Drop Eye = genetics or consequence?

[T1KARMANN]

Not necessarily. I personally have always fed floating pellets, and when I do feed meat (and that is VERY rarely), it has never actually reached the bottom and yet my arowana has drop eye.

Do you have a bare bottom tank or more than 1 tank glass not covered

I have never said any of the reasons are correct just things I have done to try and stop drop eye and a combination of all has worked for me that's not to say it will work for others

When I do get a aro with drop eye after sticking to the things I have mention then maybe I will look or try other things

The truth of the matter is no one knows for sure why they get drop eye and pointless threads like this will contue to pop up every few months

 

[nmadsen4]

Do you have a bare bottom tank or more than 1 tank glass not covered

I have never said any of the reasons are correct just things I have done to try and stop drop eye and a combination of all has worked for me that's not to say it will work for others

When I do get a aro with drop eye after sticking to the things I have mention then maybe I will look or try other things

The truth of the matter is no one knows for sure why they get drop eye and pointless threads like this will contue to pop up every few months

You are back pedaling fairly quickly at this point considering you made a list of things to do in order to prevent drop eye yet it's only been tested on asians. It is the silver that people struggle with drop eye, not Asians. You are also making assumptions as to the eating habits of arowana in the wild based on your own logic rather than fact. I may be wrong but I believe arowana do enjoy eating freshwater shrimp, which would be located on the river bed.

 

[T1KARMANN]

Back pederling that's a joke right read ALL of my posts again

Asian aros are the 2nd highest type of aro to get drop eye and after owning 20 + you expect at least 1 to develop it

It doesn't take much working out that aros feed from the water surface the big up looking eyes show us that along with the barbels that feel the water surface for water movement

Also aros swim at the top part of water and silvers come from murky water so wouldn't even be able to see food on the river bed so what would be the point in them looking down for food

You make no sence saying what I say is wrong unless you can provide us with the real reason why they get DE

 

[Juxtaroberto]

Do you have a bare bottom tank or more than 1 tank glass not covered

I have never said any of the reasons are correct just things I have done to try and stop drop eye and a combination of all has worked for me that's not to say it will work for others

When I do get a aro with drop eye after sticking to the things I have mention then maybe I will look or try other things

The truth of the matter is no one knows for sure why they get drop eye and pointless threads like this will contue to pop up every few months

Yes, I have barebottom, but you can only see the reflection of fish on the bottom from the outside. If you're in the tank, you see right through the glass. And since I don't have any lights on the tank, there is no reflection of the fish.

Ultimately, I don't care. My arowana had drop eye in one eye, but he's still mine and I love him. It honestly doesn't bother me in any way. It would be nice to know how to prevent it, but oh well.

 

[T1KARMANN]

It would be nice if we could stop it but I can't see that ever happening
Some people don't mind DE but for me it makes the fish look sick and badly treated ( I'm not saying they are badly treated just what it looks like )

 

[Bderick67]

You are back pedaling fairly quickly at this point considering you made a list of things to do in order to prevent drop eye yet it's only been tested on asians. It is the silver that people struggle with drop eye, not Asians. You are also making assumptions as to the eating habits of arowana in the wild based on your own logic rather than fact. I may be wrong but I believe arowana do enjoy eating freshwater shrimp, which would be located on the river bed.

Do you have a link that references these "freshwater shrimp"? While I would not say that arowana never feed of the bottom, I think T1KARMANN is pretty close as to the feeding behavior of arowana.

 

[Scuba_Kid]

Lol im guessing genetics feeding them and such most likley has very little to do wit it.

 

[TakeNotes]

My now 14" silver aro has developed DE in one eye and it happend after I took all the sand out of the 40B tank after my teacup ray died. He has also jumped out a few times and hit the floor the first time but not around the time he got DE. Just got a 125 and i painted the back and bottom black. I think he looks sickly with a droopy eye and i hope this will go away. Has anyone heard ofit going away?

 

[Sik.10a]

I beleive it's a consequence of their tank environment and the silver arowanas ability to adjust to it's environment, do they get it if they are kept in ponds? Probablynot, in the wild they mostly look up to catch their food were as asain aros and others dont use the jumping method to catch their food as much. I trid everything to keep my silver looking up, bright ping pong balls, etc nothing worked , also maybe wen keepin them with bottom dwelling tank mates they will always be lookin down on em, I also heard keeping ur tank low to the floor helps? I haven't owned enough silvers to come to a solid conclusion but that's where u guys come in.....