First off I did my best at searching the forum but it seems like the search is way to sensitive or I can't get my search specific enough to find what I'm looking for, so links to comparable threads are also appreciated.
Diet:
What composes a proper diet in the home aquarium for a Silver Arowana?
We know in the wild there main diet is insects, but we can't always be throwing crickets in our tank.
Currently my Aro is on a diet of Hikari Cichlid Gold & frozen Krill.
Health:
Drop Eye:
The Cause:
Attention focused below themselves as apposed to above in the wild.
We know:
We also know that since an Arowana's main diet in the wild comes from insects that they prey on by jumping out of the water we need to keep its attention to the surface. In my opinion the best way to do this is to minimalize/eliminate any sort of food from being at any level [in the tank] other than above the Arowana. (AKA: NO MORE FEEDERS!)
So right off the bat floating foods are ideal. Younger Arowana's some times seem to have trouble with hard pellets and often times its better to moisten them slightly before feeding, not only taste but ease of eating also reflect on how well the specified food will rate on your fish's "picky eaters list". (I also prefer to slightly thaw my frozen foods under some running water.)
THE POINT:
So what else can I do to keep my Arowana's diet rich and full?
So what else can I do to prevent my Arowana from getting drop eye?
-I've heard of the "toy" trick (throwing a ping pong ball in tank to catch his attention upwards more often) does this work well?
Thanks and any info as always is greatly appreciated.
Diet:
What composes a proper diet in the home aquarium for a Silver Arowana?
We know in the wild there main diet is insects, but we can't always be throwing crickets in our tank.
Currently my Aro is on a diet of Hikari Cichlid Gold & frozen Krill.
Health:
Drop Eye:
The Cause:
Attention focused below themselves as apposed to above in the wild.
We know:
We also know that since an Arowana's main diet in the wild comes from insects that they prey on by jumping out of the water we need to keep its attention to the surface. In my opinion the best way to do this is to minimalize/eliminate any sort of food from being at any level [in the tank] other than above the Arowana. (AKA: NO MORE FEEDERS!)
So right off the bat floating foods are ideal. Younger Arowana's some times seem to have trouble with hard pellets and often times its better to moisten them slightly before feeding, not only taste but ease of eating also reflect on how well the specified food will rate on your fish's "picky eaters list". (I also prefer to slightly thaw my frozen foods under some running water.)
THE POINT:
So what else can I do to keep my Arowana's diet rich and full?
So what else can I do to prevent my Arowana from getting drop eye?
-I've heard of the "toy" trick (throwing a ping pong ball in tank to catch his attention upwards more often) does this work well?
Thanks and any info as always is greatly appreciated.
