figures... (african aro)

[Oddball]

Don't give up on them. They're definitely worth it. Especially once they're past the delicate stage and develop fat reserves. Here's my 2 footer. He was barely 2" when I got him.

 

[me_wee_todded]

wow they are strange lookin fish

 

[ethnics]

i love the jurassic look it has. i want one!! gotta keep my eyes open for 6"+ african aros

 

[Masta Flan]

How much did they run for?

 

[Crustman]

Nice fish Oddball. Where do you keep them all. Do you run a Petshop?

 

[davo]

sorry about that. One of the challenges of fishkeeping.

 

[Oddball]

Nice fish Oddball. Where do you keep them all. Do you run a Petshop?

I have an ~8,000sq/ft indoor hatchery to play in.

 

[House 64]

Oddball........ what's he feeding on now? How does he compete for food in a tank with the rest of your fish? I passed on one when I was told that they pretty much required live blackworms consistantly, didn't have the resources to get worms everyday.... busy schedule so I passed.

BTW, Sorry about your loss.......

 

[Red Devil]

Don't give up on them. They're definitely worth it. Especially once they're past the delicate stage and develop fat reserves. Here's my 2 footer. He was barely 2" when I got him.

He is soooo awesome and love this "tough" picture of him.

 

[Oddball]

Oddball........ what's he feeding on now? How does he compete for food in a tank with the rest of your fish? I passed on one when I was told that they pretty much required live blackworms consistantly, didn't have the resources to get worms everyday.... busy schedule so I passed.

BTW, Sorry about your loss.......

Now, he feeds once a day for 2 days then, a day to fast. He's a vacuum and will inhale anything (flake, FD, frozen, pellet, stick, tab) including downing a couple of live minnows (1st time last week). So far, this regimen seems to be working. The aros are active, healthy, full-bodied, and without any hint of captive-obesity.

Young ones don't require live food constantly. They require access to food. I raised them on dense culture crumbles, frozen bloodworms, and daphnia. Leftover foods made up the "constant" part of their feeding regimen. I raised them in bare tanks with sponge filters. The excess leftovers coated the surface of the sponge where the aro grazed until the next feeding. The sponges were cleaned out every other day to remove remaining leftovers before they could spoil.
This was the regimen until the aros reached about 8" and I was confident they'd begun to build sufficient fat reserves to go onto a regular feeding schedule.