Silver aro drop eye condition.

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808_fairladyz

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My silver aro is about 14 inches now and looks to have a drop eye condition on his left side. I really like this fish reguardless but does this condition pose a threat to the longevity of my aro' s health? Now I will mention That he is currently in a 55 gal aquarium, but only for another two months till I'm done building my 430 gal.

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one of my friends Jardini had drop eye on the right eye...And he used to feed live fish.
He then put a ball on top of the water and fed it pellets and now the pearl is fine!!!
 
Your aro will be fine. Seems like DE and keeping silvers go hand in hand.

As for the ping pong ball trick, doesnt work. I tried it when i had aros and its a load of BS. DE has nothing to do with the fish "looking down for food". many hotly debated theories on DE and i agree with the head trauma one the most. Noticed that after i moved they all started coming down with it. They were hitting their heads when I was netting them for the move and afterwards they were stressed in the new house from the move and a bit jumpy for a week.
 
I also agree on head trauma too. I guess silver arowanas have a hard time healing from it. It can be that in the wild, with so much space, they don't get de from head trauma so their bodies never really learned how to heal from it. I think it's also a tank raised thing, and how crowded the environment is. Genetics can also play a role though. I think that DE is actually very interesting and hopefully we can get some scientific analysis on it one day.

DE may start out not looking too bad but it will usually get worse as the fish gets bigger.
 
Hmmmmmmm..... but luckily it worked for him....i dont know how???

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One of my big silvers ended up with DE. I have them in a 15,000k outdoor aquarium so I know it's not space related or overcrowding or even looking down to eat! I would agree with the previous comment that I think it's a head trauma issue. My silver nailed the side of the pond ( concrete covered with pebbletec) and I noticed it a few days later. He's in great shape though and continues to grow. ThIs happened about a year ago; he's now well over two feet in length so the DE will not affect the overall health of your Aro... Also it's no contagious as the other 6 Aros in with him do not have any DE problems. No worries and best of luck!


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Mine had it too, and it was raised with extremely pristine water conditions and quality food. It's a genetic problem with captive bred silvers, unfortunately, and a lot of them get it.

It shouldn't, in itself, effect the longevity, though the genetics related to its prevalence may also be related to longevity of the fish. There aren't enough people around that have raised arowanas with drop eye for long enough to meet a natural death to know.
The condition, in itself, isn't related to any health issues that I know of.
 
At first I thought this was going to end up as a stupid kind of played out question, but everyone's been so positive and helpful. I have a lrge Tire Track Eel and BGK, but this is my first Arowana, first true monster fish with a monster appetite and monster growth rate. I'm feeling the heat to finish my aquarium big time. Thank guys.:)

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It's actually a pretty good question, and I've never had anyone specifically ask me if drop eye is related to longevity or health issues before.

This thread is the only one that comes up on google with that subject too :p
 
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