Arowana stunted?
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Yeah dude your fish is definately stunned, my Arowana is already at 26" and its only been 1.3 years since I got him and I fed him Hikari food sticks at first and then switched to 3-4 baby shrimp a night shrimp and now I feed him Jumbo shrimp 3-4 a night and its still growing
They get stunned from bad water also so if he was on a feeder diet in a 55 then in a 125 and being the tank where so small i would think the water was probably no good . The above to me is the perfect stunting combo . Feed it MP and massivore and he will bulk up mostly thickness. From my personal xp arowana never seem to stop growing 
Ok. Since it seems like lots of people on this forum now require personal experience before a posting , I'll take a crack at this. I have a 15,000 gallon outdoor aquarium. I have 7 Arows; 6 silver, 1 blue. My first silver was acquired when he was about 6 months old as a rescue. He was only about 10 inches at the time as he was coming from a 55 gallon with a bunch of other fish. He has been in the aquarium for a little over a year now... He is well over 2 feet in length. I feed him most hikari jumbo sticks along with tilapia and veggie pellets. BTW... All the Arows eat the same combination. I also picked up a rescue with drop eye and gill curl... Fish was near death when I got it. Over 2 years old, only about 14 inches in length and super thin. It would not eat for over 3 weeks! Thought for sure it was a goner... Got it to start out on crickets then eventually went for the hikari. Also the gill curl corrected itself, despite many people saying the condition always requires surgery. This fish has been in the aquarium for about 10 months and is over 2 feet right now. So if you have a big enough environment, proper nutrition and pristine water conditions you will find that your Aro is much more resilient than you think and can not only survive but can actually thrive even if they come from less than desirable environments. IMO... I would not put a single silver or blue in less than 300 gallons. These guys should reach 40+ inches in length so keep that in mind when trying to determine an appropriate environment. They should also live for a long time (10+ years in captivity) so keep this in mind too. Best of luck to you!
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Wow! That's awesome I would love to get an outdoor aquarium that big someday. But why did you feed veggie pellets? And how come you didn't feed shrimp or prawn? Sorry I'm just wondering because I've never kept an Arow before but I get a Jar I want to make sure I'm feeding it the right things. What about beef heart?
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Not all arowanas, especially in aquaria will get to a huge size.
that sounds ok for the age.
in the wild, keep in mind, the slowest growers and weakest fish die and get picked off.
in aquaria, they breed them in captivity, and babies that would usually die survive, these are the ones that dont get as big.
besides, 20 inches is quite a handful! lol
that sounds ok for the age.
in the wild, keep in mind, the slowest growers and weakest fish die and get picked off.
in aquaria, they breed them in captivity, and babies that would usually die survive, these are the ones that dont get as big.
besides, 20 inches is quite a handful! lol
@Vanimal...what's up!
I think a lot of people make feeding more difficult than it needs to be. I like the Hikari jumbo sticks because they do not foul the water like shrimp ,beef heart, and some of the other things I read about people feeding their Aro. Also I prefer , as far as fish diet is concerned, to go with tilapia or cod as both are low in fat and high in protein. The veggie wafers that I throw in are intended for the Pacus and Pang cats but the Aros ear them as well! This is fine and , IMO, provides then with a varied diet which is always good. One of my bigger Aros actually has even eaten a few Brazil nuts, which are also intended for the Pacus. The day after I feed I always do a partial water change to get rid of any foul produced by the food itself and also from the waste the fish produce from eating so much. I have never tried prawns...also do not go for beef hearts because they foul the water a lot, are high in fat and also are frozen which, if not thawed, the fish tend to avoid..probably not fun trying to eat a cold, hard rock I guess!
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I think a lot of people make feeding more difficult than it needs to be. I like the Hikari jumbo sticks because they do not foul the water like shrimp ,beef heart, and some of the other things I read about people feeding their Aro. Also I prefer , as far as fish diet is concerned, to go with tilapia or cod as both are low in fat and high in protein. The veggie wafers that I throw in are intended for the Pacus and Pang cats but the Aros ear them as well! This is fine and , IMO, provides then with a varied diet which is always good. One of my bigger Aros actually has even eaten a few Brazil nuts, which are also intended for the Pacus. The day after I feed I always do a partial water change to get rid of any foul produced by the food itself and also from the waste the fish produce from eating so much. I have never tried prawns...also do not go for beef hearts because they foul the water a lot, are high in fat and also are frozen which, if not thawed, the fish tend to avoid..probably not fun trying to eat a cold, hard rock I guess!
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