Drop Eye Prevention Tip

[Bderick67]

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.

What would make the arowana look at this ping pong ball? Curiosity, it would want to know what it is. So once the aro becomes familiar with it why would it pay any attention to it?

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My aros DE stopped growing when I started to lessen his food, but I'm not sure wether fats are the cause of DE or not since many still debate about it until now.... maybe looking inside an aro might solve the case...

Prevention by starvation

I think in the wild most silvers with DE would be taken out by natural selection as it would greatly reduce their ability to spot prey on the branches above the river in the flooded forest, which is their main feeding time.

Agreed, if the arowana are not able to recover from the DE, this handicap would lead to there inability to compete for food, and certain death.

 

[Sonsinator]

No no, Bderick I fed him too good, that's why I lessen his food and it stopped the DE from growing, but I'm not sure so I'm desperate to know how like all of us.

 

[Bderick67]

i tried the pond cure. it made no difference to mine. I think the theory about weak genes from inbreeding is probably right, I've not seen a asian or jardini with DE only silvers.

So if a week gene pool is to blame, how come over 95% of large silvers posted on the web have DE. Is it you belief the are no wild caught silvers available to the general public?

If you look at this thread, The Dreaded DE you can see both asian aros and jardini with DE. There is also a black with DE.

 

[Hao]

How big are they? You seem to talk about them a lot but I haven't seen you post any pics of your fish.


I think in the wild most silvers with DE would be taken out by natural selection as it would greatly reduce their ability to spot prey on the branches above the river in the flooded forest, which is their main feeding time.

No one really knows what causes it, and IMO anyone who claims to know the cause/cure is full of it. There are all sorts of whack theories out there, but nothing has been proven, its really just a lottery. I saw a silver in a shop today, would been close to 2', no drop eye but it did have a protruding lower jaw.

Maybe instead of having floating plants you'd be better to have a6' high enclosure above the tank with subdued lighting and hanging murals above to simulate tree branches in the flooded forest....

i dont update my aros lol i wanna wait until the time is right and sum are 20",17",17",17",11",10",7" not exact measurements

 

[Bderick67]

i dont update my aros lol i wanna wait until the time is right and sum are 20",17",17",17",11",10",7" not exact measurements

These aros do exist, right? I mean somewhere other then your imagination

 

[Hao]

wow bderick lol youve seen my previous pictures

 

[smartlove_518]

i cant believe this thread has reached 4 pages..phew..its time to stop toking on it..

 

[Bderick67]

wow bderick lol youve seen my previous pictures

Have I?...............................

 

[smartlove_518]

hey bderick i always wanted to ask you this question..is that picture in your avatar photoshopped or is it real?

 

[CeD_^]

LOL is it a joke?