I almost lost my 17" silver aro today. I was down in my fish room looking at my 50 baby piranhas. I decided to feed them so I went upstairs to thaw out some shrimp. I also made a sandwich and let the dogs out. So I go back down stairs after 20 minutes. I was watching my piranha tear up the shrimp when I looked at the side of the chair and seen my silver aro laying on the ground. I just sat there in shock for a minute or two. It looked like he was dead beacause he wasn't breathing and he was laying right next to the dehumdifer so he looked like he was dried out. Then I seen him take a breath so I picked him back up and threw him in the tank. He just floated at the top for a minute or two, then he started swimming alittle, but mostly floating.
It's been 2 hours since it happened and he looks like he is back to normal just some scratches on his eyeball and a couple of scales missing. That was a close call. I just added some salt to the tank to help him heal a little faster.
It's been 2 hours since it happened and he looks like he is back to normal just some scratches on his eyeball and a couple of scales missing. That was a close call. I just added some salt to the tank to help him heal a little faster.
He flopped on the floor a couple of times before I could get him in the net!! I ran from the house to the shop where I had the vat and dumped him in. He sank to the bottom and sulked for about half an hour and then begin swimming a bit. He had lost a couple of scales so I added some Pema and Melafix to the vat. It took him another two days before he would eat some dried krill, tomorrow I'll try something more his size. But in any case he and the other fish seem to enjoy the larger space and the severums are already starting to guard a spawning site!