Will my arow survive?

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Punjabiking1500

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I put in 10 mollys in a 4.5 feet tank which houses a 10 inch arowana with expectations of it eating it slowly as iw would be out for a week and could not be able to feed the arow

What has happened is arow has gulped 8 mollys(after feeding) and now can't move with a swollen stomach
I just want it to live I really love that fish
Please suggest
 
Moved when I was clicing the pics then again settled down

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I understand you love your fish but there are some things that are just wrong here and as a fellow hobbyist I would suggest to correct them if you plan on keeping arowanas.
1. Restraint from feeding live fish. Even if you do please quarantine them before you feed them as they carry parasites that would infect your arowana as well.
2. Never put in live feeder fish in large quantities with your arowana, they will feed more than they have to and result in indigestion and intestinal issues. Which has most certainly happened in your case.
3. If you travel a lot and have issues with feeding get a timed device that can feed pellets, freeze dried worms or krill. This would release required quantities and you and your fish would be happy.

I hope your fish gets better.
 
I understand you love your fish but there are some things that are just wrong here and as a fellow hobbyist I would suggest to correct them if you plan on keeping arowanas.
1. Restraint from feeding live fish. Even if you do please quarantine them before you feed them as they carry parasites that would infect your arowana as well.
2. Never put in live feeder fish in large quantities with your arowana, they will feed more than they have to and result in indigestion and intestinal issues. Which has most certainly happened in your case.
3. If you travel a lot and have issues with feeding get a timed device that can feed pellets, freeze dried worms or krill. This would release required quantities and you and your fish would be happy.

I hope your fish gets better.
Aagh took quite a long to reply my bruh
The arow is completely fine now grew quite a bit from then
Eating arg1 now
 
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