crazy jumping outa controll yeah you get it HELP

thecrackenegg

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hello i have a silver arowana thats super skidish as soon as i get near the tank he freaks out jumps and all that crazy stuff iv had him for about 5 mounths and hes about a foot and a half. he will take food in the presents of me some times but not always i dont get it any help?
 

E.C.

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You need to give us some details regarding tank size, water parameters, human traffic within the tank's view, and ofcourse, where the tank is placed... If it's a juvenile instinctively it would really be skittish.
 

Magic Water

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Tank size? Tank mates? Water parameters in check?
Some times when the Aro's tank is placed in an area where there in no movement outside the tank, they get spooked at the slightest movement. If that is the case, you need to get it used to movement near the tank.

I once had a silver, that would freak when I wore either red or orange :confused:. But otherwise he was really calm.
 

thecrackenegg

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You need to give us some details regarding tank size, water parameters, human traffic within the tank's view, and ofcourse, where the tank is placed... If it's a juvenile instinctively it would really be skittish.
Its a 55 long 4 silver dollors a skidish spotted rifial a pleco and 2 mini albino cats that im surpized are sill liven thats it he can turn around just fine and hes got plenty of room to swim water changes used to be weekly untill he started to jump out when i slowly poored out water from the bucket im so confiezed on why hes skidish oh and the tank is in the basement but i do go down there quiet ofter to work on my truck parts my dirt bike motor and just to wach them my water is alays 80-81 *f and filter changed monthly im sooo confuized even my granpa is confuized hes been a fish keeper for a long time and has never had it this bad HELP
 

David R

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An 18" silver in a 55g is going to be skittish regardless of what you do. Put it in an appropriately sized tank and it will most likely settle down.
 

BuffaloPolypteridae

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Man i was hoping for more around 8 inch haha 18 is WAY too ig for that. If i was growing one out i wouldnt keep it in there past 8-10 inches, and thats absolute longest time too... gonna need a bigger tank or to sell it if you want it to stop

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supergourami

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bro my 18 inch silver is getting to big for my 180 gallon. get a appropriately sized tank.
 
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