my 20 inch aro not acting right

[fishfobia]

he sets on the bottom for a bit till some person comes by and then he starts swimming for a couple seconds then sits down again.
so hopefully what i did will help i did a 30 percent water change and added salt the tank is already at 82 degress all the other conditions are fine and he is only in there with a 12 in tsn
what do you think???

 

[trevinoboy]

instead of adding salt to the tank aver month, you can put a broken clay pot in there. and be carefull not to over feed the arowana

 

[fishfobia]

thanks for the reply

 

[Aqua Doctor]

Do you have a powerhead in there bro?....maybe add some current inside the tank.

 

[loganh83]

Was he startled by something? Sometimes aros will lay low if nervous. How long has he been doing this?

 

[fishfobia]

i have three 350 penguins hes in a 165 i was getting ready to put him in my 600

 

[Bderick67]

Was he startled by something? Sometimes aros will lay low if nervous. How long has he been doing this?

I agree, possibly injure itself slamming against the tank glass or tops. Not much you can do, keep traffic around the tank to a minimum and maybe keep the lights dimmed.

Has it been eating?

 

[fishfobia]

i do have children maybe they ran by him real quick. also i just took out his tank mates about week and a half ago maybe hes lonely

 

[fishfobia]

ya its been eating