Will Jars get Dropeye if they do not have a substrate?

[ctoychik]

IME drop eye was caused by head trauma.

Could well be ... judging by the smallish aquarium he is in. I did tell the owner to upgrade ... but misconceptions are difficult to correct in people

 

[aznfab213]

This is very interesting. With my jar, I will be doing a lot of compatability tests with constant supervision. I hope I may be able to accomodate him with my silvers when the time permits.

 

[jay17]

i kept my jar in a bare tank and i got no problems regarding DE

 

[bitteraspects]

DE has nothing to do with substrate, or having a pingpong ball in your tank, or reflective glass. its all based on genetics. there is nothing you can do to stop DE besides getting a WC aro

 

[headbanger_jib]

my jar has been living in a 180g for almost an year, since he was just 6"+
he got drop eye while he was just 8.5" he had this tendency to bang at the tank walls
used to scare me a lot as i could hear the thud from quite a distance
and one fine day he got DE but he still is a cool fish

 

[Bderick67]

WC silvers get DE just like any other tank raised silver.