Questions and lots of it..(7 actually)

[Majinn]

1-how to feed market shrimp to aros?
do i have to remove the head, shell n tail? lfs suggested to gut load wit
pellet for colour enhancement.

2-Other forums suggested feeding carrots to mealworms. the carotene will
then be transferred to the aros.. my mealworms end up dead..

3-LFS argues that if put coral bits in sump, aro's colour wud turn dull.. can anyone confirm this?

4-Can a wavemaker get the aros too tired to even fight(comm tank)?
i'm thinking of a wavemaker to try to lessen fights in a future comm tank..

5-When everybody says "add salt", which salt izit? i keep seeing blue salt,
crystal-like ones.. im currently using the normal coloured ones..

6- Are UV lights that necessary?

7- do aros fight to the death?

sorry for the noob questions.. thank you in advance.

 

[kopo]

Ehhh okey ..here some of my answers...
1. Well I been sucess with all my aros, feeding shrimp to aros is not so hard but you have to train it. First thing is starve it a bout a day or two and they will start to swim around looking for the food all the time and then you have to wait the aro to swim near feeding hole and put a shrimp in...well the first usually a failure but after repeat serveral time it will accept it...Oh and it much more fun and cool when you hold the shrimp and the aro come and eat that from you...Oh if your aro is under 10" it best if you remove the shell and the head because those shell can cause some nasty damage to your fish.
2. Well about feeding carrot to aro is kinda a first thing to me. You aro are top predator and they always eat meat base food even though there are some report that there were some plant was found in aro which is usually was ate by chance or come along with the small fish that the aro ate, so I think feeding carrot is kinda not a good idea to me. And you can feed mealworm to aro but not all aro accept it so you have to net out the death worm so it practically not wise to do that..
3...?
4.Nope not at all.. the arowana are very powerfull fish so they won't tiring out that easily and even if they are tired out they still fighting each other....but if you want keep more then one aro I think you should have atleast 5 aros in the same tank( you can have hight possibility for the aro to coexist to gether).
5.Usually I use aquarium salt that was on sale in the regular aqua store but still I never add any salt unless my aro are injured somehow...
5.UV ligh kind of an optional to most of the arowana keeper but still it will help to make you aro look more brighter though.
6.Do aro fight to the dead ? Hmmmm I think there are no specified answer to that because adciddent do happen but in case of the jar the accident seem to be very hight and the dead may be happen ...still in my experience silver aro don't seem to fight very seriously (the loser usually will find a place to hide after the fight)...I know this because i keep three of silver together and they are doing fine for almost three months now..

Well This is my answer and hopefully it will help you somehow....

 

[xdragonxb0i]

kopo is basically right, definitively take the head off the shrimp

aros dont fight to the death. usually they take a couple licks from each other, and then the weaker one runs away

 

[sbuse]

1-how to feed market shrimp to aros?
do i have to remove the head, shell n tail? lfs suggested to gut load wit
pellet for colour enhancement. when smaller take the shell off, then when lager leave it on...no need to gut load it with pelletes cause the shrimp have carotene in them(thats why they turn red when you cook them)...still give your aro/aros pelletes as a supliment...verioty is key to a heathy aro....

2-Other forums suggested feeding carrots to mealworms. the carotene will
then be transferred to the aros.. my mealworms end up dead..you can do this but it is not needed since you are doing shrimp aswell, if they die just feed them to the aro with out carrots in them...

3-LFS argues that if put coral bits in sump, aro's colour wud turn dull.. can anyone confirm this? i have not herd of this

4-Can a wavemaker get the aros too tired to even fight(comm tank)?
i'm thinking of a wavemaker to try to lessen fights in a future comm tank..
use a wavemaker to help break up fights, but don't leave it on all the time...(this is what i have been told but never tried it)
5-When everybody says "add salt", which salt izit? i keep seeing blue salt,
crystal-like ones.. im currently using the normal coloured ones..
i just use table salt...1 tsb for 5gal...i never have had issuses with it and i have used and do use iodised salt makes no diff.....add if aro has injurys or sickness aswell as have the temp around 86f till aro is healthy again
6- Are UV lights that necessary? i don't use them, but i wouldn't call them necessary, more of personal preferance

7- do aros fight to the death? they can kill one another, but they tend to stress the weaker one to the death first

sorry for the noob questions.. thank you in advance.

answers in red

 

[spwd]

My rtg loves mealworms and i feed them lettuce,fruit carrots,fish food,cucumber any vegetable really and the only time hes turned them down was when i fed them different sorts of pellet to try to get him used to the taste.


Steve

 

[Sidrock]

1-how to feed market shrimp to aros?
do i have to remove the head, shell n tail? lfs suggested to gut load wit
pellet for colour enhancement.

Ans: Allegedly, those "Arowana Sticks" (or Pellets) generally called "Prepared foods" are considered the best balanced diet for the Arowana. Aros however do not easily learn to identify these "pellets" as food and hence need to be fed "live food" which include Night Crawlers (different types of worms), Shrimps, feeder fish etc etc. The nutritional value of these "live food" items is not great in all aspects. So while particular types of "live foods" might be a rich source of certain nutrients, they lack some others. TLDR: Gut loading the shrimp with the "Aro Stick" (pellet) is a good idea.

2-Other forums suggested feeding carrots to mealworms. the carotene will
then be transferred to the aros.. my mealworms end up dead..

Ans: I too have read this on several forums. Haven't actually tried it. Question to "experts": What if I gut-load the shrimp with tiny piece(s) of carrot. Can the aro digest the carrot? (Because, this seems a lot easier than feeding carrots to meal-worms and feeding meal-worms to aros)

3-LFS argues that if put coral bits in sump, aro's colour wud turn dull.. can anyone confirm this?

No idea!

4-Can a wavemaker get the aros too tired to even fight(comm tank)?
i'm thinking of a wavemaker to try to lessen fights in a future comm tank..

A wave-maker powerful enough to make a Aro "too tired" will probably kill the remaining fish from exhaustion. I am not sure if this is a good idea to lessen aggression among your aros.

5-When everybody says "add salt", which salt izit? i keep seeing blue salt,
crystal-like ones.. im currently using the normal coloured ones..

Ans: I have never actually read the ingredients of commercially available "Aquarium Salt" but from what I have read on several website, the salt to be used is "Common Salt" (i.e. pure NaCl). I don't know if you can call this "Table Salt" in your country as in my country "Table Salt" has other ingredients (Iodine and some chemical to prevent salt from absorbing moisture during storage). So this "Table Salt" (NaCl + Iodine + other additives) is NOT a good idea for Aquarium use.

6- Are UV lights that necessary?

No!

7- do aros fight to the death?

No! But I have been to "Wholesalers" which have several dozens of them (Silver Aros, Jardinis etc) in a 30 gal. tank (or less) and several of them are usually pretty damaged (entire tails chomped off, eyes missing etc etc). So, while they are still alive, they aren't in the best of shape.


Regards,

Sid

 

[Gshock]

Im pretty sure the wave maker would either make your aro jump or just stress it to death. Better to just stick with a powerhead.

 

[poly-nomial]

1-how to feed market shrimp to aros?
do i have to remove the head, shell n tail? lfs suggested to gut load wit
pellet for colour enhancement.
Cut off the head, the tail and remove the crap tube.
2-Other forums suggested feeding carrots to mealworms. the carotene will
then be transferred to the aros.. my mealworms end up dead..
Sorry, can't help you on this one
3-LFS argues that if put coral bits in sump, aro's colour wud turn dull.. can anyone confirm this?
Crushed coral raises the pH based on the amount you put in. Unless the pH is below 6.5, do not add it.
4-Can a wavemaker get the aros too tired to even fight(comm tank)?
i'm thinking of a wavemaker to try to lessen fights in a future comm tank..
Tired fish are boring, unhealthy and well, tired. Their colors will be come pale and there is a chance they will catch some sickness. Just keep them well fed and have visual tank borders like large driftwood, big rocks, floating plants etc.
5-When everybody says "add salt", which salt izit? i keep seeing blue salt,
crystal-like ones.. im currently using the normal coloured ones..
I use normal table salt, non-iodized. Aquarium salt is a waste of money. And i think that the blue stuff is for saltwater. If you don't believe me about the table salt, ask Lupin
6- Are UV lights that necessary?
UV lights are really only necessary for plants. Also they help colors stand out. No necessary but recommended.
7- do aros fight to the death?
Silver and black arowanas don't really fight if the tank is big enough. Asians and Jardinis on the other hand are very bellicose. Be careful.
sorry for the noob questions.. (i thought the questions were pretty good questions) thank you in advance.

Good luck with your arowana community, can't wait to see it

 

[Lupin]

Add salt only if you are treating for any health issue particularly ich and fungal infections (very rare and often misdiagnosed with bacterial infections). Make sure what you are using is sodium chloride. Table salt, whether iodized or not, is fine for use but I don't recommend adding salt on a permanent basis. You're only encouraging some pathogens to become resistant to salt and that makes them more lethal to fish and resistant to meds.

There are plenty different types of salt out there. The other one commonly used for bloating cases is epsom salt (magnesium sulfate). Use only if you are treating for serious bloat cases. It can be used along with Metromeds or metronidazole (if you cannot get metromeds; sold as generic metro or Flagyl in pharmacies).

If you have enough money, you may invest yourself in UV but it's not really necessary. I don't use one and never will. I'd rather invest in a medicine cabinet and some meds (not forgetting some have shelf life) myself.

 

[Bderick67]

Good luck with your arowana community, can't wait to see it

before giving advise on UV lights, you really need to understand what they are and what their purpose is.