I have 3 4-5 inch baby black aros, who's fins look frayed. I also have a 8-9 inch silver in a different tank. I got the black aros at around 3 inches, they had a little fin damage but no big deal. As they started getting bigger they started fighting, so I divided the three of them. I thought the frayed fins were due to fighting, but they have been seperated for more than two months and the fins still look frayed, even more frayed than before.
Checked water params (I dont remember exactly what they were as I am at work typing this! But I know there was no ammonia or nitrate) which seemed fine, the same water params are in the tank I keep my silver whom seems to look gorgeous! I use to do one water change a week, now I am doing 2 a week.
I went to a local LFS store with a sample of the water and said the water params were perfect for discus, but was useless when I told him I had 3 black arowanas! I had a similar problem with a larger black arowana previously where the fins look frayed and thought it might have been due to lack of room in the tank (didnt get a bigger set up till much later so had to sell her)
Now these three babies have a lot of room, although there is one filter in the tank I put a small filter for each section they are divided in, added air stones as well. They eat and are active and growing. Just their fins look schredded. No sign of fin rot though, but just in case I medicated the tank with melafix and pimafix and raised the temp to 84 from 82.
Has anyone else ever gone through this? I love these guys and would like for their fins to get better. It seems as if I only have bad luck with black aros! I will try to take pics tonight and upload them.
Checked water params (I dont remember exactly what they were as I am at work typing this! But I know there was no ammonia or nitrate) which seemed fine, the same water params are in the tank I keep my silver whom seems to look gorgeous! I use to do one water change a week, now I am doing 2 a week.
I went to a local LFS store with a sample of the water and said the water params were perfect for discus, but was useless when I told him I had 3 black arowanas! I had a similar problem with a larger black arowana previously where the fins look frayed and thought it might have been due to lack of room in the tank (didnt get a bigger set up till much later so had to sell her)
Now these three babies have a lot of room, although there is one filter in the tank I put a small filter for each section they are divided in, added air stones as well. They eat and are active and growing. Just their fins look schredded. No sign of fin rot though, but just in case I medicated the tank with melafix and pimafix and raised the temp to 84 from 82.
Has anyone else ever gone through this? I love these guys and would like for their fins to get better. It seems as if I only have bad luck with black aros! I will try to take pics tonight and upload them.
