silver arro baby

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dzb912

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i always hear people talk about how hard baby arros, (anywhere from 3 to 10 inches in length) are difficult to keep. i have never owned a baby arro.
are they that difficult for an expirienced fish keeper?
and is 20 dollars a good deal for a silver 4 inch arro???
thanks guys
 
If you take certain measures you will be OK. Make sure the aro you get is feeding at the LFS. Slowely acclimate your aro to pH I would adjust the pH to that of the LFS, then once you have the aro to daily 10% w/c until the pH is adjusted to your that of your tap water. Water needs to be pristine 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and nitrates under 20ppm. Very low surface current and no problem tank mates. Secure top and seal every little hole. Quality varied diet.

The above recommendations would be for 6" and under but couldn't hurt with larger.
 
I have got them with the yoke sac still attatched and had no problems. Small ones should be ket alone to ensure they get the food the need and for the fact that they are fairly fragile
 
We got our silver several weeks ago at about 3 1/2 inches and he's now 10 inches and doing great.
20 dollars for 4 inches seems to be about normal right now, perhaps a little bit cheaper than normal.

I don't think ours was any harder than any of our other fish. We simply made sure to acclimate him well and put him in a tank all by himself with a tight fitting lid. Barebottom 55g with black spraypainted back and bottom, filter and air wand. It took him awhile to settle in but he started eating right off the bat.
Try not to overfeed, keep water quality good just like any other fish. Keep the lights off for the first couple of days to ease stress, and use subdued lighting or cover in general.

Ours did seem to get stressed or a bit nervous easier than any of my other fish, they can be kind of jumpy. You need to give them time to settle in, don't mess around with the tank too much during that time other than feeding and water changes. Try to keep water changes small until he's settled in and more used to surroundings. Try not to stomp around the tank or move extremely fast because they will startle and hit the glass. Ours eventually got used to us though and startles much less now, in fact he comes to the front wanting food whenver we're near.
 
is 80 for a foot long one a good deal?
 
likestofish, you've posted quite a few question in existing threads. You would get a better response to all your questions if you would create a new thread to ask them in.


A 80g would be OK for a foot long silver, except that the silver will only be around a foot long for 2 months and will quickly outgrow the 80g.
 
Bderick67;1275003; said:
likestofish, you've posted quite a few question in existing threads. You would get a better response to all your questions if you would create a new thread to ask them in.


A 80g would be OK for a foot long silver, except that the silver will only be around a foot long for 2 months and will quickly outgrow the 80g.
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no not gallons dollars. would 80 dollars be a good price for a foot long arowana?
 
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