Hello everyone. Having problem here. My 6 inchs arowana wont eat when i drop some mp. The ph is 7. Temp is 30.8. In a 42 gallon tank. Sometime it will eat, sometime it will just ignore the mp and keep swimming up and down on some corner of the tank. Thanks in advance
Super Banjar Red arowana wont eat
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Swimming up and down is a bad sign. The fish is likely stressed and instinctively trying to get out of the tank / bad water. Relaxed arowana swim horizontally, mostly at the surface.
If I had to guess, your tank may not be cycled and/or your water parameters are not stable, swinging too much.
Or maybe it's getting bullied.
Or, if you have been feeding it only shrimp/prawn, it is suffering from vitamin B1 deficiency.
Or maybe it is feeding fine and you are trying to overfeed it.
It is conceivable that it sees its reflection and trying to pick a fight but it is too small for that yet, I'd think.
If I had to guess, your tank may not be cycled and/or your water parameters are not stable, swinging too much.
Or maybe it's getting bullied.
Or, if you have been feeding it only shrimp/prawn, it is suffering from vitamin B1 deficiency.
Or maybe it is feeding fine and you are trying to overfeed it.
It is conceivable that it sees its reflection and trying to pick a fight but it is too small for that yet, I'd think.
Here is what we need to help you:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/fish-health-diagnostics-read-before-posting.210102/
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/to-help-you-we-need-a-little-help-please.671346/
Again, if I had to guess, you don't measure / know your water parameters such as ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. Until you do, I am afraid we won't be able to help you in any meaningful way, bro!
I'd just say your arowana is being difficult
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/fish-health-diagnostics-read-before-posting.210102/
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/to-help-you-we-need-a-little-help-please.671346/
Again, if I had to guess, you don't measure / know your water parameters such as ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. Until you do, I am afraid we won't be able to help you in any meaningful way, bro!
I'd just say your arowana is being difficult
Like someone already said your tank might not fully cycled and your tank way too small for an active swimming fish, 6 inches (unless you were meant 6 cm since your tank measure are in cm) in a roughly 38"x15"x17" is not enough unless you plan to keep it for few months, Aro will relax and calm, grow faster in bigger tank with variety of foods (or soak foods in liquid vitamins over night).
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...ting-arowana-belly.673771/page-2#post-7571254
this guy doesn't listen to advice anyhow, just let him learn when his Asian aro gives up the ghost. Don't worry I'm sure he'll ask why his aro died in a 20 gallon tank with water changes every 2 weeks.
this guy doesn't listen to advice anyhow, just let him learn when his Asian aro gives up the ghost. Don't worry I'm sure he'll ask why his aro died in a 20 gallon tank with water changes every 2 weeks.
Took a look at the two threads by Geraldaw linked by Josh. Pretty informative.
Geraldaw, please get a liquid test tube test for ammonia and nitrite and determine when/if your tank is cycled or whether it has sufficient bio-filtering capacity. Do not get the sticks but get the liquid test.
Until then, you will probably be killing off your Asian aros and neither will you get help on any forum.
Geraldaw, please get a liquid test tube test for ammonia and nitrite and determine when/if your tank is cycled or whether it has sufficient bio-filtering capacity. Do not get the sticks but get the liquid test.
Until then, you will probably be killing off your Asian aros and neither will you get help on any forum.