|  |  | | 
October 19th, 2009
|
| | 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). | 
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | Moderator
| 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 | 
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | 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!  | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | 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. | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | Fish Master
| HE´s probably getting used to the tank. Is he easily spooked? | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | Moderator
| 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. | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | 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 | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | Fish Master
| be careful when he darts. Some people´s tanks have broken because of large darting fish (bala sharks, etc) so be careful! | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | 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! | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | 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. | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | Fish Keeper
| 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! | |
| | |
October 19th, 2009
|
| | Fish Lore Newbie
| From what i hear arowanas are pretty fast. The look streamline atleast | |
| | |
October 20th, 2009
|
| | Fish Keeper
| 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!  | |
| | |
October 20th, 2009
|
| | 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 | |
| | |
October 20th, 2009
|
| | Fish Lore Newbie
| 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 | |
| | |
October 21st, 2009
|
| | Fish Lore Newbie
| 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??  | |
| | |
October 21st, 2009
|
| | Moderator
| 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. | |
| | |
October 21st, 2009
|
| | Fish Lore Newbie
| 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 | |
| | | | |
Similar Aquarium Fish Forum Threads 
