"CURE" For DROOP EYE

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Jack Dempsey
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Well there are many reasons for droop eye. Some believe it's from looking at the reflection on the bottom of the tank, which there isnt from the inside of the tank.....Floating foods and red ping pong balls could help, but thats out in the air........with too much fatty foods, like guppies and feeders. Surgery? Arowana face lift.....not if you dont want your arowana to look like Wayne Newton....Anyhow, reading through current imformation about silver aro's developing eye droop from hitting the tank. Too small a tank, which MOST silver arowana owners have.....55gallon,100gallon, etc. Once they mature and are 3 feet plus and the original owner really doesnt take the proper care to getting a larger home for the guy and leave them in prison. Well, you can see why a silver aro will get frustated and bash the glass with it's head.....in the end turning out like Mahamad Ali......Well, in conclusion......perhaps a larger tank/pond would be a good solution or my favorite......create an arowana safty helmet.....kinda like football players. :ROFL:Anyhow, who wants to get into it? Any takers? New Idea's......just dont get heated.


Well, just sit back.......and enjoy the ride.:D


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vtnamezeboi;799611; said:
wow stop the discussions about drop eye already please
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:confused: Is this not a site MADE to DISCUSSIONS? If you are not interested, there are PLENTY of other things to read......please dont blog your complaints:D No harm done, kay....viet-boy:D
 
rocsorcs;799578; said:
Arowana helmets?! Dude, you are out there.:nilly: :ROFL:
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Not serious, just found it funny:D
 
Not sure if there is a cure once they get it. Some get it in both eyes...others in just one. I think it is way to difficult to speculate the exact cause for drop-eye. That being said, I hardly doubt they will find a cure (other than a surgical procedure);)
 
how do they do surgery on fish? does the vet come to youre house?

i am a firm believer that DE comes from aros smacking there heads off of things. ive seen several cases were silvers have hit one side of there head very hard and developed DE in the eye on the side that was hit. the other side remained fine. the thing that really puzzles me is, why is it only or largely found in silvers and not all the other aros or fish species?
 
Yeah that is kind of interesting that only silvers get it more often. If you look at the silvers body design as opposed to the asian aros and jars which have the same shape/type as the asian aros, makes you wonder if it has to do with the body shape.
Possibly the silver's have a weaker eye socket as opposed to the other aros? Who knows. Its one of life's little mystery. :grinno:
 
Damn helmets? What did u drink today there buddy...

I suggest suturing some string on each of the top rim of each eye and pull them together. It should fix it in no time ;).
 
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