Help arowana is getting down eye

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T1KARMANN said:
so you think the large silvers in muddy pools grew up in that pool or do you think they grew in a tank then they were moved to the muddy pond when they got big i wonder

you do also understand that a lot of fottage used on TV is not actually filmed in the wild right
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Can't say either way about if they tank raised or not obviously, but the footage I was talking about was general arowana habitat, not actual footage of arowana (altho there was some arowana in there). Not sure what the dry season habitat looks like, but all the footage I've seen of the flooded forest area of the amazon (where arowanas do most of their 'looking up' feeding) is fairly clear water.

I find it hard to believe genetics don't at least play some part as it is such a world-wide phenomenon, surely every silver aro keeper can't be doing it wrong? Many well-raised silvers still end up with bad DE, yet blacks being kept in very similar conditions alomst never get DE. Environmental factors may make it better/worse, but aren't the root cause of the problem.
 
Ozkar said:
<Mythbuster>Well there's your problem!</Mythbuster>

If you are really concerned with your arowana developing drop eye, stop feeding goldfish which are high in fat!

Of all the thoeries that are being argued here, over feeding, feeding high fat food, and feeding goldfish are the things we can control.

And for the flashing red lights above your tank, if we were to hang a flashing red light over your bed, would you be more likely to keep looking at it, or to look away from the flashing red menace? At best your fish will learn to ignore it, at worst your fish will look down to avoid the annoyance and cause drop eye!


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Dont get me wrong but if it was the feeders dont you think all the fishes that eat goldfish would have d.e

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only silver/black aro drop eye, all arowana not drop eye. i thing this kind is cheaper and easy drop kakaaaa. (funny)
 
cucarot880 said:
only silver/black aro drop eye, all arowana not drop eye. i thing this kind is cheaper and easy drop kakaaaa. (funny)
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You either have no idea what your talking about or have no idea on how to type your message.
 
David R said:
Can't say either way about if they tank raised or not obviously, but the footage I was talking about was general arowana habitat, not actual footage of arowana (altho there was some arowana in there). Not sure what the dry season habitat looks like, but all the footage I've seen of the flooded forest area of the amazon (where arowanas do most of their 'looking up' feeding) is fairly clear water.

I find it hard to believe genetics don't at least play some part as it is such a world-wide phenomenon, surely every silver aro keeper can't be doing it wrong? Many well-raised silvers still end up with bad DE, yet blacks being kept in very similar conditions alomst never get DE. Environmental factors may make it better/worse, but aren't the root cause of the problem.
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if genetics plays a part then silvers in the wild would be a comen with drop eye also

this would mean that drop eye in silver is a normal thing not abnorl
 
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