Pearl arowana not eating

[Fila]

Hello everyone ~*

As per few posts which I read few days back , I m starving my pearl arowana which is 5 inches since past 10 days but it's still not accepting hikari food sticks ....
My tank mates are 4 discus fish whom I feed tetra bits ,in order to train my Pearly to eat hikari food sticks I m not able to provide blood worms to discus as my arowana only eats blood worms not even MS ...
what should I do now ? Need advice

 

[philipraposo1982]

I don't own or have any personal experience with around BUT I watch all the king of DIY videos and he often talks about his aro.

His aro if stressed even the slightest will go on hunger strikes for long periods of time. Several months. Sometimes less though.

All you can do assuming it's not sick is try offering different things even now and then. Only small amounts so that it does sit and foul the water.

Super clean water and stress free environment is key. Eventually it will eat.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Try soaking the pellets in the dethawed blood worm water before feeding if you haven't already

 

[DN328]

Are you breaking up the food stick? I recall at 5" it may be a bit large. When training I always start with the food I want. Follow with blood worms now and then to keep it from starving. Be patient. I like sticks/pellets as a staple, but you also try frozen krill, meal worms, crickets to mix it up.