Stressed silver arowana

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Hey guys I recently moved my 125 gallon tank a few feet down the wall. I lowered water level Very low and had a few Of us move the tank on the stand . My silver aro was freaking jumped probably 7 or 8 times. All said and done he had a small mark on his mouth but was ok. It took 4 days for him to eat any food after this and still acts very timid when I walk close to the tank. He seems like he’s on his way to being normal soon. I’ll have my new 300 ready to go this weekend and was planning on moving them in but I don’t know if that’s best for the fish . Do you Guys think I should wait for him to start acting completely normal again before stressing him with the move?. Water parameters are good Ive waited to do any water changes because they make him a bit uneasy. Normally I change water every other day 25-30%. It’s just the two of them in there. If I should wait to move him how long would you recommend?
 
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Hey guys I recently moved my 125 gallon tank a few feet down the wall. I lowered water level Very low and had a few Of us move the tank on the stand . My silver aro was freaking jumped probably 7 or 8 times. All said and done he had a small mark on his mouth but was ok. It took 4 days for him to eat any food after this and still acts very timid when I walk close to the tank. He seems like he’s on his way to being normal soon. I’ll have my new 300 ready to go this weekend and was planning on moving them in but I don’t know if that’s best for the fish . Do you Guys think I should wait for him to start acting completely normal again before stressing him with the move?. Water parameters are good Ive waited to do any water changes because they make him a bit uneasy. Normally I change water every other day 25-30%. It’s just the two of them in there. If I should wait to move him how long would you recommend?

Yes just make sure the Arowana has not been injured before moving it to the 300 gallon.
 
Update***
It took him a 4 or 5 days to take food and acted a bit timid for a few days after but is acting normal now and his mouth is healed up nicely
thanks for the help
 
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