View Full Version : does my arowana have bad coloring ?
i'm new to arowanas but i have a 7" juv and he has some red and green in him . Is this just a bad breeding or ? Seems most i see are very silver ... I personally like the color and he only cost me $20 so i think i got a good deal . ...first pic is of my 7" and the second is my 2-3"
DeLgAdO
03-29-2006, 3:13 AM
there is no such thing a bad color from bad breeding, though color does varies with genetics.
Nothing a good diet cant pump up :)
one thing tht isnt healthy is pale color, that mean something is wrong with the fish, whether it be stress or disease.
but you have a very nice lookin silver :D
Steve_89
03-29-2006, 3:57 AM
Looks good :)
dirteeboy808
03-29-2006, 4:45 AM
mine is about a foot and still has a orange/green hue, I actually like it a little better than the plain silver
kriztu
03-29-2006, 6:20 AM
looks really good to me bro
your fish is still small, give it a little more time to grow and the silver will come out ;)
color comes primarily from genetics, food just enhances what true color it has :)
dtgshark
03-29-2006, 7:34 AM
they both look good to me, those are good colors on them.
dimfer
03-29-2006, 8:32 AM
looks good to me
there is no such thing a bad color from bad breeding, though color does varies with genetics.
Nothing a good diet cant pump up :)
one thing tht isnt healthy is pale color, that mean something is wrong with the fish, whether it be stress or disease.
but you have a very nice lookin silver :D
i didn't really mean the breeding part just bad genetics ..
well thanks for the compliments guys and i'm glad to hear its pretty normal
Looks good. Should grow more sliverish as she grow older.
rottbo
03-29-2006, 11:31 PM
some fish are just naturally lighter than others i found this out myself will all of my silver babies all have very dark colorings and one is very light and i know its not that he is unhealthy because he is growing faster than all the rest some are just naturally lighter
ckk125
03-30-2006, 12:39 AM
silvers will eventually be silver..most of it that is..but there is no such thing as bad colouration..opinions vary..
DeLgAdO
03-30-2006, 12:41 AM
silvers will eventually be silver..most of it that is..but there is no such thing as bad colouration..opinions vary..
thats not completely true ;)
Opiate
03-30-2006, 1:14 AM
there's nothing wrong with them at all man...
Daniel Machado
04-03-2006, 11:56 AM
Beautiful silvers, bro. Not bad coloring, IMHO.
Best regards.
Daniel.
WyldFya
04-03-2006, 5:33 PM
They look like a normal Silver at that size.
rook45
04-03-2006, 7:47 PM
they look good
mcblack
04-03-2006, 9:22 PM
nothing wrong with the coloring, looks good, feed it well the colors will come out as it grows
your aro looks fine dude.. just wait untill it gets big!
black_monster
04-05-2006, 8:32 PM
looks good.
sam_cj
04-06-2006, 1:06 AM
they both look fine to me.
fishnthings
04-06-2006, 1:08 AM
del every silver is a good lookin silver;)
AAK350
04-12-2006, 9:41 AM
looks good to me.. my sliver is about 2 feet and you can still see some green on the top of his body do you guees think thats bad that it still has a little green on the top.....
meiling
04-12-2006, 11:54 AM
I feed Hikari Carivore (it has a pic of an aro on the bag)it has a color enhancer, it dramatically brings out the color, you can feed the food to his future meals (crickets, worms) then they're gutloaded too. Stuff is amazing. Nice looking aro
DrBranDo
04-12-2006, 2:19 PM
looks good to me.
just need pumping now. :)
zennzzo
04-13-2006, 7:23 PM
you may try some melafix for the fins...be sure to remove the carbon from your filters first... :thumbsup:
the food has a big role in coloring
Your aro is still a juvi, and thats exactly how a juvi aro should look. It looks good healthy to me. Feed it small pieces of raw shrimp, bigger pieces as it gets bigger, and try to feed some other color enhancing pellets. Your aro will become a beautiful monster in no time!!