Silver Arowana NOT EATING

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appak said:
have you seen both aro's eating food sticks? it's possible the one that is "struggling" just doesn't like the taste and is spitting them out. post a video, it may help identify the problem.

your other problem is not a minor one - one of them is getting beaten on, and it will only get worse, until it dies. stress is not a great motivator for eating.
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Okay good idea I'll record the next time I try to feed the "struggling" one. It's important to note that the other aro is having no problem with eating the sticks so it shouldn't have anything to do with the water chemistry
 
Freddy Newandyke said:
Okay good idea I'll record the next time I try to feed the "struggling" one. It's important to note that the other aro is having no problem with eating the sticks so it shouldn't have anything to do with the water chemistry
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Fish can eat while they are in very poor water. There are threads posted nearly every day by someone with fish that are eating while living in water with ammonia, nitrites and excessive nitrates.

While I agree with others that stress or simply not liking the food is the problem, there's no way to know the quality of water by any means other than testing it.
 
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appak said:
have you seen both aro's eating food sticks? it's possible the one that is "struggling" just doesn't like the taste and is spitting them out. post a video, it may help identify the problem.

your other problem is not a minor one - one of them is getting beaten on, and it will only get worse, until it dies. stress is not a great motivator for eating.
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Okay good idea I'll record the next time I try to feed the "struggling" one. It's important to note that the other aro is having no problem with eating the sticks so it shouldn't have anything to do with the water chemistry
Drstrangelove said:
Fish can eat while they are in very poor water. There are threads posted nearly every day by someone with fish that are eating while living in water with ammonia, nitrites and excessive nitrates.

While I agree with others that stress or simply not liking the food is the problem, there's no way to know the quality of water by any means other than testing it.
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Drstrangelove said:
Fish can eat while they are in very poor water. There are threads posted nearly every day by someone with fish that are eating while living in water with ammonia, nitrites and excessive nitrates.

While I agree with others that stress or simply not liking the food is the problem, there's no way to know the quality of water by any means other than testing it.
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im trying to upload the video but it keeps saying that it doesnt have an allowed extension
 
Post the video on youtube and add a link here if you cant get it posted directly ;)
 
Freddy Newandyke said:
Okay good idea I'll record the next time I try to feed the "struggling" one. It's important to note that the other aro is having no problem with eating the sticks so it shouldn't have anything to do with the water chemistry


im trying to upload the video but it keeps saying that it doesnt have an allowed extension
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Fat Homer said:
Post the video on youtube and add a link here if you cant get it posted directly ;)
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okay HERES THE LINK:
 
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