I just got 2 baby silver arowana, there about 2 inches maybe 3. I have them in a small tank right now, until they get about 5in, then I'll put them in a 36 then to a 300. At the store I the owner said he was feeding them frozen blood worms, so I got some frozen blood worms but they are not eating it, they would just watch the blood worm float by. Should I be worried? or is this to be expected. Any advice would be really helpful, thanks!
Arowana help (new owner)
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Give the little Arowana's a little time to adjust. Also make sure water is kept in pristine condition.
Thanks for the response! How long should I expect them to not eat?
Do you have any recommendations for types of food to feed the baby Arowana? I bought some really tiny micro pellets and see if they your try that but they didn't and I also dropped one of my Hikari floating food sticks (i broke it in half) and they would approach it but then turn away, one of them tried to bite it but didn't bother and turned away at the last second. I tried another one of my Hikari pellets and they would approach it but then turn away (they would do this multiple times). I tried dropping pieces of frozen bloodworms but they didn't even notice it. Are there any other foods I could try, I read something about live foods but I really don't want to feed them live foods because of all the risks that come with it. Any recommendations would help. Also, I am thinking about adding some kind of bottom feeder to the tank, for now, to clean up all the food that falls into the sand, I was told not to put any fish with the arowanas because of their tiny size but I was thinking maybe some cory cats?
Personally wouldn't add anymore fish until you get them to eat. Actually freeze dried bloodworms would be better because they float. I started small Arowana on freeze dried foods. It sounds like they are getting hungry so that's good.
I am also starting to notice one of the arowana's goes up next to the other one and when it does the other arowana "jumps" and moves in a swift manner, is this aggression? This one arowana stays by one side of my tank near the filter but does come out and swim around with the other and they seem perfectly fine but then a couple mins later the one arowana will go next to him causing the other one to freak out, should I be concerned? ( I hope you don't mind me asking all these questions, I've been keeping cichlids for many years but I'm new to arowana, I really apreciate the help!)
No problem answering questions yes Arowana are territorial even at that size lol. If you notice any physical harm I suggest rehoming . Small Arowana are fragile at this size.
I can't say for sure with Silvers, but with Arowana in general 2 isn't really considered a great number: usually peeps have either 1 or 3+, otherwise if you have just 2 there's a good chance they'll eventually start fighting and one may die. Sometimes when they grow up together it's better, but it's still taking chances. The behavior you're seeing is likely one trying to establish some dominance (and the other being 'spooked' by this) -- whether they work things out nicely only time will tell.
I would keep with the Hikari Food sticks, just be patient -- I've found it best to soak them in some juice from shrimp, whitefish etc. for a few mintues -- esp. when they're younger they seem to like softer food, it's easier for them to swallow than hard pellets.
I would keep with the Hikari Food sticks, just be patient -- I've found it best to soak them in some juice from shrimp, whitefish etc. for a few mintues -- esp. when they're younger they seem to like softer food, it's easier for them to swallow than hard pellets.
I separated them because I noticed one of them was starting to have some fin damage, I will keep trying the food sticks, I got some freeze dried bloodworms today but they wouldn't eat them either.