i understand that dayak is inexperienced.. i think we all figured that out already. but it doesn't belong in this thread. the guy just wanted to know why his aro was on the floor. and that usually means that something ain't quite right. water quality is a big one, nothing that the aro recognizes as food is another one (which is what happened to one of mine, he didn't die, in fact, he's about 23" long now).
if you can't help, don't post. and if you need to argue with dayak, take it to a thread that either you or dayak started. i'm guilty of derailing a thread or two myself, but it's really not necessary.
ok, i see what some are saying about the OP not learning from the good advise he's been given. i also understand that Brian thinks that this is a whole different aro from the one with the deformed barbels. it does look like a completely different fish, but i was going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt.