Feeding Afrowana

[Big Uli]

I've stumbled across africa arowana during a recent visit to a shop and was wondering what do you guys who have one feed yours?
Are crushed pellets an option?
Thing is I work away from home for a few days at the time and an auto feeder is necessary for me

I was thinking arowana anyway and to feed it on pellets but with a filter feeder that may prove difficult

 

[krichardson]

How big is the afro?.....feeding small ones can be problematic,though flakes may be accepted, but I have had medium to large sizers that ate pellets.

 

[Big Uli]

Hi
They are ranging for 8 to 12 inches
Not sure I'll be getting any of those but they are available and I can always ask them to get me something bigger and for £75 for those I've seen I don't mind paying the money for a biggun

Not ready fopr one yet in any case
I'm getting a tank soon in the new house and already decided on arowana

 

[krichardson]

No need to ask for them any bigger as eight inches is a pretty good size to start with.

 

[Big Uli]

like i've said it will be some time but I can always go and ask them to get me one
I haven't been in that LFS for 6 years and they recognised me right away
I'm a proper fish nerd LOL

 

[Aquanero]

Over six inches they are easier to feed smaller ones need constant access to food.

 

[krichardson]

like i've said it will be some time but I can always go and ask them to get me one
I haven't been in that LFS for 6 years and they recognised me right away
I'm a proper fish nerd LOL

Well okay then,just be advised to avoid really small ones whenever you are ready.
That sounds like a really nice fish shop.

 

[Ceiling_Matt]

afro's eat various grassseeds and crustaceans in the wild; generally squished peas, crushed pellets and other simulcrum should be fine, a popular thing to do is to have a sponge filter so that the food particules can be grazed by the afro from the filter itself.

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-004-5563-9#page-1