Drop Eye Prevention Tip

[Arowana1]

I previously mentioned I put floating plastic or live plants in tanks to rear young Arowanas. I want to mention this as a tip for adult arowanas as well. I think that plants on the surface of the water gives adults something to look up to and can prevent drop eye.

 

[Hao]

theres nothing you can do too prevent it, its genes or head trauma

 

[Horiyoshi III]

From what I've read it's ALL been tried, all with failure as the result.

 

[Arowana1]

Have you ever had an Arowana that did not have drop eye then its eye starts to drop? Placing plants in the tank prevents the eye from dropping any farther. I may be wrong however I think this tip is accurate.

 

[dbcb314]

if it was that easy of a fix, no aros would have drop eye

 

[Arowana1]

I'm saying this prevents drop eye and is not cure for drop eye.

 

[dbcb314]

I'm saying this prevents drop eye and is not cure for drop eye.

i know what you are saying.. and if this was all it took to stop drop eye no aros would have drop eye

 

[benzjamin13]

There are some people that say there is a cure for DE or preventing, but it seems those cases are very rare. My view is...if you're going to get a Silver Aro, expect it and just learn to accept it as it's look.

 

[Hao]

the cure i heard is putting aro in a really big pond

 

[Arowana1]

I still think it helps to have something in the tank and at the surface for Arowanas that are a surface dwelling fish to look at.