New Arowana

[Xscape]

Hi all i m new to this forum, i just purchase a baby silver arowana around 4-5 inch and a redtail catfish (similar size).
The arowana look kind of stress or sick, it keep stays the the corner and i drop a dried shrimp in the tank for long time until he eats it.
This is my first time for arowana don't know if his stress to the new environment or sick.

 

[Swarsh]

Get him out of that tank!
im not experienced with rtc's but from what i read... they can most probably eat/kill the baby aro!

You might want to have your aro in it's own tank!

Swarsh

 

[MartinBoy]

Oh boy! Get some floating plants and give it time! Try brine shrimp or blood worms. Hope you have a real big tank!

 

[Xscape]

Wow,what a good forum.
Thanks for the quick reply, i had a 72 gallon tank which i used to stock koi with it but i got bored of koi and decide arowana.
The rtc is still kinda smaller than the arowana so i m not that worry about it getting eat up.

P.S. and a 5-6 inch pleco in the tank also.

 

[MartinBoy]

You will learn a lot if you like to read and listen. First thing everyone will tell you is your tank is way to small so I might as well be the first. The Arow and RTC will outgrow in 6 months or less. Don't worry if Arow doesn't eat for a few days.

 

[Kanta]

You are going to need about a 180 for the aro and a pong about 8x5x5 for the rtc, these however are the minimum. Hope this helps for the long term.

 

[Xscape]

I don't really worry about out growing because i love it, like i said i got koi before they all outgrow my tank for long time until i give them away.
I will keep an eye on it everyday and let it have a week or so to get with the new environment.

 

[MartinBoy]

and this is what happens to most of the poor silver arowana's

 

[Xscape]

I m worry about feeding it when it grow in a size of 12"+, its gonna cost me alot to get him full.

 

[Xscape]

One more question, when his about to eat feeder fish can i just buy alot and throw all them in and let him eat when his hungry or he will eat all even his full.