posted 10-10-2002 06:11 PM           

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i just purchased a silver arowana and i kept reading about how the activated carbon inside of the filter can cause headrot.... i tried to take out the carbon but it just makes the filter useless... so i put it back on.. what the hell do i do?.... i also heard about crickets being fed to it.. but i choose to feed it tuffy's... can someone help me about the filter and what to feed it?

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posted 10-12-2002 02:36 AM           

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hi jay. well i dont know what kind of fish you have? i have never heard of them but, the filter thing. they have other filters. like bio wheels and stuff like that. go to the pet shop and take a look. dont be afraid to ask for asistance. sasha

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posted 11-20-2002 09:34 AM           

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Hey Jay, I have been dealing with arowanas for several years now. Your biggest worry should be them jumping out. So make sure that they cannot lift the hood up and jump out. Also feed them Beef Heart. Simply cut it up into chunks and freeze it. Then as you need it just unfreeze and feed. Sorry abouit the filter I have no clue, but I rec. using an Emporer with a bio-wheel. Hope that helps and be careful with the jumping out!

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posted 11-20-2002 06:45 PM         

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HEY jAY
I AGREE WITH THE BEEFHEART THING, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO THAW IT OUT AT ALL!!
THEY LOVE EATING THE STUFF FROZEN SOLID!!!
THE AROWANA WILL GROW TO LIKE EATING LIVE FISH, SO WATCH OUT!
I THINK THAT ACTIVATED CARBON CAN ONLY AFFECT FISH AFTER MANY YEARS AND INTENSE DOSES, NOT JUST THE CARBON IN YOUR FILTER.
I WOULD GO WITH THE CARBON.

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posted 11-20-2002 09:21 PM           

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I Have had them for 3 years now, I feed mine Gold Fish, pinkie mice and frozen beef heart. Oh yeah I've seen Tuffys at Petco that will work too

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posted 11-22-2002 11:19 AM           

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I never knew you could feed it to them froozen....

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posted 11-26-2002 11:04 PM           

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yea. i feed mine goldfish now.. hes about 9 inches..... growing quick.. i got him 2 months ago and he was only 5 inches =)

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posted 11-27-2002 02:48 PM           

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Be awere of A dieses called Buginging Eye it's when the eye looks down. I am starting to feed mine crickets.

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posted 01-22-2004 06:00 PM         

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i recently got a silver arowana thats about 2 inches long. it doesn't have the egg sack anymore but i havent noticed any indication that it is eating at all. i've tried feeder guppies, bloodworms (frozen and live, flake, pellet, crickets, and arowana sticks. it now seems to list to one side and lets its tail end droop and then sink backward lower into the water. the temp is in the high 70's and chemistry is all about right. none of the other fish seem to have a prob. but if anyone has ideas i'd be grateful.

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posted 01-22-2004 11:09 PM         

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Hi melrin1181, Try feeding him frozen brine shrimp. You can put a little in a squirt bottle like and empty Amquel or Novaqua bottle and squirt them into the water. This will make the brine shrimp look like they are alive, and he will probably go after them.

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posted 01-23-2004 07:43 PM         

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the best food would be pellets but ur arowana isnt gona change so get some chicken heart(almost the same amont of protiens as beaf heart but less fat) and gut loaded krikets

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