well my aro is dying

[dodgefreak8]

woke up this morning found my aro swimming very slowly and weird. his nostrals are ate out kind of like a sore and his color is weird also. I am changing 50% of my water raisung the temp to 82 and adding some salt. i don't think he is going to make it though. all my other fish are great my water parameters are perfect(nitrate 15,nitrite 0, ammonia 0) I added some seachem chemicals last night for my plants(floursh excel and flourish iron, and a pad to remove my phosphate so i am sure it is one of these thats the culprit. If he dies I am going to puke. let me know what you think. thanks

[iheartfishies]

sorry bud....

and good luck.

[redtailfool]

Why do you have nitrates? ? and 0 ammonia? Retest your water ..buy another test kit.. yours maybe off and do a massive water change.. im talking about at least 60%..
make sure your trickle the water back slowly...

What happened? any clue from yesterday? change of diet? tankmate? etc?

[rayman45]

any other fish?
maybe he got a beating

[dodgefreak8]

nitrates are the end product of the nitrgen cycle right? so you should have 0 ammonia and a low amount of nitrates. no change in diet he ate his krill great last night. as for tankmates he is the king, he's 12" I have a 7" pictus, a 5" lima shovelnose, my freshwater moray and a gold nugget pleco

[redtailfool]

nitrates are the end product of the nitrgen cycle right? so you should have 0 ammonia and a low amount of nitrates. no change in diet he ate his krill great last night. as for tankmates he is the king, he's 12" I have a 7" pictus, a 5" lima shovelnose, my freshwater moray and a gold nugget pleco



heat got to me... i couldve sworn you typed nitrite!! Your right and trates that are 15 is actually low even for sensitive fish.


That is def weird. I would do a massive waterchange still and add salt to help ease the aro a bit.

[dodgefreak8]

I moved him to a hospital tank added salt and a half dose of melafix. added more air and raised the temp slowly to 85. I covered the tank with a towel and turned out the lights now its a waiting game. I really hope he makes it. Just buying another arowana won't fill the void this really sucks. thanks everyone though for your help this site is the greatest.

[mrsrobertson]

I moved him to a hospital tank added salt and a half dose of melafix. added more air and raised the temp slowly to 85. I covered the tank with a towel and turned out the lights now its a waiting game. I really hope he makes it. Just buying another arowana won't fill the void this really sucks. thanks everyone though for your help this site is the greatest.


I am so sorry to hear that. I hope all is well this am. I will keep my fingers crossed. Good luck.