View Full Version : Ospy's view of Drop eye!
Forget about it. Thats all I can say. They will get drop eye almost always. Arowanas get it in the wild and in your fish tank. It is not a disease, it is an arowana. Thats what they do. To much time is spent worrying about this. Just love your fish. I HAVE seen severe cases in older arows but in young ones, to me, it is kind of cool. The blue color on the top of the eye looks neat. The other eye will catch up. It just seems like a distraction to worry about this. It doesn't hurt the fish. It doesn't effect their ability to hunt. It doesn't effect their ability to attract a mate. And (to me) it doesn't effect their status as one of the most graceful cool fish in the world. To many people are making to much of this, putting ping pong balls in the tank (you've got to be kidding), Hell throw a basketball in there, maybe that will help. You need to look at it as thats what the fish do. They get "drop eye". I don't even like the term, as it implies there is something wrong. I'd rather say "as arowanas mature, there eyes begin to drop, giving them an even greater menacing look than they had as youths". There, did I fix it?
DeLgAdO
10-18-2006, 12:54 AM
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DeLgAdO
10-18-2006, 12:57 AM
Arowanas get it in the wild and in your fish tank.
the part about them getting it the wild isnt really true
have you seen the video of arowana's in the wild on youtube? as the fish is jumping for the spider in the tree you can see the drop eye. Sorry, but its true
midnight
10-18-2006, 2:34 AM
i been lookin for that vid.
got a link? :D
sorry for the derail. :(
DeLgAdO
10-18-2006, 2:54 AM
have you seen the video of arowana's in the wild on youtube? as the fish is jumping for the spider in the tree you can see the drop eye. Sorry, but its true
link please
been looking for it. I will continue. I had it on my computer for a month and finaly deleted it off. I will try and find it.
rallysman
10-18-2006, 9:08 AM
It could be looking down and aiming:)
I agree, it's a great fish either way.
BIGGIE525
10-18-2006, 10:23 AM
i agree, people gets to worried over that eye. out of 10 aro's i've seen like 7 of them got it. O_-
flagtail
10-18-2006, 11:06 AM
have you seen the video of arowana's in the wild on youtube? as the fish is jumping for the spider in the tree you can see the drop eye. Sorry, but its true
That's a pretty general statement, based only form utube videos...LOL
Every fish with big eyes, when you pull them out of the water, have their eyes droop...call it gravity if you will!
Sunpoe
10-18-2006, 5:31 PM
Personally I hate drop eye! I think it does effect the look and the appeal of the fish. There is a cure! It's a black aro.
DeLgAdO
10-18-2006, 7:28 PM
Personally I hate drop eye! I think it does effect the look and the appeal of the fish. There is a cure! It's a black aro.
unfortunetly the cure has a flaw as well :(
Snapper
10-19-2006, 3:09 AM
If it is not within your control whether your aro gets drop eye or not, u just have to accept the fish as it is. Since it all depends on your luck.
Steve_89
10-19-2006, 3:41 AM
I don't really mind drop eye either.
There is no harm in trying to prevent it though. Ping pong balls or not...there is no problem with that.
Tongue33
10-19-2006, 4:52 AM
Don't have one :) But would love one either way :) Would rather not the drop but hey :) If they get it :) Well lets just see when that time comes what i'll do :)
awesum
10-19-2006, 1:43 PM
Personally I hate drop eye! I think it does effect the look and the appeal of the fish. There is a cure! It's a black aro.
black aro's don't get drop eye. well at least mine (24") and a few others i've seen never had it.
jardini's get drop eye too. i use to have a 14" jardini w/ drop eye. Then I sold it to my friend and the eye went back to normal. i guess it's because the tank he put the jardini in was not that tall. though i'm not sure that's what cured it.
DeLgAdO
10-19-2006, 1:50 PM
black aro's don't get drop eye. well at least mine (24") and a few others i've seen never had it.
jardini's get drop eye too. i use to have a 14" jardini w/ drop eye. Then I sold it to my friend and the eye went back to normal. i guess it's because the tank he put the jardini in was not that tall. though i'm not sure that's what cured it.
we have afew dudes on here that ahve black aros with drop eye
awesum
10-19-2006, 4:40 PM
we have afew dudes on here that ahve black aros with drop eye
really? that sux. well i hope mine doesn't get it.
Sunpoe
10-19-2006, 5:34 PM
we have afew dudes on here that ahve black aros with drop eye
I guess they are the closest thing to a cure then:( From what I 've heard most don't get the drop and silvers almost all get it.
I agree to the part on "forget about it, just love teh fish" :)