First Arowana

[flukeone]

Hi again.

So this might be a stupid question but I wanted a confirmation..

I've been looking up at pictures of silver aros on the net and mine seems quite a bit darker. almost matt gray especially on the back. Could it be I got my hands on a black aro? I've read on this forum that Silvers are silver in color with a pink redish tail, Blacks body color are darker then a silver and has orange around the tail. Can someone correctly identify my boy (or gal)

here's some unedited pictures

 

[dr exum]

Nice tank!

 

[flukeone]

Nice tank!

Thank you ? pretty proud of it. Unfortunately too small for a full grown arowana so i will be building a bigger tank under the patio. Still working out the details like size and sump vs canister...

 

[flukeone]

So it finally happened, the arowana jumped out of the tank. Bruised a few scales and the left eye got slightly cloudy but otherwise he is swimming fine with no more visible injuries.

What can I do to help him heal? I know scales will grow back. Will the eye also heal on its own? I didn't have enough melafix so i could only add half a dose to the tank.

 

[monsteraqua]

Here is an asian arowana, the real pride in arowana keeping

 

[flukeone]

Looks nice but any idea about my arowana healing process? ?

 

[islandguy11]

Looks nice but any idea about my arowana healing process? ?

1. water changes about every 3-4 (for about a week and half) to keep water clean and reduce chance of secondary infection.
2. optional to add salt and/or kattapa leaves to speed healing process.
3. monitor that none of the injuries get worse; if so you might need to medicate.

 

[flukeone]

thanks!

any idea how long it takes to heal? it's a very light haze. only visible when the light hits it a certain way

I can't believe i'm so emotionally invested in a fish XD

 

[flukeone]

Am back from work. So far the eye seems better. Maybe it even cleared out completely. Was probably just some superficial scratch on the cornea. Other than that I noticed a small scrap on the top of the head and some fin damage but I know those will heal just fine



That fish had me worried all day. Even called my mom to ask her to check on him ?

 

[adamsfishes]

Nice tank. What size is it?

Did you secure the flaps in the lid?