Hi, I am new here and just got a used tank over the weekend. It's 180g and came with a close to 2 ft arowana. His face was munched, now his barbels(?) are gone. I don't know alot about these particular fish as to I have never had a tank large enough to consider keeping them before. Yes I have been looking at info on their care online lately. I worked at a really nice petstore (that had mainly fish with some reptiles/sm. animlas) for 2 years as a teen, have kept fish for about 14 years on my own. I have several other tanks, the next largest is my 55g.
My kids were having a bad day so I stayed home with them while hubby and friend picked up tank. It would have been better if I were there, but doing anything with 2 kids that are over tired and refused to nap is not really a good idea either. I thought the seller would be competent and it would be ok. He had to "wear him down" before catching them which is when the arowana got hurt.
So there is a 3 year old silver arowana, pleco, bala shark, goby (sleeper?), & 2 albino irridescent sharks.
So far things seem ok. Arowana dosen't like red (not a problem), and seems very calm around the kids. This is the biggest tank I have ever had (makes my 55 look puny) and I plan to change things around later.
Opinion about arowana's face, I am worried about it healling properly. Guy said to add a bit extra salt to water, I normally add some (aprox 1 teaspoon per 5 gallons water), old owner said he did about the same.
Advice welcome.
Mainly I want to know if it is possible for the barbels to regrow?
now the barbels are gone.
My kids were having a bad day so I stayed home with them while hubby and friend picked up tank. It would have been better if I were there, but doing anything with 2 kids that are over tired and refused to nap is not really a good idea either. I thought the seller would be competent and it would be ok. He had to "wear him down" before catching them which is when the arowana got hurt.
So there is a 3 year old silver arowana, pleco, bala shark, goby (sleeper?), & 2 albino irridescent sharks.
So far things seem ok. Arowana dosen't like red (not a problem), and seems very calm around the kids. This is the biggest tank I have ever had (makes my 55 look puny) and I plan to change things around later.
Opinion about arowana's face, I am worried about it healling properly. Guy said to add a bit extra salt to water, I normally add some (aprox 1 teaspoon per 5 gallons water), old owner said he did about the same.
Advice welcome.
Mainly I want to know if it is possible for the barbels to regrow?
now the barbels are gone.
I wish was there I sure as h%ll would not have let that just go on!