more than 2 month ago, I bought a 125 gallon tank (I already have a 10 gal 20 gal 75 gal), and a pair of 8 inch arowanas. Hope I can start to keep arowanas. It end out them refused to eat, one of the pair starved to death, another one still barely eat. If I drop a piece of raw shrimp or a live cricket into tank, it still took it about 2 hours to calm down and eat the food. So, I have to let it alone stay in a 75 gallon tank.
2 day ago, I gave all my fishes in 125 gal away, and bought a new pair of arowanas. And these arowanas start to eat and even fight for food 5 mins after been drop into tank!!!!!! They just recover from a 2 day transportation (I ordered them online), its very amazing!!!!
I have post a lot of threads to seek for help for my first pair of arowanas, people in this forum is very kind, gave me a lot of advises. I am very appreciated, unfortunately none of them works. But my new pairs don't even need any help!!
So, I start to find why, I found that the old pair of arowanas are come from a home fish sellers, he keep his fish at home(low traffic at home), because have no actual store, he refuse people to pick fish up, ship only. The new pair is from an actual fish store(high traffic at store). I remember that I have read a post about arowana online many years ago, it said that all arowanas breeder and sellers should keep young arowanas in high traffic area, so, they will have better ability to adapted into new environment and not to be excessively skittish when being relocated....SO, LESSON AND LEARN, ALWAYS BUY AROWANAS FROM ACTUAL FISH STORE OR RAISED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA!!! so, your aros will not scared of your and other things(new tanks, tankmates..etc)
I think that is one of the most significant reasons your aros won't eat. I have tried following 1. adjust water parameters 2.tried all the food 3.keep aros alone 4. Offering aros peaceful schooling fish tankmates 5. use cardboard wrap the tank dark it all out. When you are at same situation as me, you may need to questioning the source of your aros..
2 day ago, I gave all my fishes in 125 gal away, and bought a new pair of arowanas. And these arowanas start to eat and even fight for food 5 mins after been drop into tank!!!!!! They just recover from a 2 day transportation (I ordered them online), its very amazing!!!!
I have post a lot of threads to seek for help for my first pair of arowanas, people in this forum is very kind, gave me a lot of advises. I am very appreciated, unfortunately none of them works. But my new pairs don't even need any help!!
So, I start to find why, I found that the old pair of arowanas are come from a home fish sellers, he keep his fish at home(low traffic at home), because have no actual store, he refuse people to pick fish up, ship only. The new pair is from an actual fish store(high traffic at store). I remember that I have read a post about arowana online many years ago, it said that all arowanas breeder and sellers should keep young arowanas in high traffic area, so, they will have better ability to adapted into new environment and not to be excessively skittish when being relocated....SO, LESSON AND LEARN, ALWAYS BUY AROWANAS FROM ACTUAL FISH STORE OR RAISED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA!!! so, your aros will not scared of your and other things(new tanks, tankmates..etc)
I think that is one of the most significant reasons your aros won't eat. I have tried following 1. adjust water parameters 2.tried all the food 3.keep aros alone 4. Offering aros peaceful schooling fish tankmates 5. use cardboard wrap the tank dark it all out. When you are at same situation as me, you may need to questioning the source of your aros..
