how to prevent dropeye?

[new2natives]

is there any way to prevent dropeye in silvers? any reason that it happens?
mine is about 5" and it DOESNT have dropeye. i was wondering when it usually appeared and why?
i would obviously like to do everything i can to prevent it

 

[Hot Slime]

The only way to prevent drop eye is to not buy a silver. Other than that you cant prevent it. Pretty much all silvers get it except a few that dont have drop eye. Theres some ppl on this forum that have mint silvers(no drop eye or PLJ) and it looks awsome.

 

[akskirmish]

Mines currently mint at the 22 to 24 inch mark---

We'll see how long it lasts though.....

Plus there is about a zillion topics on this subject already----Just scroll down through the forum....

 

[jcardona1]

Yeah your odds are if you get a silver, it will get drop eye as it gets older. You will very rarely, find an adult silver w/o DE. Another option would be to get a black aro, I havent seen one of these w/ DE yet...

 

[ZenMode]

I've had my 7 inches HBRTG for 2.5 months and everything was okay until now. My aro for over a week has developed a bad case of drop eye. Seriously, how can I fix this problem? Is this terrible condition reversable?

I suspect it developed drop eye because we put a plecos or 'bottom feeder' fish in our aquarium about 2 weeks. My aro got really curious with it and kept chasing it to the bottom of the tank.

 

[akskirmish]

I've had my 7 inches HBRTG for 2.5 months and everything was okay until now. My aro for over a week has developed a bad case of drop eye. Seriously, how can I fix this problem? Is this terrible condition reversable?

I suspect it developed drop eye because we put a plecos or 'bottom feeder' fish in our aquarium about 2 weeks. My aro got really curious with it and kept chasing it to the bottom of the tank.

Non reverseable-

Have you seen it jumping or smashing into the glass at all----

I happen to have 5 pleco's in my tank-My aro also can be found cruiseing the bottom of my tank---I once again have not a problem one....

 

[Onion01]

the easiest way to prevent dropeye is to move to alaska and open up a bunch of cigar shops

 

[akskirmish]

It obviously works......

I'm certainly not saying my methods are tried and true-----Just adding my input on my personal situations.....And the above variables have had no ill affects/effects on my Aro...