Arowana Scale Repair?

Young_Fish_Keeper · Jun 8, 2014

Hey everyone, i posted a thread yesterday about my arowana jumping out of my tank, & he banged himself up kinda bad, but the main thing was scale loss, he lost probably 7-12 Scales (guesstimate) and you can see where they belong when he turns and if you look close enough. He's a great fish, & i just want want him to look as pristine as possible, any tips? Any help is appreciated, thanks! :thumbsup:

DDK · Jun 8, 2014

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?561893-The-Life-of-violet-the-jardini

Bump the temp and add some salt! If you have a uv turn it on and lower the flow to it. Uv isnt necessary but heat, salt, protein he'll be just fine.

fish squish · Jun 8, 2014

Cut small pieces of tin foil to match the scale size. Remove Arowana from enclosure and press newly crafted scales with gentle but firm pressure for 5-10 seconds. The scaleless part will be sticky and bond to the tinfoil. You will periodically have to cut larger scales to match your arowana's growth.

Just kidding, they'll grow back. Don't worry about it, just keep him healthy. Fish lose scales all the time.

krichardson · Jun 8, 2014

Young_Fish_Keeper · Jun 8, 2014

Thank you & lol that made me laugh, thanks for the positive message though! haha :ROFL:

wgmyyk · Jun 26, 2014

Don't worry they will grow back with the right settings, my pump wasn't working and the RTG recently just jumped out and lost 2 scales now recovering and eating well. Gave me a fright.