Why is it that I never see the lighting as a possible explanation for dropeye?
Given that people report that ponds prevent (and/or cure) Dropeye, doesn't that make overhead lighting the most likely explanation?
Silver arowanas cruised around at the surface all the time, just inches from these big bright hot lights. Since fish can't wear sunglasses, chances are they just adapt by lowering their eyes some.
This makes by far the most sense to me.
Of course, I had a 9" silver that I kept in a 6 foot tank with hardly any light (40 or 80w for just a few hours, since the room is well lit naturally from the sun, with dark corners not underneath the light) and he had dropeye by the time he hit 8 inches... so there's a lot to be said for genetics too.
Minor dropeye that is symmetrical doesn't bother me that much, but I've seen some really ugly messed up eyes. I was planning to get a black Aro instead this time because of this, but ended up not being able to resist the charms of a tiny little silver baby.
Given that people report that ponds prevent (and/or cure) Dropeye, doesn't that make overhead lighting the most likely explanation?
Silver arowanas cruised around at the surface all the time, just inches from these big bright hot lights. Since fish can't wear sunglasses, chances are they just adapt by lowering their eyes some.
This makes by far the most sense to me.
Of course, I had a 9" silver that I kept in a 6 foot tank with hardly any light (40 or 80w for just a few hours, since the room is well lit naturally from the sun, with dark corners not underneath the light) and he had dropeye by the time he hit 8 inches... so there's a lot to be said for genetics too.
Minor dropeye that is symmetrical doesn't bother me that much, but I've seen some really ugly messed up eyes. I was planning to get a black Aro instead this time because of this, but ended up not being able to resist the charms of a tiny little silver baby.
