Baby aro help pls.

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i need advice from people who have raised aros when they were 3 inches.

I have two silver aros at 3-4 inches now. this is their second day after losing their sack. i tried to give them, flakes, freeze dried shrimp, blood worms, pellets. they havnt eaten a thing since i had them. one took a stab at a pellet but spit it out. my local area doesnt sell baby crickets, so i cant really find any live insects.

any other food suggestions you think i should try?

also my aro seem to hang in the corner where the current is really strong, not where the water is calm( other side of the tank), i find this strange as aro like calm waters,
 
how long have you had them for? Give it time. Keep trying soft foods. IE: freezes dried bloodworm, dried krill, etc. But do find something for them to eat and stick with it and on occasionally mix it up.
 
i had them for four days. i just check water parameters everything is fine.

yeah i guess paintences is not my best part about me, ill try to stick it out, until they eat something.

any thoughs of them staying in one corner?
 
How strong is the current in your tank? I find it easier for smaller arows tend to like little to no current at all. How big is the tank you have the arow in?
 
a 20 gallon talll with tetra ex70 supposely have a flow rate of 340 gallons

ModelFlow RateAquarium SizeCarbon FilterEX20110 gphup to 20 gallonsMedium (Green)EX30160 gphup to 30 gallonsLarge (Blue)EX45240 gphup to 45 gallonsLarge (Blue)EX70340 gphup to 70 gallonsLarge (Blue)

should i downgrade? i have two smaller ones, not sure how strong their current is though.
 
i hope you realized what you have bought. you need a much larger tank.... they should be in a @ the very minimum right now a 50 gallon.
 
i have a 120 already ready for them. it be easier to pellet train them in a 20 gallon then in a 120 gallon
 
120 gallons is not big enough. unless you like stunting the growth of your animal. Silver Aros in captivity can grow to at least four feet and at most 6+. And you have two of them. And the inch per fish rule does not apply to a creature that only swims at the surface. Minimum recommend tank size for one silver aro is 250 gallons according to this website http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+1984+858&pcatid=858
but members on this forum have recommended around 480 gallons for life.
And pellet training is not hard...... i pellet trained my jar in a 55 it took a day the store was previously feeding it bloodworms and feeders, the jar was also 3 inches when i bought it. good luck with your fishkeeping
 
mfk4life;2947639; said:
120 gallons is not big enough. unless you like stunting the growth of your animal. Silver Aros in captivity can grow to at least four feet and at most 6+. And you have two of them. And the inch per fish rule does not apply to a creature that only swims at the surface. Minimum recommend tank size for one silver aro is 250 gallons according to this website http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+1984+858&pcatid=858
but members on this forum have recommended around 480 gallons for life.
And pellet training is not hard...... i pellet trained my jar in a 55 it took a day the store was previously feeding it bloodworms and feeders, the jar was also 3 inches when i bought it. good luck with your fishkeeping
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WOW MAN!!...no kidding? 4-6 feet in captivity...4-6 feet anywhere seems like a smigen off...:grinno:

I got 3 of them in a 120g of water, I must have stunted them!!
 
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