african arow not eating**help**
- Thread starter Edwin
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not surprised when it comes to african aros. especially at that size.
it died from self starvation, its nothing new. sorry for ur loss
it died from self starvation, its nothing new. sorry for ur loss
flamenco-t;1988495; said:
the 20g he was in has been running for around 4-5 months. i have 3 clown laoches and one small pleco. he wasnt wild and i was feeding him what the previous owner was feeding him (hikari gold and bloodworms). there was no aggression what so ever. i did a water change 2 days before i got him and every 5 days after i did a 20%-30% water change. so that only leaves me that he starved.
flamenco-t;1988495; said:
i have to disagree with this
african aros burn of food very fast when small they are infact filter feeders at sizes below 10inch
if you want to make your chances high of keeping them alive do buy 1 below 12inch
the one i had was 12inch and i never had any problems getting it feeding
so many people have lost small african aros below 10inch you wont be the 1st or last person to lose 1
i look forward to seeing how many you lose as you have all the answers why it died
sorry for your loss
T1KARMANN;1988867; said:
Im with T1... this is all true ad Edwin to be honest u should not feel to bad about this... it certainly sucks but these fish are such a gamble! If u can find a 10-12"er then i suggest u try that as buy this time they ae peerfectly stable and will start to take, sinking/floating pelle, shrimp, small peices of basicly anything.... But as T1 said he always eat from day 1 for him....(is same fish)
their are some great aro keepers that have tryed small african aros below 10inch and lost them
it has nothing to do with stress bad water or anything else they just need tons of small food when small to keep them alive
i found mysis blood worm and small frozen krill worked well
it has nothing to do with stress bad water or anything else they just need tons of small food when small to keep them alive
i found mysis blood worm and small frozen krill worked well
well ya youa re 100% correct. thanks alot for the advice and suggestions. thats to everyone who posted in this thread. thanks alotermgravy;1990485; said:
i consider myself one of the greater aro keepers on this site as i've been keeping jars/leis/silvers for over 10 years and even i felt keeping an african aro wouldn't be a problem for me but low and behold, mine starved himself to death.
im sure others remember me posting about it last year, ill never buy another afro under 10 inches
im sure others remember me posting about it last year, ill never buy another afro under 10 inches
