Arrowana =/

[T1KARMANN]

leave the shrimp frozen just brake it up into small bits you dont want the aro doing down to eat food from the tank base it will get drop eye which just makes the fish look dam ugly

all aros will eat meal worms and you dont want the aro eatting feeders all the time whats the point

a 20 gal tank is a joke for a aro of any size even a 7x2x2ft tank is way to small for a silver aro which will grow to 3ft+ a silver aro needs a tank thats at least 30inch wide and 7ft long 3ft wide would be better

if you only have a 20g tank would worrie more about get the new tank set up now for him as aros grow at 1-2inch per month

Careful attacking the kid, he's only asking us how to take care of it with what he's got for now. After all, he wasn't planning on really putting an arowana in a 20. It was his dad's surprise mistake. So relax, and just tell him what he can do rather than tell him how wrong he is.

~ Wonderboy!

mmm i have read back my post and it doesnt sound like an attack to me it sounds like im trying to let the owner of the future 3ft + aro what size tank he is going to need for it in the next 10 months - 1yr

if you are giving advice to let the aro feed from the tank base then your 2ft silver must have a very bad case of drop eye due to the fact you have allowed it to feed from the tank base

 

[willtang3000]

to make sure your arowana doesnt get drop eye from getting food from the bottom if you feed guppies it would be an idea to cut its head off quickly with a pair of scissors if you are not squemish

 

[T1KARMANN]

to make sure your arowana doesnt get drop eye from getting food from the bottom if you feed guppies it would be an idea to cut its head off quickly with a pair of scissors if you are not squemish

then the feeder wont be live so it should take other dead foods

 

[jasonskillz]

i heard you can put like a colorful float toy to make it constantly look up so i can kinda fix drop eye

 

[T1KARMANN]

i heard you can put like a colorful float toy to make it constantly look up so i can kinda fix drop eye

rubbish if it was that easy then no aros would have drop eye

 

[minnow]

The only thing BIGGER than the 20 gallon tank is my turtle's tank, which is 55 gallons. The turtle will have the arrowana down within minutes if I put it there. So, yeah... there aren't many options now then to raise it for now until I find it a better home. I have absolutely no intention on keeping it.

There are virtually nothing but guppies and minnows in this 20 gallon tank.

T1KARMANN - I appreciate how you "go straight to the point" on how the the aquarium is a joke, though getting the arrowana wasn't on my part of the deal... I feel guilty enough as it is, thanks.

Anyway, the arrowana is doing great other than the tank size. It's mowing down the small crickets I give it.

 

[candy]

well my 2foot aro does not have drop eye and from what i have read and been told it the high proten food that give the arows their drop eye so who knows...and belive me i will never keep a fish in a two small tank..a bigger one is getting made as i type ..

recharged... i think the best thing u can do it read as much about them as u can and if u feel u can give home a life long home go for it otherwise see if u can sell it on or see if the pet shop would take him back.i think coming on here and asking for info was the first step in the right direction well done

 

[dheikell]

I used to have an arrowana. About once a week I would go to the pet store and buy her some gold fish. She was a little bigger than yours I think. Maybe try smaller gold fish.

Hope it helps and it's worth a try. They love to eat other fish