headbanger #3

[meiling]

My silver aro learned a new trick. It's very bad, when he sees me coming to the tank he waits in ambush and the minute I start to lift the lid to feed, clean or whatever he tries to jump out-1st time I put up my hand and his nose hit my hand but it knocked him back in the tank. Now every time I approach he tries to shoot out when I lift the lid. He's extremely aggressive about it. Idea's on breaking this habit? Fishy psychology.

water parameters are good, he's healthy, there's no problem I can see, he's just being an aro brat.

 

[vtnamezeboi]

next time he tries it slap him

 

[Honda12]

Give him a good talking to.

 

[rottbo]

so,e aros just like to jump make a hood that has room for him to do it and this should help but he probally sees your hand as a food source and is trying to eat it try to not feed him untill a little while after the lid is open and not by hand try to get him off the hand feeding if you want him to stop

 

[WyldFya]

Yeah a hood is a good idea. Try using a feeding prong to feed him. You can also get him to follow the food, or stalk it even.

 

[fishnthings]

i agree with the hood idea... but maybe you could tape it sounds pretty funny too me

 

[Miles]

How big is the Aro and how big is the tank? Maybe he wants out!

 

[rottbo]

i think that his aro is 17" and tank is like 150

 

[Miles]

The 150 being the 60"x18" footprint? The Aro probably wants more swimming space..

From reading this forum and others and seeing so many "RIP My Aro" threads, I have came to the conclusion that you need more room than presumed for these guys.

 

[rottbo]

i am not possitive on that tank of fish size but i think thats what they are if i remember correctly iy might be bigger or smaller but i think that i am pretty close