I'M DONE WITH AROs

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when you got the silvers if you done your homework you would have know they stand a good chance of getting drop eye

aro 4 if you done your homework again you would have know they jump so should have sorted out you cover right
 
T1KARMANN said:
when you got the silvers if you done your homework you would have know they stand a good chance of getting drop eye

aro 4 if you done your homework again you would have know they jump so should have sorted out you cover right
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Drop eye sucks. Dosent mean ik have to deal with it buddy. Also I knew the aro could jump I just messed up and forgot to secure the covers if u were reading....
 
Sorry to say it but I agree with T1KARMANN, it sounds like your keeping of them that "sucks", not the arowanas. With silvers DE is pretty much a given, either you "deal with it" or don't buy the fish. If you'd thought it thru you could have probably bought a black for around the cost of the four silvers you've gone thru and been pretty much guaranteed not to have DE. And not covering the tank is about the #1 rookie mistake, kinda hard to blame that on the fish when you should have had it sorted before bringing the first one home.

Not trying to start a war or anything, but what's the point in coming on here and "venting" to a bunch of arowana fans about how much their favourite fish "sucks" because you found yourself in two situations that should have been completely avoidable.
 
Indeed they do not suck, its your fish keeping practices that suck.
 
I believe the negative comments are a reflection of your original post. Venting negatively online can be misconstrued as sincere feelings if you don't make it clear that it's just venting. Truth be told and this is not meant as an offense to you, but some of the reason Silver Aro's are lost is because some people subconsciously take them for granted due to their relative common availability. Often times we prepare ourselves for rare and sensitive fish and go the extra mile to maintain them, while with an Aro we seldom make the compromises needed for their successful captivity. About the only thing often mentioned as a requirement to maintain a Silver is a large tank and covers for the tank and this is not the case, there are other considerations. One example is the choice of tankmates, Silvers are often disturbed by over zealous bottom dwellers such as large catfish. The catfishes darty moves and long whiskers can frighten a Silver and as such unless you have both a long and high tank I wouldn't recommend housing them with certain catfish. While I know you haven't mentioned keeping catfish a very active stingray can also be the cause of a Silver jumping. With that said you should just give careful consideration as to whether a Silver is the Aro for you. Black's tend to be a little less flighty and Lei's are even more confident so perhaps you should give them consideration.
 
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