i have owned arowanas in the past, i have an rtg.
but i have never had a black aro, and i have never had an aro so small.
this black aro is 12cm at most.
nice colours, when i picked it up from the shop, it was only 2 days at the store - and before i picked it up, i wanted to see if it was eating, and it ate pellets right inf ront of my eyes, 2 days after intro in the lfs.
after taking it home, last night - its a shy fella! (his name is bobo)
my gf picked the name lol
anyways, i find it stays in the corners, this is typical of aro nervousness i know, but all aros i have ever had was always 15 cms plus when i got it.
i bought some floating plants for cover, turned off lights to sooth it.
i also put some pellets in the tank, whcih it didnt go for when i was watching but i found hours later chewed up on the ground, same pellets as the lfs fed, hikari aro sticks.
this morning, i put some more in, and it went for 3 pieces when i hid around the corner and turned the lights off, ate a bit of the other after chewing and spat out the other two. but stil nervous when i sit in front of the tank, it hides on the corners or just lays on the ground.
i put floating plants today, so it has extra cover.
any tips on black aros? as i said, i knwo they are the more shy aro, so experienced tips would be good!
OR, am i just being impatient and over reacting lol
but i have never had a black aro, and i have never had an aro so small.
this black aro is 12cm at most.
nice colours, when i picked it up from the shop, it was only 2 days at the store - and before i picked it up, i wanted to see if it was eating, and it ate pellets right inf ront of my eyes, 2 days after intro in the lfs.
after taking it home, last night - its a shy fella! (his name is bobo)
my gf picked the name lolanyways, i find it stays in the corners, this is typical of aro nervousness i know, but all aros i have ever had was always 15 cms plus when i got it.
i bought some floating plants for cover, turned off lights to sooth it.
i also put some pellets in the tank, whcih it didnt go for when i was watching but i found hours later chewed up on the ground, same pellets as the lfs fed, hikari aro sticks.
this morning, i put some more in, and it went for 3 pieces when i hid around the corner and turned the lights off, ate a bit of the other after chewing and spat out the other two. but stil nervous when i sit in front of the tank, it hides on the corners or just lays on the ground.
i put floating plants today, so it has extra cover.
any tips on black aros? as i said, i knwo they are the more shy aro, so experienced tips would be good!
OR, am i just being impatient and over reacting lol
