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  1. Newbkeeper

    Arowana gills color change.

    Hi i have a small silver aro its one side of the gill has turned translucent. When i bought it i didnt see it had a curved gill, i realized it after a few days. Recently i have seen the curved gill has turned translucent . Just wanted to know if there is something to be worried about. Ill attach...
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    Arowana spitting out the food after eating.

    Yes it was a typical aro behavior I stopped feeding it for 3 days now it has started eating but sometimes it won't, not as regular as it was earlier. I changed the food, tried feeding it sticks for aro, realized was a waste of money. Yes but I did try chopped pieces of fish and it worked. So...
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    Arowana spitting out the food after eating.

    It use to fit in the small net i had but now it doesn't so I had to buy a new one. I'm planning to shift it to a different tank 5ftX3ftX2ft next month.
  4. Newbkeeper

    Arowana spitting out the food after eating.

    What do you guys suggest about adding bottled water with added minerals to the tank or I can just add in some liquid multivatim to its food.
  5. Newbkeeper

    Arowana spitting out the food after eating.

    I'll not feed him for 2 days and see what happens. Water ph is @7.2 and ammonia is 0
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    Arowana spitting out the food after eating.

    its behavior and body language appears perfectly fine . it will attack the food chew it and then it would spit it out. i think i should check the water parameters and do some water changes then
  7. Newbkeeper

    Arowana spitting out the food after eating.

    I have a 7-8 inch baby silver aro which was doing great from the time I got it. Was eating aggressively. From past couple of days it's spitting out the food after chewing it. I was feeding it twice daily. The food I give is dried shrimps and other dried food for aris. I suspect some water...
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    are curved gills in arowanas really a threat?

    i bought a 5 inch baby silver aro a month ago. when it got delivered i noticed its left gill was curved. just wanted to know how serious of a problem it is. are there any chances of getting cured by itself if i maintain healthy water parameters. is surgery the only option or there are some other...
  10. Newbkeeper

    water flow requirements for small arowanas.

    lol im running 1000 ltrs/ hr + 500 ltrs/ hr
  11. Newbkeeper

    water flow requirements for small arowanas.

    currently the tank is small its 30 gal but i will be shifting him in a 200 gal+ tank by next month. i think ill probably get a sump then or turn my 30 gal in a bio mechanical sump.
  12. Newbkeeper

    water flow requirements for small arowanas.

    just wanted to kow how much water flow is required for a 5.5 inch silver aro. i am currently running 2 power heads and i think the flow is a little too high so i keep on switching them alternatively and sometime i run both at a time but the aro gets sacred and sits at the botoom. so i run only 1...
  13. Newbkeeper

    Can small gars be kept with small arowanas?

    i guess the dream project will be arapaimas and alligator pond.
  14. Newbkeeper

    Got my first arowana. What should be the basic do's & dont's

    ya sure. i get that. wats up with the differentiation of wave function though. is it quanum mechanics lol.
  15. Newbkeeper

    Can small gars be kept with small arowanas?

    holy galr. thas a really huge gar there . lol an arapaima would be a better tankmate with gars i guess
  16. Newbkeeper

    Can small gars be kept with small arowanas?

    Have a 5inch silver aro can i add a small alligator gar with it.
  17. Newbkeeper

    Can we identify a baby arowana's gender?

    I have a 5inch silver arowana . Can i know its gender by looking at it. As far as i know and have searched. It hard to differentiate between male and female when they are small.
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    Got my first arowana. What should be the basic do's & dont's

    My baby aro is eating great. I am feeding it twice a day in small portions. To get an idea i fed him as much as he can eat 1st since i kept it hungary for 48 hrs from the time i added it. Now i feed him 50 to 60% of what he can eat, twice daily. I am feeding dried shrimps and bloodworms atm. I...
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    Got my first arowana. What should be the basic do's & dont's

    I have put it in a bucket of water with an airstone in it. Ill take your advice and go on and add the media. Lol you can come to india if you want to buy inexpensive aquarium and arowanas. Even the asian arowanas are much cheaper than what they charge in the us and canada.they were charging...
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