Odd arowana?

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EVZ, long time no post and how is your Jar, LOL?
My jars doing great thanks I'm not seeing much of my fish atm as I'm not living at my house while work goes on there , only see them when I feed or do wc's
 
maybe throw a towel infront of the tank? i cant wait to potentially get a silver aro one day, silly salesman tried to sell me an 8" aro for my 70gallon tank. I wasnt fooled in the slightest. They are also expensive here, it was equivalent to 104USD

i tried a sheet and that didnt help me sleep but also seemed to aggravate him. Rather than his chill cruse he would in a stressed state swim quickly around the tank with the sheet i ended up removing it and he went back to his cruse.

Arowana can be scared of the dark to you know ;)
I didnt know fish didnt like the dark.

As a suggestion, see if you can gradually reduce light over a period of time, 30mins or so, trying to mimic sunset & dust, and then to total darkness. My larger fish also get spooked going light to dark, and total darkness to bright light, not to the extent you describe though.

I will look into that- mine is a fluval something or other led one but onl has day/moon setting

The current satellite plus led lights are perfect for this they have a dusk till dawn setting if you buy the timer that goes with them it just ticks along nicely on its own
Will i find those in a fish store or more online?
 
oh ok. Gus is a sassy sort of fish?
 
I see. Let me guess, you are remodeling around your tank ;-)
HAHAHAHA yes I've got to pretty much fit everything in around the tank mate , I am going to have to move it at some point though to plaster etc behind it and sort electrics out I'm not looking forward to that one :(
 
i tried a sheet and that didnt help me sleep but also seemed to aggravate him. Rather than his chill cruse he would in a stressed state swim quickly around the tank with the sheet i ended up removing it and he went back to his cruse.


I didnt know fish didnt like the dark.



I will look into that- mine is a fluval something or other led one but onl has day/moon setting


Will i find those in a fish store or more online?
Yes online either amazon or e bay , there's plenty of shops in the states that stock them
 
He likes to be petted- hates other fish- rips up plants when i plant them- knocks the glass to be fed- honestly its like a dog. A needy needy aquatic dog
I showed my friend your thread and he was laughing. Fish are more intelligent than we give them credit for: my betta dances, my knives check me out and my goldfish come for food when the lid opens.

Maybe a moonlight is best
 
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