Just got my little 8 inch silver arowana today. He looks beatiful but he isnt eating is this normal? The fish store fed him in front of me. I put alot other fish in with him so mabye he is stressed?
Arowana not eating
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Cool he is eating today! =D And for tank mates one 8inch silver arowana ( nice colors ) 6small clown loaches and two medium sized ones. One medium (5inch) Jack dempsey. one small jack dempsey one small texas cichlid. one chinese algae eater ( he's orange ). One royal pleco One bushy nose pleco. Two long whiskerd catfish ( i think? ) there like 3 inches long. So thats all my new stock before i had 50 gold fish feeders for one month and one male and two female aruatus along with two bumble bee cichlids for 2 weeks. they are getting along good! =D
I'm having the same issue with my new 8 inch silver I got yesterday. It's in a grow out tank (55 gal) with a three inche tiger oscar, 5 inch clown knife, 5 inch pleco, 4 inch pictus catfish, 5 inch African knife, two 5 inch bala sharks, and two 3 inch red belly pacus. Community fish from this tank will go to a different 55 and semi aggressive and aggressive will go to a 200. But could these fish be stressing the aro too?
I don't know why people get so concerned when a new fish they have only owned for a few days
A heathly aro can go 1 month easy without food
I even moved a large red 20inch that took 2 months before feeding after the move
I would say most fish can go 1 month without food
As long as the fish is healthy and your water is good I don't understand why people panic so much
A heathly aro can go 1 month easy without food
I even moved a large red 20inch that took 2 months before feeding after the move
I would say most fish can go 1 month without food
As long as the fish is healthy and your water is good I don't understand why people panic so much
Oh thanks for the advice. And they are all currently in a 180gallon. with two rena fillstar xp ( i think ) they are like 280gph . every one is eating and getting along and lookin real happy.
Arrows will take a day or two to eat. Got mine at 5 inches and didnt eat for 1 day now in 1 month is now over 9 inches. 
That's amazing. How is it that some fish have such huge burst of growth like that? I wish some of mine would do that