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What Causes an Arowana to Lie on the Tank Bottom?
Arowana are very sensitive to environment and water changes; noise or big changes inside or outside the tank can cause lying low, as can big water changes or large pH or temperature swings. Our veterinarian details the causes.
What Causes an Arowana’s Tail to Break?
The following can cause an arowana's tail to break: 1. too small a space; 2. fright; 3. suppression when co-kept; 4. wrong feeding; 5. poor outlet design. Our veterinarian details common causes.
What Causes Sunken Eyes in Arowana, and How to Treat It?
If the keeper finds the arowana's eyes sunken, treat at once, as it can be fatal. What causes it and how to treat? Our veterinarian explains sunken eyes in arowana.
How to Treat Arowana Tail Rot Disease
Tail rot is a common arowana disease; without timely treatment it is hard to cure and may threaten life. What causes it and how to treat and prevent? Our veterinarian details the methods.
What Do Silver Arowanas Love to Eat Most?
Silver arowanas love live food, including small fish, shrimp, loach, mealworms, and superworms. They are carnivorous, eating small fish, crustaceans, and aquatic insects in the wild, and occasionally frogs and landed insects.
How to Care for an Arowana?
Arowanas are large fish, so they need an aquarium of at least 38 liters to swim and turn around comfortably. They prefer soft water with a pH between 6.5 and 7.5, and a stable temperature of 24 to 28 degrees Celsius.
What does the golden arowana like to eat most?
In the wild it loves small shrimp and fish (nutritious); also tadpoles, loaches, small octopus, crab, shellfish. In captivity use pellets, shrimp, fish as staple plus live foods/insects (giant mealworms, bloodworms).
How should I feed a golden arowana?
In nature it eats small fish, shrimp, and other aquatic animals; in captivity use synthetic pellets plus small fish, brine shrimp, bloodworms, mealworms, centipedes, lean meat. Feed to 70–80% full; juveniles twice daily, adults every 1–2 days.
What meats can an arowana eat?
Arowanas are carnivores; feed small fish, shrimp, crab, plus moderate beef, chicken, and lean pork for protein. Insects like bloodworms and mealworms also work. Use arowana-specific pellets as the staple for complete nutrition.
Why Is My Silver Arowana Swimming Upside Down, and How to Fix It
An arowana tipping head-down can mean swim-bladder disorder, bad water or temperature, or low oxygen. Lower the water and warm it for the bladder, keep the swing under 2 C and change a third of the water, or add an air pump for oxygen - it usually recovers in about two days.