sounds like fin rot on the catfish thats what happened to two of mine so i moved them to a 40 gallon qt tank and started treating with this red liquid called the fishkeeper been treating for 6 days now and they have been improving in the begining they looked like zombies it was horrible
this would have to be fin rot on roids. i was thinking it looks like it on the catfish, but it only took a few hours to do what normally takes a few weeks.
wow, tough loss.. What size tank?
it was a 180gal(6'x2'x2') it was pretty full, but well filtered. i was thinking about selling the aros to get a larger setup to do a black aro group. but all that went to hell
Outbid curiosity, what is that on the bottom of ur tank? I'm referring to the decor or something
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it is natural marble tile. i have not cut it yet since i need 2 more tiles. i originally ordered it for the 120gal, but since i am selling that i put it in the 180gal.
Ouch, sorry for your loss.
What plants are you using for hydroponics? Some plants such as Philodendron shouldn't be used around toothy fishes as they are toxic; a few bites to the plants could release enough of the toxin into the water to kill the arowanas and catfish.
thanks, i am using bamboo and pothoes. i have never had an issue with it before and the past aros i have had chomped it many times with out ill effects. not sure it it was different this time or not.
WOW that sucks, looks like a very agressive tank. Must have been impressive. What kind of filtration and how big is tank. I was also wondering what they ate last. Maybe something in food. I would also look into pest control. Sometimes they do not stay away from tanks with spray. Maybe some got into tank, just a thought. Again sorry for the loss, I lost 1 24" big aro and was sad.
thanks it was impressive and i have to restart yet again. it was a 180gal, filtration was hydroponics, fx5, odassy 700, and an emperor 400. i just fed them pellets the night before and all the fish in the 180gal now just ate the same pellets i fed them yesterday and have been feeding them for the last few months. the only thing that hinders the pest control is that it didn't affect everything in the tank, but most. all 5 gars that were in there were fine. i just did a wc no extra cleaning and nothing else is affected. i'll try and get a pic of the cat now. you can see in the pics of the hybrid the fins and mouth is fine, i hope i can get the detail in the fins now.