Dropeye
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rallysman;1569223; said:
I would agree, and with living in a home aquaria they are unable to recover from it as they would in the wild.
BTW, one of my silvers, which I have raised from 3", has DE in both of it's eyes. Each case of DE developed within days after sever collisions.
the unique head shape is probably a reason, that could lead to weaker eye attachment muscles that are not needed in the wild as often for protection from collisions.
Sorry to bring back this somewhat old thread, but I noticed something about my 8'' silver. Well, I've got it when it was 6'' and I've had it for a little over 2 months now. When I bought him, he was in great shape with no Drop Eye. Just this week though, while I was feeding my fish, the Tiger Oscar that he is with got spooked for whatever reason and slammed into the side of the tank. Being massive, the loud bang from my Oscar scared my silver which then caused him to jump and slam into the glass lid.
Now I notice that he has a very slight case of drop eye in his right eye. Everything else is normal with him though, no loss of scales, no ripped fins and his appetite is normal.
So with that said, I believe Bderick's "collision theory" if you will, is true as I have expereinced it first hand. There were no previous signs of drop eye with my aro and his diet consisted only of flakes for the first month I've had him and then just Hikari Pellets. That and the fact that this aro is still very young.
That's it, I just wanted to vouch for the theory.
Now I notice that he has a very slight case of drop eye in his right eye. Everything else is normal with him though, no loss of scales, no ripped fins and his appetite is normal.
So with that said, I believe Bderick's "collision theory" if you will, is true as I have expereinced it first hand. There were no previous signs of drop eye with my aro and his diet consisted only of flakes for the first month I've had him and then just Hikari Pellets. That and the fact that this aro is still very young.
That's it, I just wanted to vouch for the theory.
i think collisions, diet and mostly water quality are the most important factors. there was this LFS owner from whom i used to buy most of my fish a while ago and he had a large jardini in a 4' tank. the fish was incredibly healthy but then he moved him to a 2'er i guess and stopped the good diet and the fish developed drop eye in a couple weeks. it was the only case of jardini DE i have ever seen and im sure it was caused by bad water and diet... i think the same goes for the silvers. except that they're more sensitive.
how do we know its not natural to silver arowanas as they grow older?
kinda like flounders or halibit.
either way, im way over this subject and not here to add to or start a arguement. all my silvers have DE and every silver i've ever owned had DE
kinda like flounders or halibit.
either way, im way over this subject and not here to add to or start a arguement. all my silvers have DE and every silver i've ever owned had DE
I have raise to silver's now-
One over the 30 inch mark and the current one I own at just around the 2 foot mark...Both have been raised with no drop eye....
I soley believe it's all about the preds that people try to cohab these guys with.....
One over the 30 inch mark and the current one I own at just around the 2 foot mark...Both have been raised with no drop eye....
I soley believe it's all about the preds that people try to cohab these guys with.....
