Hi Guys, I just got an Arowana, my first one. Its about 2" and his egg sack just disappeared. Its in a 26 gallon bow front right now just for a grow out. Its eating blood worms and a little bit of flakes. Is there anything else I should know about Arowanas with the diet or just anything.
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Good buy, they are an awesome fish to own 
vary diet as much as possible, baby crickets will help him as white blood is supposedly good for growth and they love them, especially if you gut load them 1st and its the clos
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vary diet as much as possible, baby crickets will help him as white blood is supposedly good for growth and they love them, especially if you gut load them 1st and its the closSent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
St thing to their natural diet, what type is it?
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Only that water quality effects them a lot so keep up with maintenance and they like good water flow so a power head will help if you don't have 1 already and I have heard that some people put a ping pong ball in the tank to keep it looking up because they are prone to drop eye especially silvers, no proof that it works but i can see the sense in it. apart from that you should be good
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At this stage, they're somewhat sensitive to water quality. The bigger they get, the hardier they become.
Keep a tight, weighted lid on them at all times; do no under estimate their strength.
Mine was very stubborn when it came to changing up his diet, but that doesn't hold true to most. A well rounded meaty diet is good. Once they start hitting the 16" range or so though (about a year old) start limiting the meat and feeding more pellets, with meat as an occasional staple.
Be careful what you keep with them, because I've found from experience that they become very aggressive during the changing of seasons (fall and spring). Mine beat the hell out of my 14" Oscar to the point that I had to keep him in an outdoor pond over the summer in fear of the Arowana killing him.
Keep in mind at all times that they are extremely skittish fish, and do not do anything at all that could scare them. Once they get bigger, it's very common for them to seriously hurt themselves from trying to get away or jumping, simply because someone decided to do jumping jacks in the same room as the tank.
Just a few things that I have learned over the years that research isn't going to tell you.
Treat these beasts well and they'll prove to be some of the best fish you'll ever keep. Good luck
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Keep a tight, weighted lid on them at all times; do no under estimate their strength.
Mine was very stubborn when it came to changing up his diet, but that doesn't hold true to most. A well rounded meaty diet is good. Once they start hitting the 16" range or so though (about a year old) start limiting the meat and feeding more pellets, with meat as an occasional staple.
Be careful what you keep with them, because I've found from experience that they become very aggressive during the changing of seasons (fall and spring). Mine beat the hell out of my 14" Oscar to the point that I had to keep him in an outdoor pond over the summer in fear of the Arowana killing him.
Keep in mind at all times that they are extremely skittish fish, and do not do anything at all that could scare them. Once they get bigger, it's very common for them to seriously hurt themselves from trying to get away or jumping, simply because someone decided to do jumping jacks in the same room as the tank.
Just a few things that I have learned over the years that research isn't going to tell you.
Treat these beasts well and they'll prove to be some of the best fish you'll ever keep. Good luck
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+1 for the lid, I forgot about that but they are extremely good jumpers.
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A well rounded diet will always be the best choice. I feed mine a variety of foods. Although much bigger than yours at 22" it is something to keep in mind for the beast you will soon have and love. I work on a commercial fishing boat so I have a buffet of seafood at hand all times. I feed Odie scallops. Flounder. Sea bass. Spearing.. small whole Whiting and ocassional beef. I always keep hikari food sticks at hand also. For now thencrickets. Bloodworms and flakes are fine. But just remember to mix it up a bit. Don't be afraid to introduce new foods. Also. Be careful with medicating. Aro's. R very sensitive. Keep the water flowing and with ample oxygen. U may find that at night u will want to run a moon light or something. I always find with Aro's that a lot of them tend to freak out in the dark. Jumping dashing across the tank and hitting the glass. Good luck congrats on the buy
all i say is do as much research as possible on drop eye, they all seem to get it... i have a theory of the hitting their eyes on tank lids when jumping but its just my opinion from my own silver i kept... good luck with one of the greats.