Do Black Arowana get dropeye?

[Albertan]

The search function at MFK kicks my butt...

I read last night that black aros are not susceptible to DE like silver aros. Can anyone clarify this? It would certainly influence my choice of fish if true. Thanks.

 

[KNH]

Much less likely than silvers

 

[Miguel]

Never saw one in more than 20 years of aro keeping.

 

[Albertan]

Blacks it is. Thanks guys!

 

[Squire347]

+1 for above. In my time researching Aro's I have never seen or heard of a black aro getting DE.

 

[Bderick67]

It is very rare. There is a large black posted on youtube with DE. Also it has been posted that a black aro at the shedd aquarium in Chicago has DE. Have yet to confirm the later.

 

[Hao]

I've seen photos/videos of at least 3 different black aros with one drop eye. That's not bad compared to silver aros drop eye rate.


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[Bderick67]

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[David R]

^ about the only ever case of it I've seen. Put it this way, with silvers it is almost guaranteed, blacks it's one-in-a-million...

 

[Bderick67]

^ about the only ever case of it I've seen. Put it this way, with silvers it is almost guaranteed, blacks it's one-in-a-million...

I think there are probably as many large blacks with DE as large silvers without DE. Seems to be at extreme opposites with these two.