Does this Silver Arowana look sick?

[Nemesis]

Just got this silver arowana 4 days ago. It's about 3'. It's been eating Tetramin Pro flakes along with about 5 baby crickets every 2 days. I made the mistake of adding it to my brand new 55 gallon tank not knowing about the cycle process. I've added a friends filter cartridge, along with Nutrafin Cycle yesterday. Today I noticed that it is swimming low in the tank, and also is turning a brownish color(compared to when I brought it home). I tested the water today and have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates, 0 nitites and a ph of 6.0. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.

P.S. not the best picture, but my camera broke and this was taken with my G1 phone.

 

[mfk4life]

you should put your silver in your friends tank until your tank is cycled. thats my two cents

 

[dragonfish18]

try a ph of 7.0 it should be fine in a few days tho

 

[twk1]

Yeah... PH of 6.0 is tooo low for a silver go higher like 7.0 - 7.5 and try not to use chemicals to increase the PH. Put some crushed coral in a sock and add it to either your tank or filter to increase the PH. Good Luck... hope this helps.

 

[devder1]

your params are 0 0 0 I don't think that's normal

 

[Nemesis]

Ill test it again in the morning and let you know how it is. I will also go buy some crushed coral and test the p.h also. The ph thing makes sense because yesterday the p.h was 6.5. Thanks.

 

[Nemesis]

Also I cant put the arowana with my friends tank because he has small goldfish.

 

[Nemesis]

Also if I raised the ph would it harm my EBJD and blood parrot that are also in the tank?

 

[Hao]

arowanas are better then them so raise ph

 

[devder1]

arowanas are better then them so raise ph

lol that is so mean! and it shouldnt harm them as long as it doesnt fluctuate quickly