The Dreaded DE

[aria]

i read his comment and swore that he said his black has it but he states its his silver that got it

 

[djdlemma]

I'm glad to see this thread is somewhat getting back to the point. Was getting tired of reading about all the bickering. DE has no proven cure or cause. I am enjoying the experiences of people with aro's getting DE, without argueing. I am an Aro owner and my last Aro was getting DE on the right side, which wasn't bad until my GG decided it looked like food and ate both his eyes out. GG is gone and the new Aro is now 16 inches. No DE yet, but am worried.

 

[aria]

i have a 20" male and an 18" female silvers and they both have DE now im very sad but i still love them.. im hoping to get my hands on some money so i can get a new tank and get some blacks

 

[headbanger_jib]

My jar at 18" now has DE on the left eye and the right eye is alright

mine got it when it was 10" or so and at that time he had this bad habit of ramming in to tank walls due to aggression, whenever some one came close to its tank, left a few scratches on the inside of the tank too

 

[Steve_89]

SO anyway...this had the potential to be a good thread.

1) Keep the rubbish out of it.
2) Stay on topic.

That should not be too hard.

 

[Bderick67]

SO anyway...this had the potential to be a good thread.

1) Keep the rubbish out of it.
2) Stay on topic.

That should not be too hard.

Thanks for cleaning this thread up Steve

Some updates;

Black arowana do get DE;

black aro with DE

A professional also supports the head trauma theory;

http://microcosmaqx.typepad.com/jay_...ima-gigas.html

 

[Hao]

thanks for the update

 

[ausarow]

fish in the wild have every chance of getting head traumas. they have a tail that can propel them very fast in their target for food. be it branches logs or the bank or the fish the are attacking, so surely they can get head traumas.

 

[CTU2fan]

Question for anyone with an arowana with DE...do you notice any behavior changes once DE sets in? I ask because it's possible that wild aros DO get DE, but getting it makes them more vulnerable to predators so we don't see them. Similar to how we rarely see color morphs like albino in the wild, because the white color makes them likely to be picked off.

 

[Bderick67]

Question for anyone with an arowana with DE...do you notice any behavior changes once DE sets in? I ask because it's possible that wild aros DO get DE, but getting it makes them more vulnerable to predators so we don't see them. Similar to how we rarely see color morphs like albino in the wild, because the white color makes them likely to be picked off.

Two silvers 27" one with DE in single eye does well regarding feeding. He can take floating foods and can easily grab shrimp falling to the aquarium floor.

One with DE both eyes can no longer take food from surface with any accuracy. If I hold a shrimp in front of her I am likely to get bit, most of the time she misses the shrimp altogether. The best method for me to feed her is to wave the shrimp near her barbels and she seems to be able to strike with efficiency.