My silver arowana is turning brown?!?!

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DeLgAdO;518375; said:
noooooooooooooo

ok,


think about how silver arowanas are exposed to sun light in the wild

and this is sun light not aquarium light

and yet they always remain a silver

understand how lighting does not tan a silver arowana?
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First, a wild aro would have shade and cover, so they would not be exposed to direct light overhead like one in an aquarium would be.

Also, show me a pic of a wild silver =)

PS: wild caught silvers that were raised in captivity don't count
 
Hmm, I think there might be a misunderstanding.

Do you think that I think the light will tan the sides of the aro causing them to not be silver anymore?

I was just saying that it would tan the TOP of the silver since it gets so much exposure to the light.

Just so we're clear.
 
Valyrian;518393; said:
First, a wild aro would have shade and cover, so they would not be exposed to direct light overhead like one in an aquarium would be.
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but does that mean they are never exposed to sun light for prolonge periods of time?
Valyrian;518393; said:
Also, show me a pic of a wild silver =)

PS: wild caught silvers that were raised in captivity don't count
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do it yourself

theres ton's of pics from south america on google:)
 
ospy;516701; said:
Has anyone heard of such a thing??? I had two arowanas 8" and 10". Everything is well, and I'm sure they were silver when I bought them. Then I bought a third arowana, and it wasn't untill then that I realized how dark the other two had become. My first thought was that it was the "arowana pellets" I was feeding them that is supposed to enhance there color. Because I was so preoccupied with how colorfull they were becoming I didn't notice how NOT silver they were also becoming. This is just one of my theories. I have stopped feeding the pellets about 2 weeks ago or less, but they still seem so dark. I do regular water changes and all the fish are hungry, healthy and aggresive. No flicking of the fins, just normal arowana behavior. I can't see any negitive signs from them. Any ideas??? THanks, Brian (OSPY)
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Moving back on topic

the only reason can think of your fish turning dark is with the introduction of that third arowana.

obviously its nothing to do with the food or lighting

so how do the 3 behave? they get along, any fighting? or conflict?
 
The first two were kind of being "stand offish" with one another, wich is why I introduced the third. It wasn't untill then that I noticed how dark the first two had become. The first two are still kind of rowdy to one another (but its mellowing), and they seem completely un-aware of #3 who's been in there for a couple weeks now. I may be over-stateing there roughness. It's really not that bad but DEL, I have to admit, I'm on the same page as you. I think it could be due to this showdown between #1 and #2. btw, #3 is showing signs of darkening now too. So, I'm not throwing out the theory of too much light. I have my lights on timers and they have been on a great deal of the day. Someone mentioned the sunlight in South America. I would remind you that fish CAN find shade and DO find shade if desired
 
DeLgAdO;518375; said:
noooooooooooooo

ok,


think about how silver arowanas are exposed to sun light in the wild

and this is sun light not aquarium light

and yet they always remain a silver

understand how lighting does not tan a silver arowana?
Click to expand...

Since my leichardti has been in direct sunlight...his colors have changed dramatically.

He is now a red/brown color. In the tank he was a silver.

I often have people mistake him for a red asian even :screwy:

So in my experience lighting has deffinatley had an effect on my aros coloring.

I know a lot of other hobbyists tan their asian aros aswell...so lighting does have an effect.

For silvers?? Who knows?? Maybe...
 
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