Purchased a 3" Silver Arowana last week. Within 5 minutes of releasing into aquarium, I offered frozen blood worms and he/she immediatiely accepted. Have had no problems to date. Currently at approx. 3.25-3.5 inches. Have read that the smaller aros are fragile and difficult to raise. What are the common problems and what indicators should I be on the look out for? Currentl keeping water level 3" below cover. Currenly have similar size goldfish, Synodontis ocellifer (cat) and black ghost knifefish is a 55 gallon tank with multiple filtration systems. Also, will a 240 gallon be sufficient long term for my current stock? Would I need a larger tank if I wanted to add a stingray (motoro or leopaldi)?
What makes Baby Silvers difficult to Raise
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As long as the fish is eating and acting normal I would say it will be fine. Just keep your water clean. Also you should not keep your aro with any tankmates untill it reaches around 6 inches or bigger. Dont wanna chance one of your fishes killing your aro. IMO a 240 is big enough to house a silver for life though it will be up to you if a upgrade is necessary in the near future. Not sure how big the knife fish will get or the rays.
just keep the water clean, take care on some paramenters as pH, ammonia, and other fish sizes (to your baby don't become food to other ones).
I'm raising my silver just with a pleco, untill he gets bigger enough to be placed in another tank, with two red parrots.
I'm raising my silver just with a pleco, untill he gets bigger enough to be placed in another tank, with two red parrots.
well its easy once you get it pass the egg sac stage.... depends on the 240 is it a 240 that is 6ft or a 240 that is an 8ft.... lower your water to about 5 inches.... my arow was a 3 incher and was able to jump 4 inches out of the water... they are jumpy at that stage
Currently in 55 gallon. Planning to upgrade. Thinking minimum of 240? Which dimension 240 is best? 8x2x2
dude, you're in luck. my water's great and all, but my baby 3" silvers won't eat.
i actually bought five of them to raise cuz i thought they'd be hard, but two of them got eaten by my snook cichlids that are an inch bigger then them. i had these guys divided but they were stupid enough to jump the fence. now i have three left divided in my 120g. it blows
i actually bought five of them to raise cuz i thought they'd be hard, but two of them got eaten by my snook cichlids that are an inch bigger then them. i had these guys divided but they were stupid enough to jump the fence. now i have three left divided in my 120g. it blows
I agree with xxt2goodxx on the size because you said you wanted to get some rays and in order to house the rays for life youre gonna need a tank about that size. The motoros get very big, and you need at least a 3' wide tank to hold them in my opinion, as their discs can get bigger than 2'.
the main problem with smaller aros is they stress pretty easy from water quality and tank mates. as long as your fish are same size or smaller than him it should be fine
black_monster;1712724; said:
I am currently alternating feeding frozen brine shrimp and frozen blood worms. Eats them both but prefers the blood worms. I tried once to feed cichlid pellets and tetra flakes. Spit them out every time. Haven't tried shrimp, beef heart , or insects yet. Fricken goldfish never ate so good in his life. Should be a quality feed when its time comes.
Maybe I can post a video of fishes eating.