How to Get a New Silver Arowana to Start Eating
📝 Summary
Explains how to coax a newly introduced silver arowana to eat, through clean stable water, 25 to 28 degree heat, high-protein food, a calm environment, and a little salt if it refuses, with ongoing care notes.
1 Getting a New Arowana to Feed
A newly bought silver arowana needs a quarantine rest period to adapt before eating. Keep the water clean and stable with regular changes. As a warm-water fish, it prefers 25 to 28 degrees Celsius, so use an aquarium heater to hold the temperature steady. It is carnivorous and needs high protein and fat, so offer quality food like fresh fish or fish meat, and try some artificial pellets while controlling portions to learn its taste. Provide a quiet, comfortable setting and avoid over-handling. Watch its behavior closely; if it loses appetite or looks unwell, act early. When it refuses food for a long time, a small amount of aquarium salt reduces bacterial and fungal risk and can improve appetite.
2 Ongoing Arowana Care
Arowanas demand good water: keep it clean, change it promptly, and use conditioners to hold pH around 6 to 7 and hardness between 3 and 12. They need ample light, about eight to ten hours a day from white or full-spectrum lamps. Choose a tank, filter, and air pump sized to the fish count and size so they have enough space and flow; arowanas swim in the lower levels, so avoid tank mates that would foul the water. Patience with water, temperature, food, and calm surroundings is what gets an arowana eating and keeps it healthy.
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