guys pls help me in my silver aro.. he's so scared everytime someone goes near the tank. he's 10" w/ a 12" spotted gar in a 75g tank.. please help me.. tenkzhelp silver aro behavior
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guys pls help me in my silver aro.. he's so scared everytime someone goes near the tank. he's 10" w/ a 12" spotted gar in a 75g tank.. please help me.. tenkz
Aros scare easily... try approaching slowly, with the lights out in the room your tank is in, maybe disguise yourself as a piece of furniture, whatever makes it harder for the fish to see you. Is your tank in a place with a lot of traffic?
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They tend to be very skittish. By chance is your tank low to the ground? I had a silver that was temporarily housed in a 80g bin on the floor. It seemed he would freak and dive to the bottom everytime someone would come walk by the bin (maybe a predator evasion technique?) and the same thing occured when he he was in a bottom tank of a double stacker. Anywho, once put at a normal level without the fear of death from above, he was aboslulty fine. Skittish level went back to normal for a silver.
Aro's are extremely easy to scare. I just lost my 14" fish and i was home alone. I have no idea what scared him. Just approach carefully and secure the lids to the tank well. Nothing worse than to come into your room and find a prized fish stuck to the carpet.
u must not interact with ur fish as often as u could. feed often in small portions and have it get used to you. my aro's actually get excited when i enter the room showing me there hungry rather then jumping off n going crazy
almond leaves seem to calm them down alot make them not as jumpy or skittish also if you have a black background they can feel crampped bright backgrounds are better . but try the almond leaves just put one in you tank in a wesh bag or in your filter . makes water a little brown at first in a 75 maybe try half a leave and see if not bad put in the other half .
wow you guy got some skittish fish
mine only freaked when i come around the corner, otherwise it was impossible to get her to freak out
mine only freaked when i come around the corner, otherwise it was impossible to get her to freak out
Sounds like your fish is not use to you. It may help when you upgrade your tank, and give the fish more swimming room. At least, I hope you are planning to upgrade. It won't be much longer until your aro will need more space.
STONEDFISH;597151; said:Aros scare easily... try approaching slowly, with the lights out in the room your tank is in, maybe disguise yourself as a piece of furniture, whatever makes it harder for the fish to see you. Is your tank in a place with a lot of traffic?
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Yes you do need to approach and move slowly, but I disagree with keeping room lights off and disgusing yourself, I'd love to see someone do a waterchange disgused as a couch.
First thing, I'm sue you already know you need to get a larger tank, your Aro will outgrow the 75g in the next few months.
As for now your tank needs to be located in a low traffic area. Also if you can keep the tank up to where you are near eye level with it. If you cannot do this you may want to approach on your knees so you are at eye level. make sure you have the room well lit so your aro knows you are approaching. if you approach in a dark room you will suddenly apear as the tank lights will illuminate you. move slowly but not to the point as if you are stocking or sneaking up on him.
AROS JUMP!!! Your tank lid needs to be very secure and sealed if you have a space the aro could fit through when frightened he could get through it.
Arowanas don't hide, they're fast so if they feel threatened they try to get away, but in a tank that can't happen. You may want to buy a couple of the large fake lilly pads that are made for ponds, you will find your aro stays close to them as it may provide some security, plus it is fun to put a dozen crickets on them and let your aro hunt them.
Read all the posts, remember they are advise, past experiences from lots of members, some things may or may not work with your fish. I would spend as much time with the fish as you can, he will eventually get used to and welcome your presense.
When you post, please provide all info you can, tank size including filtering and decor. What you feed, Water parameters and changing schedule. the more info you provide the better chance of finding someone with a similar experience.
Good luck.