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looks a little beat up, take good care of him/her! here's some info:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0202&view_records=1
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_arrow2.php
http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0202&view_records=1
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_arrow2.php
Silver Arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum )
They grow upto 4feet there surface swimming fish which can jump so i hope you got a lid on your tank and a strong one too they don't call these fish water monkeys for nothing. they eat fish, Prawns, pellets most meaty foods and prepared foods.
They require large tanks minimum tank size would be 180gallon but they do really need bigger Silver Arowanas a prone to droop eye it's where there eye starts to well... droop the fatty tissue behind the eye build up forcing the eye to look downwards.
They grow upto 4feet there surface swimming fish which can jump so i hope you got a lid on your tank and a strong one too they don't call these fish water monkeys for nothing. they eat fish, Prawns, pellets most meaty foods and prepared foods.
They require large tanks minimum tank size would be 180gallon but they do really need bigger Silver Arowanas a prone to droop eye it's where there eye starts to well... droop the fatty tissue behind the eye build up forcing the eye to look downwards.
Silver Arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum. They are big eaters, and will grow fast. Need a very large aquarium. Yours looks awefully beaten up. His fins have been nipped quite a bit.
I have heard that if you have blinking lights above the tank that they can see it will get there attention and help them to look upwards, some put ping pong balls, but the aro's are smart and can get bored with them so you should just try mixing things up trying to draw the attention skywards rather then downwards. Floating food compared to, to much live
below waterline.
below waterline.
uh 180 is not big enogh for a 4' fish more like 600 gallon minimum foot print of 10'x4' minimum if you cannot provide dont get itDanDanUK said:
Thanks for all the input guys and girls. He is beat up, dosing with mela fix as we speak. Im growing him on for 12months in my 4ft then he is going into a 7ft. Im glad someone mentioned drop eye, floating food sounds the way to go forward then. Anybody on here got a 4ft fish then??
He is beat up from being at the LFS. Also my Altum took an instant dislike to him an spanked him. He is eating well in an overfilted tank. Seems to like playing in the current, I hope this is normal behaviour?! He also seems very boyant?!