Silver arowana not eating

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Andradde1994

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So... I got a 50cm silver aro a week ago... He was only eating pellets with the last owner... Ive seen and have fed him pellets before in there... Including on the day i boght it... But now its been a week and hes not eating anything... Havent tried live yet... But no luck on various types of pellets (inc the exact same one he was eating before... From the same bucket) and some types of frozem fish too... Is there anything i can do short of releasing 100 feeders into the tank?

Some more info... He was in a 230x70x70cm tank with only 3 large and slow oscars... And now hes temporarely in a 150x50x65cm tank thats admitedly overcrowded with smaller and more active fish... Waiting for his forever home... Wich will be either a 200x60x60 or the exact same one that he was in before... Im negociating it with the guy who sold me him

Water parameters arent THAT different... Aside from a water .3 more accidic his was 6,8... Mine is 6,5... Ammonia, nitrites and nitrates are all on low levels... With frequent water changes
 
Sounds like it is stressed out. Went from a 1200 litre to a tiny 400 litre with tons of fish.
Should eat after a few more days of starving or just get rid of some fish to calm it down and try again.
 
I would wait a little longer to make sure he adjusts to your tank and try again. To get the appetite back, I sometimes feed crickets to see if they show any interest.
 
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