Arowana Feeding

[cenecker]

So I bought and Arowana yesterday, on sale at Petco for 14.00$. It was a bad impulse purchase but I just couldn't resist.

Anyway, what the hell do I feed it? It's been eating rosy-red minnows and meal worms (really soft ones that just shed).

 

[M|L]

well, all of my fishes feed mainly on live black worms, shrimp, and squid.

I'm sure your arowana will eat the above food as well.

 

[PeacockBass]

shrimp, live, beef heart, turkey dogs, anything really..

arowanas eat everything.

 

[shovelnose]

try krill frozen or freeze dried

 

[rayman45]

GET IT ON KRILL AS SOON AS U CAN

 

[redtailfool]

Matter of preference like cockbass said. I use krill e for coloration and cut
up shrimp. Bulk up like crazy if you use those. I dont feed pellets anymore. .
cant compare pellets to shrimp and krill.

 

[PeacockBass]

I see healthier fish when I feed live foods.

 

[redtailfool]

I see healthier fish when I feed live foods.

Agreed. Cant be bothered with live foods since all we have here in the us is dirty, parasite infested goldfish and minnows. Dont want crickets because theyre noisy and you have to take the legs out or youll have cockroach looking legs floating in your tank.

Live tropical fish is actually the best diet for aros. Thats mostly what aros get fed with in asia and they grow more than an inch a month on that.

 

[piranha45]

those singapore guys with their channa and poecellid feeders... it just makes me cry sometimes in jealousy

 

[PeacockBass]

Its to bad Tree frog numbers are dwindling, they would be a perfect staple.