Might Help with Drop-eye.

[Dr_Shakalu]

Hey everyone,

I'm fairly new on this forum but I've been taking care of fish for over 25 years. I have a jardini about 7" and hope he doesn't get drop-eye. I know there are many theories on why they get it and one of them is that they either look at the reflection on the bottom of a bare tank, or that they search for their food below them. I was thinking what I could do to solve this problem. I feed it crickets, pellets, superworms and nightcrawlers that I cultivate and feed hikari, spinach, and carrots. The superworms and nightcrawlers sometimes sink before the jardini can get it and it has to get it off the floor. I decided to take my wormblower from my fishing tackle box and voila, problem solved. Hope this wasn't brought up before but I hope it helps. Ed.

 

[johnptc]

Hey everyone,

I'm fairly new on this forum but I've been taking care of fish for over 25 years. I have a jardini about 7" and hope he doesn't get drop-eye. I know there are many theories on why they get it and one of them is that they either look at the reflection on the bottom of a bare tank, or that they search for their food below them. I was thinking what I could do to solve this problem. I feed it crickets, pellets, superworms and nightcrawlers that I cultivate and feed hikari, spinach, and carrots. The superworms and nightcrawlers sometimes sink before the jardini can get it and it has to get it off the floor. I decided to take my wormblower from my fishing tackle box and voila, problem solved. Hope this wasn't brought up before but I hope it helps. Ed.

hope it helps.... i dont think eye strain is the cause.......i vote for banging their heads or fatty tissue build up behind the eye 2cents

 

[Miguel]

I , for what it's worth, have never seen a jadini with drop eye..

 

[gomezladdams]

Wormblower?

 

[Dr_Shakalu]

I , for what it's worth, have never seen a jadini with drop eye..

I thought it might help with any species of arrowana that might get drop-eye.

 

[Dr_Shakalu]

Wormblower?

A wormblower (for those who don't fish) is a small plastic bottle with a needle on the end. You stick the needle in the worm and squeeze so air enters the worm and helps it to float off the bottom when fishing.

 

[WeeNe858]

Wormblower?

its a fishermans tool, it has a small hollow needle and an air chamber/bulb on the other end. you inject air into the worm to keep it afloat

dang it .. dr. beat me to it

 

[Miguel]

its a fishermans tool, it has a small hollow needle and an air chamber/bulb on the other end. you inject air into the worm to keep it afloat

dang it .. dr. beat me to it

sounds like a great idea...will try it for sure!!!!!

 

[MistirE]

Great Idea for feeding.......I used to use it when fishing....amazing how some of the best ideas are just so obvious......

 

[Bderick67]

Hey everyone,

I'm fairly new on this forum but I've been taking care of fish for over 25 years. I have a jardini about 7" and hope he doesn't get drop-eye. I know there are many theories on why they get it and one of them is that they either look at the reflection on the bottom of a bare tank, or that they search for their food below them. I was thinking what I could do to solve this problem. I feed it crickets, pellets, superworms and nightcrawlers that I cultivate and feed hikari, spinach, and carrots. The superworms and nightcrawlers sometimes sink before the jardini can get it and it has to get it off the floor. I decided to take my wormblower from my fishing tackle box and voila, problem solved. Hope this wasn't brought up before but I hope it helps. Ed.

There is no reflection from the bottom of a bare bottom tank. It is the same as the reflection you see from the sides of your tank.