well see what happens!

[dmopar74]

ok i figured the only way to see if this would kill my fish was throw it in! i will do xtra water changes and monitor quality a little more closly for a while. maybe i will be posting in the lessons learned forum but i hope all will go well. i think its pretty bad ass! wish me luck

 

[CHOMPERS]

I gotcha now. I thought you wanted to protect the skull rather than protect the fish. If the fish show any sign of stress, remove it and do some daily water changes for a while. Daily water changes wouldn't be bad just in case.

 

[dmopar74]

so far its been about 12 hours and all seems well, the fish are just as active and even my pleco is out of hiding and hangin by the skull. i think i will do about 20% water changes daily for a while just to be shure.

 

[dr_sudz]

do you have a test kit? i would be testing for increased calcium in the tank.

Looks really awsome tho! Would love to see some full tanks shots. what size of tank is that?

 

[dmopar74]

its a 90g 48x18x25

 

[CHOMPERS]

By the way, I meant to complement your arowana. It is a beautiful fish. Is it a silver or a juvenile red?

 

[dmopar74]

thanks on the aro, it is a silver about 15"

 

[dmopar74]

well, i came home and the horns looked like they had a milky coating on them so i rubbed my finger on them and whatever the taxedermist sprayed on the horns was rubbing off.i pulled the skull out as soon as i noticed this and did a 80% water change. the fish are acting fine and still look great so i think i got it out just in time to not do any harm.i strongly suggest to anybody else(and myself from now on!) that if u dont know something will be safe in ur aquarium, or "think" it will be ok, do not put it in!

 

[Lil_Stinker]

perhaps it can ge cleaned/cured. re-boil it & clean that bad boy up.

I could ask a taxidermist friend of mine if he thinks he could make a cast of it without damaging it then make a replica (or 100) that would be fish-safe.