aro question?

[fish meat]

hey, wazzup everybody. im new on here and have some question about my silver aro. i bought this little guy last week and it was doing fine, it was eating and swimming around gracefully. its about 6" long. every since yesterday it stop swimming and eating. he just stays in one spot. any suggestion. please help!!!!!!!!! is it stress? its tank mate are 8" tiger oscar and 4" red tail cat. their in a 55 gallon now, but i will soon get a 250. thanks

 

[demjor19]

do any of the tankmates bully him? that could be a factor? do have any pics?

 

[sQwiReL]

check your water conditions. it might be stressed either from water conditions or being bullied around

 

[MistirE]

do any of the tankmates bully him? that could be a factor? do have any pics?

 

[MistirE]

My little dude doing the same thing....he is swimming around though. I think its not big enough to put with an 8 inch oscar though. That's a big fish and they are agressive.

 

[WeeNe858]

or what are you feeding him/her?.. may if it live then they caught a parasite

 

[MistirE]

or what are you feeding him/her?.. may if it live then they caught a parasite

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Probably the first sign of more serious problems to come, there are many reasons why arowanas refuse to eat. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]One of the least worrying & common problems is overfeeding. By continuously feeding excessively, arowanas tend to break into a "starving phase" and stop eating completely until they feel like eating again. The best solution to this problem is to monitor your feeding and feed only what your arowana is able to eat comfortable and stop when it shows signs of slowing down (or about 80% of it's eating capacity).
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More often than not, an arowana that is not eating is a sign to more serious problems like sudden stress or even diseases. Check the tank water parameters for any unusual warnings like an ammonia spike or a sudden drop in pH or temperature. If the water parameters look fine and there are no visible signs of diseases, your arowana might be suffering from an internal disease. Monitor the arowana closely over the next few days and proceed with treatment as necessary.[/FONT][/FONT]

 

[santoury]

I've noticed that often if a fish gets chilled, this type of behavior occurs as well... what is the temp, and is it near a draft perhaps?

 

[demjor19]

My little dude doing the same thing....he is swimming around though. I think its not big enough to put with an 8 inch oscar though. That's a big fish and they are agressive.

yeah oscars are a great fish but they can be very aggressive w/ any tankmate. they will even bully many larger fish. i would put my money on the oscar being the cause. do you have an iso tank? keep him seperate for a while if you can and see if he doesnt come around.

 

[ays]

nicely put!

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Probably the first sign of more serious problems to come, there are many reasons why arowanas refuse to eat. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]One of the least worrying & common problems is overfeeding. By continuously feeding excessively, arowanas tend to break into a "starving phase" and stop eating completely until they feel like eating again. The best solution to this problem is to monitor your feeding and feed only what your arowana is able to eat comfortable and stop when it shows signs of slowing down (or about 80% of it's eating capacity).[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]More often than not, an arowana that is not eating is a sign to more serious problems like sudden stress or even diseases. Check the tank water parameters for any unusual warnings like an ammonia spike or a sudden drop in pH or temperature. If the water parameters look fine and there are no visible signs of diseases, your arowana might be suffering from an internal disease. Monitor the arowana closely over the next few days and proceed with treatment as necessary.[/FONT][/FONT]