Story about previous Silvers and some parallels...

[AU_Arowana-RG]

Well, just a number of years back, my mom kept 2 Silver Arowanas. Prior, my grandfather kept 1 in a tank that was obviously too small for it. That one died because it jumped out.

Now, my mom was able to maintain the Silvers for quite a while, though, as I see it now with much more knowledge and thus know these were too small, in 4 feet tanks. They lasted 2 years (Apparent stunting) until they both died.

Then, in 2002, I got my first Silver Arowana at 11 inches. It lasted with me for 6 months until it too died a similarly sudden death.

Now, what seems to have caught my attention was the fact that I just found out/remembered that prior to their deaths, all 3 had eaten leftover Tuna Sashimi.

Question. Would feeding Sashimi to an Aro kill it?

 

[SOKO]

What exactly is sashimi?

I tried looking it up but it looks like a california roll to me.

My guess that it is high in fat? Even if my answer is answer is dope maybe there is something in the food?

 

[iwiied]

sashimi = raw fish (sushi)

 

[jmotion]

Unless the sashimi is fresh my guess is it might have developed some type of bacteria harmful to the fish. I'd say that our digestive systems are much better than aros as far as being able to break down food matter.

 

[midnightCK]

u cant feed fresh kept food to aro.. like it will spoil too fast in your fridge dude.. we can still eat it but the slight bacteria is bad for the aro.. because obviously he has no chef to cut up and sotre his food for him ... well you as owner do i guess lol...

ive heard of storys where frozen stuff killed there aro too. cant keep these types of food too long.. they were not meant for fish.. (preservation additives in fish food covers this)

 

[AU_Arowana-RG]

So, it had nothing to do with the fact that the Sashimi was Tuna and Tuna are saltwater fish?

 

[selki]

no, the fact is that you cant feed your fish (Raw fish) and sashimi in japanese means (rawfish)

 

[AU_Arowana-RG]

Thank you, everyone, for the info.

You have just helped me save any of my future fish purposes (Aros included).

 

[jmotion]

I think this might be a debatable topic. I mean people feed aros chicken, fresh market prawns, frozen krill, etc. I suspect lack of nutrients/bacteria. Proper filtration and water contaminents could also play a factor. If all the basics (water chemistry, filtration, temp) are covered. Only thing left would be diet. Good luck with the next aro