Ive owned 2 silver aros before, they always swam left and right and used the WHOLE the tank constantly and very active. They were also very timid/scared when others approached the tank. very similar in characteristics..but..
My latest baby silver is 8-9in long very healthy, bright colors and very calm! Sometimes to calm!? It loves people by the tank and will not swim away from any disturbances outside the tank. When he sees me it goes straight to the front of the glass. Its always lingering the calm side of the tank furthest from the filter/air bubbles. It does get a bit more active when the light is off But is it normal for an aro this young to be this calm and inactive? Will he become more active as it grows? He has the whole tank to himself besides a 4-5in algae eater that only stays under a rock. I don't want to add any tank mates bc of previous experiances (last aros always ate or beat on other fish) but this fish seems really calm and seems likes he wants a tank mate!? almost like he's lonely haha
He looks very healthy water parameters is on point ph 7.2 / ammonia and nitrate at 0. This aro also loves pellets and only pellets!? He can eat them all day I tried to give him market shrimp and he just ignored it. Im trying to introduce him to a variety in his diet.
Background- I bought this aro around 6-7inches from a aquatic store. It was housed with 5 3in baby aros and other fishes aswell so its definitely use to a busy tank. He had scars on his body and scratches on his eye from what I can tell the huge rock that was in the tank. He was feed fish at times and I'm assuming as he would catch them scrape his body against this rock. Ive had him for 2-3 weeks now and he has healed up a lot!
What are your thoughts?
My latest baby silver is 8-9in long very healthy, bright colors and very calm! Sometimes to calm!? It loves people by the tank and will not swim away from any disturbances outside the tank. When he sees me it goes straight to the front of the glass. Its always lingering the calm side of the tank furthest from the filter/air bubbles. It does get a bit more active when the light is off But is it normal for an aro this young to be this calm and inactive? Will he become more active as it grows? He has the whole tank to himself besides a 4-5in algae eater that only stays under a rock. I don't want to add any tank mates bc of previous experiances (last aros always ate or beat on other fish) but this fish seems really calm and seems likes he wants a tank mate!? almost like he's lonely haha
He looks very healthy water parameters is on point ph 7.2 / ammonia and nitrate at 0. This aro also loves pellets and only pellets!? He can eat them all day I tried to give him market shrimp and he just ignored it. Im trying to introduce him to a variety in his diet.
Background- I bought this aro around 6-7inches from a aquatic store. It was housed with 5 3in baby aros and other fishes aswell so its definitely use to a busy tank. He had scars on his body and scratches on his eye from what I can tell the huge rock that was in the tank. He was feed fish at times and I'm assuming as he would catch them scrape his body against this rock. Ive had him for 2-3 weeks now and he has healed up a lot!
What are your thoughts?
