one month ago............

[sam2000]

last time i had a silver arowana it was single about size of 5-6 inch it was kept in aquarium of size 3'1'1.5' the shopkeeper told me that i should give him live guppy /freeze dried bloodworms to eat but the arowana refused to eat and after two days died Water Conditions: 75-82° F, pH 6.0-7.0, KH 1-8
till now i do not know the reason why it died but seeing the little one swiming was something that i want to experience again

I DO WANT TO BUY SIL ARO BUT WANT THAT IT WOULD LIVE FOR SEVERAL YEAR ALSO IT WOULD LIVE IN MY 6' TANK ALONE


WHAT TO DO NOW

 

[eskimo]

or it did't eat at al in the shop , there's noway that a fish dies becous its hasen't been fed for 2 day's

how big was it ?

my opion get a bigger one not to big between 15-30cm and then it be stebel eneaugh(organs and stuf are ready to eat and so ) and forget about guppy's that's crap , its bad for your aro .

Get yourself some hikari flouting chidlid stiks ( everything flouting and its has to stay aflout ) some gammarus red , agaian color and it's good for the fish , and get your some good aro stiks . give this to the fish seretly , i mean feed it 3 times but 3 times different food .

and starf it for a day or 2 and if it still won't eat by them wait just wait don't trow extra food in .
next day feed a litle bit just a litle , if he eats okey , if not wait .
and change your food he might prefer some food and if he start's to eat you can get him to learn different food types.

greets if you have any ?
jsut ask
btw if you want to see my aro check my pictures
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134391&page=2

 

[Bderick67]

Why do you water params fluctuate so much?
This is bad for the fish, a pH swing of 10 and temperature swing of 7 degrees
Need to have stable water parameters before buying any other fish.

If the 6' tank is your 6x2x2' then a silver can live in that for 3 to 4 years. Eventually you will need to get that 12' x 4' x 5' tank though.

 

[headbanger_jib]

smaller silvers are delicate and have to be well taken care of
get an aro that is atleast 8" or so they are much more hardy

 

[sam2000]

thank you all

 

[likestofish]

your tanks to small hikari has aro sticks that produce good color and growth.

 

[castrokid3]

the first week or so ive had some problems having my arrowanas adapt to feeding. it can be tough depending on what they were fed at the store. i had good luck with really small feeder guppies and small ghost shrimps. ive also herd pellet food works. if the fish can make it a week or so he should be used to the tank and a little stronger but like i said, when they;re smaller the fisrt few days is tough. good luck

 

[Westie]

One thing I cannot stand is when I see the guy at the LFS feeding dead feeders to the fish. I have lost fish due to bad feeders. One thing I'd ask before you buy is to see them eat and then make your decision on which one.

 

[kriztu]

smaller silvers are delicate and have to be well taken care of
get an aro that is atleast 8" or so they are much more hardy

i have to agree, this is your safest bet. there are so many tips on how to ensure survival of a newly purchased fish, most of the time they take a while before they start feeding. safest thing is to observe the aro for a couple of days in the lfs, ask the proprietor what it feeds on and watch the fish being fed at least once. and get a bigger tank!