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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Silver Arowana Help
I recently got an 8in. Silver Arowana and for some reason the fish will not eat anything that Ive given it. I'm also quite suprised that it hasnt gone after any of my tank mates which include some small blue ram chiclids and a few tiger barbs. I have tried to feed it krill, worms, crickets, and brine shrimp. I have a 75g tank with a temperature of 81 degrees(F). | 
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October 19th, 2009
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| Hi aquadude welcome to FishLore 
Your thread has been moved to the Arowana section of the forum.
I don't know anything about them, hopefully one of the other members will be able to help you.
Best of luck | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Wecome to Fishlore Aquadude! 
How long ago did you get it? He might still be getting used to his surroundings. also, as far as i know, arowanas need a arger tank... but im not sure about that one.
Is your tank cycled?
Do you know about the nitrogen cyce?
What are your aquarium parameters?
If you could fill out your aquarium info it would help us diagnose if there was something wrong.   ´d by lucy!  | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| I got the fish like 1 week ago, But my tank is about a year old so its pretty well cycled. My friend borrowed my testing kit so i dont have it but i believe my parameters are ok because all my other fish seem fine. | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| HE´s probably getting used to the tank. Is he easily spooked? | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| Tony could be right about him getting used to his surroundings.
Even though your tank has been up and running for a year, you could still have issues with the water after increasing the bio-load.
It would be a good idea to rule out water problems. | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| yea I guess spooking would be the best answer because whenever i walk up to the tank to feed him, he swims away and trys to hide. Thanks guys | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| be careful when he darts. Some people´s tanks have broken because of large darting fish (bala sharks, etc) so be careful! | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| What size tank are you planning on upgrading to for your arowana? They require huge spaces since they are such active swimmers....around 400 gal. for one.
Good luck with your arowana...I hope he begins eating! | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Yea i prolly wont have to upgrade for a while but thanks for the suggestion. Im actually very suprised he hasnt started munching on my smaller fish. | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| He might not be able to catch them. I'm not sure how mobile Arowanas are, but my Oscar is 9 inchs now and he struggles to catch the feeder guppies that I give him. As for the smaller Cichlids that live with him, he couldn't catch them if his life depended on it! | |
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October 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| From what i hear arowanas are pretty fast. The look streamline atleast | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Hi Aqua and WELCOME TO FISHLORE! 
I've had experiences with small arowanas, especially silver ones. If you're daring enough, you could hand feed it with worms or small meat. And I'd suggest having another tank for some of your other fishes like the cichlids. They might just bother your arowana especially when he is still small. Also, if you can find small frogs, your silver arowana might be able to eat it as well, but as long as the frog is smaller or as small as his mouth. If you need any other info about your arowana, feel free to ask other members or you could pm me. 
Best of luck!  | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_silver_arowana.htm
Hello AquaDude and Welcome to Fish Lore. The above link may give you a little insight about your new Arowana if you haven't already seen it. Wow! 35" to 40" adult size with the life span of 10 to 20 years, amazing. Personally I would seriously consider returning him. Do you have a pond that you can move him to? I think this is another species that should not be sold for home aquariums.
Sorry to be such a downer!
Best wishes whatever you decide.
Ken | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| tried hand feeding and it still doesnt work. Krill always just sink to the bottom and my bichir gets it so i think the Arowana is still gettin used to the tank. And yes i believe Im getting a bigger tank or possibly a pond to put the fish in when he gets larger | |
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October 21st, 2009
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| Ok this is really wierd. I got my arowana to eat but its eating tetra flakes instead of krill or brine shrimp. Anybody got any ideas y its eating the flakes but not meatier foods??  | |
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October 21st, 2009
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| Hello AquaDude. Have you tried adding a few drops of garlic juice to the "presoaked" krill? It acts as a food enhancer and it may help. Try it and see.
Best wishes!
Ken Feeding a silver arowana
A link you may find helpful. | |
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October 21st, 2009
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| Well aparently my arowana is a copy cat because if will only start eating the food i give it if my other fish start nipping at it first. I put some krill in my tank and it ignored it, but when other fish started taking bites out of the krill, the arowana came down and took it all. Problem solved... kinda. Oh and good advice Ken. Thanks everyone | |
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October 21st, 2009
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| Could you ask whoever had it before what they were feeding it?
You will also need a tight cover on the tank as they are strong jumpers and frequently found on the floor in the morning. One of our friends had the glass tops broken by a jumping arowana.
Carol | |
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January 14th, 2010
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| | Fish Helper
| ya ask who ever had it before what they were feeding him. i got one for xmas and the pet store had him for awhile. they told me he was about 5" when they got him and now is a foot when i bought him. i had the same problem with mine not eatting. i think he was just getting use to my oscars and the tank. i ask them what they feeding him and they told me feeder fish. well i got some small feeders and they became friends. i got large feeders and he eats them before i can get them in the tank. i hope this helped out some | |
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February 15th, 2010
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| | Fish Bum
| You do know arowanas prefer to be alone? | |
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February 24th, 2010
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| HI Aquadude - I have had alot of experience with Silvers - I would say that he was just getting used to your tank. Since he has started to eat, I would suggest that you start feeding him some high protein - floating pellets (they prefer to eat at the surface) I would also suggest that you start looking for a bigger home for him now...He will probably outgrow your tank in 6 to 8 months and eat all of the other fish in the process. Something else to think about - once they start to out grow there tank they will start to jump - They are extremly fast and powerful and will jump right thru your lid - so you might want to weight it down or clamp it down with something. And one more thing, I would not suggest feeding it live food - it will make them more aggressive.
If you need anything else or have any questions, please feel free to ask. | |
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February 24th, 2010
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by mmcd  ya ask who ever had it before what they were feeding him. i got one for xmas and the pet store had him for awhile. they told me he was about 5" when they got him and now is a foot when i bought him. i had the same problem with mine not eatting. i think he was just getting use to my oscars and the tank. i ask them what they feeding him and they told me feeder fish. well i got some small feeders and they became friends. i got large feeders and he eats them before i can get them in the tank. i hope this helped out some | Quote:
Originally Posted by Walan20 You do know arowanas prefer to be alone? | Quote:
Originally Posted by Flash_80 HI Aquadude - I have had alot of experience with Silvers - I would say that he was just getting used to your tank. Since he has started to eat, I would suggest that you start feeding him some high protein - floating pellets (they prefer to eat at the surface) I would also suggest that you start looking for a bigger home for him now...He will probably outgrow your tank in 6 to 8 months and eat all of the other fish in the process. Something else to think about - once they start to out grow there tank they will start to jump - They are extremly fast and powerful and will jump right thru your lid - so you might want to weight it down or clamp it down with something. And one more thing, I would not suggest feeding it live food - it will make them more aggressive.
If you need anything else or have any questions, please feel free to ask. |
Please be sure to check the dates. This original thread is 4 months old.
Thanks! | |
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