Got a baby Arowana with eggsack...questions!

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i will NOT put my aro in that 20gal with cichlids...i might get some community fish to clean up left over flakes...and that algae eater that is in his current tank will move in with him...lol...
 
I have 6 baby silvers,when i got them they all had egg sacks,I started feeding them the day i put them in there tank and they ate like pigs.Two weeks later the egg sacks are almost gone and they are doing well.They are in a 60 with no other fish and will go into a 365,where i have hopes of getting a pair out of them.
 
tim85851;1708114; said:
i will NOT put my aro in that 20gal with cichlids...i might get some community fish to clean up left over flakes...and that algae eater that is in his current tank will move in with him...lol...
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LOL, just checking. I made the mistake of putting my 7"er in w/ some other fish that I didn't think were aggressive (4-lined pim).



I have 6 baby silvers,when i got them they all had egg sacks,I started feeding them the day i put them in there tank and they ate like pigs.Two weeks later the egg sacks are almost gone and they are doing well.They are in a 60 with no other fish and will go into a 365,where i have hopes of getting a pair out of them.
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dayum, that'll be sick if you pull it off
 
is there a certain way i should introduce my aro into his new environment? i dont want to just dump him in the tank and have him get shocked...should i float him in something to make sure the temperature difference isnt that bad? currently the 20gal doesnt have a heater and i think thats the reason my cichlids are not eating...i will probably pick up a heater or get one from a friend tonight...
 
tim85851;1708384; said:
is there a certain way i should introduce my aro into his new environment? i dont want to just dump him in the tank and have him get shocked...should i float him in something to make sure the temperature difference isnt that bad? currently the 20gal doesnt have a heater and i think thats the reason my cichlids are not eating...i will probably pick up a heater or get one from a friend tonight...
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add a heater to the 20 gallon then aftre putting the aro in a bag remove the cichlid and stick them in the five gallon or something then stick the aro and heater into the 20 gallon tank after floating the aro for a little while.
 
sounds good...its pretty much like treating my aro like i bought it from my LFS...float it and what not...thanks!!!

im still waiting for that little sack to go away!!!
 
came home from work and my aro is dead.
=(
 
i dont know...im going to guess that it was some type of parasite/bacteria? his sack looked like he was getting attacked...and he stopped eating...and moving...then breathing...and i looked closely at the water and i see lil things swimming around...

ill look around for another aro...but for now im in the market for some catfish...they are easier to maintain...not that my aro wasnt...but i wont worry bout them so much...

RIP lil buddy.
 
oh man...im back with another arowana!!! got one that does not have an eggsack...im going to test my water tomorrow...he swims everywhere and hasnt eaten anything yet...im going to start him on flakes...then work my way up...
 
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