Hello to everyone!! Long time reader of these boards first time poster.
SO my story condensed. Always wanted a monster tank. Recently our purchased a new house that allows for such tank. Secondly always wanted an Arowana. Nothing fancy just a plan silver one. Picked up a 125 gallon long tank and had it up and running in the house for a few months. Everything is going great. Set up as a community tank with a bunch of smaller random things. Now at LFS and I see 3 baby arowanas. Ask the lady how much are those. She says what the silver catfish, $3.99. So I think "hell yes". She apparently knew nothing and at least did not know what the fish was. So I got a baby (and I mean baby he is tiny) silver arowana. Get home throw it in the 125 and notice he won't eat.
I thoguth maybe ue be he could not find food. Set up a 10gallon tank just for him. Bare bottom only a piece of driftwood. And put him in. Put in two pinhead crickets. Picked at them but nothing. Same with flake and pellet. Ideas? Should I leave him in the 10gallon for now? Can I add anything to it to grab the food he's letting hit the bottom? Any help thanks in advance
before you say it. I am well aware he will be to large for the 125. And eat everything in it. It was going to be a predator tank anyway. Just happened a little sooner then I thought. I have plans for a large custom tank made from wood in the works.
SO my story condensed. Always wanted a monster tank. Recently our purchased a new house that allows for such tank. Secondly always wanted an Arowana. Nothing fancy just a plan silver one. Picked up a 125 gallon long tank and had it up and running in the house for a few months. Everything is going great. Set up as a community tank with a bunch of smaller random things. Now at LFS and I see 3 baby arowanas. Ask the lady how much are those. She says what the silver catfish, $3.99. So I think "hell yes". She apparently knew nothing and at least did not know what the fish was. So I got a baby (and I mean baby he is tiny) silver arowana. Get home throw it in the 125 and notice he won't eat.
I thoguth maybe ue be he could not find food. Set up a 10gallon tank just for him. Bare bottom only a piece of driftwood. And put him in. Put in two pinhead crickets. Picked at them but nothing. Same with flake and pellet. Ideas? Should I leave him in the 10gallon for now? Can I add anything to it to grab the food he's letting hit the bottom? Any help thanks in advance
before you say it. I am well aware he will be to large for the 125. And eat everything in it. It was going to be a predator tank anyway. Just happened a little sooner then I thought. I have plans for a large custom tank made from wood in the works.
