just hang out around your tank more thats how i got my oscars use to me and my severum. after awhile i was able to hand feed them it took about 3 months to be able to though :/
Possible to make silver aro not spooked easily?
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Red Devil;3872813; said:
But what are you basing your opinion on? Your telling me that this aro will be jumpy no matter what size tank it's in? Just by putting that aro in a tank that is 24" depth(width) over 18" will make the aro feel more secure. I've seen this happen a few times after moving small aros from 55g 12"deep tanks to 18" deep 75g tanks.
i never said no matter what size tank... "no" ..tank size matters greatly.... they would be everything negative including jumpy in a tank that was not appropriate to their size etc.. but in this case...... 125gal for 8 inches is not an issue in my opinion...and i do think some arows are jumpy in any size tank.. as all fish have different temperments and personalities...it is just an opinion such as yours is your opinion... nothing more and nothing less... the only way we would know for sure is if we were an arowana....Bderick67;3872984; said:
Red Devil;3873004; said:
I'm sorry I misread your post. I assumed you meant tank size would make no difference in his jumpy personality.
Red Devil;3872813; said:
Anyhow, in my experience multiple times, tank size does make a difference in there behavior.
I've had plenty of juvie aros that took a while to calm down. I researched how they live in the wild and found that juvie aros (and, indeed, most other juvie species) were vigilant against becoming prey for larger fish (including adult aros). Once this was considered, I decided to provide camoflaging material at the surface to offer some hiding areas for the aros. This calmed the skittish individuals down a ton. As they grew and adjusted to the tank and surroundings, I was able to reduce then, finally remove the camouflage without the aros resuming their tank wall bouncing.
BTW, I used acrylic mops held up with ping pong balls to provide "hanging roots" as their cover.
BTW, I used acrylic mops held up with ping pong balls to provide "hanging roots" as their cover.
I don't have aros since relocating to MS. When I had them in CA & WA, I kept them in large groups and weeded out the snappish ones until I had either a small group or a pair that tolerated one another. I worked at lfs so I always had someplace to bring the rejects. Plus, I was always real lenient on the store credit I gave myself.
Sorry, no pics. I've always been bad at taking pics of my fish and didn't really start recording fish on pics until joining these sites. What few pics I do have of my tanks are packed away in the attic somewhere along with tons of other pics I never sorted out.
The mops are the same design that goldfish breeders use as spawning mops. It's simply a handful of lengths of yarn wrapped and tied around a pingpong ball. I had longer length mops floating around shorter length mops. Works like a pet playing hide-and-seek. If they can't see you they figure they're not being seen either.
Sorry, no pics. I've always been bad at taking pics of my fish and didn't really start recording fish on pics until joining these sites. What few pics I do have of my tanks are packed away in the attic somewhere along with tons of other pics I never sorted out.
The mops are the same design that goldfish breeders use as spawning mops. It's simply a handful of lengths of yarn wrapped and tied around a pingpong ball. I had longer length mops floating around shorter length mops. Works like a pet playing hide-and-seek. If they can't see you they figure they're not being seen either.
this is great advice.......i am sure this definitly makes a big difference....Oddball;3874011; said:
i think this is the answer you were looking for... if you do it take pics please... and share...