterite, 14 in. arowana, thin bar datnoid, 6 5 in. clown loaches. The aro is starting to think the loaches look tasty, so this will be a problem. But the tank is looking good.