How long goes it take New Juvenile Aro to eat?

[Mobatic]

Recently picked up an arowana and have it all acclimated in its new environment. I tried feeding it small mealworm but it tend to ignore it. Wonder should I just starve it and wait till it get really hungry? Its currently only 7 inches in a 55 gal with ac70 and fluval 305 running on it.

 

[PhinPhan]

I have been able to get all of baby aros to eat very shortly after getting them. I am assuming its a silver? In my experience freeze dried krill, freeze dried bloodworms, and live crickets have worked the best. Then try to mix in arowana sticks and later thawed shrimp and tilapia.

 

[Mobatic]

Thanks for the advice, ill try and see.

 

[azian_kicker]

Just give it a lil bit more time. Arowana is easily stressed out when you move them. Try crickets, I've never seen any arowana can ignore it. PIC IS A MUST. LOL LOL

 

[Mobatic]

Haha, yeah ill try it out. Ill get pix up when I get the fish to settle in.

 

[Mobatic]

yup no luck yet..

 

[Tworner54]

Freeze dried blood worms worked the best for me. good luck

 

[Mobatic]

BROKE HIM TODAY! DAM WAS WORRYING ME BUT TODAY IT ATE 8 SMALL MEALWORM!

 

[littlewangzfan]

Congrats! Pics next?

 

[Mobatic]

Working on it, trying to pump him up first so it wont look like a sissy. hahah.