Dgmannn412

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So I think my silver aro may be developing drop eye. One looks straight at you and the other is always looking in a downward direction. It's only one side and the side that is dropped is still functioning it moves and it sees. Is there a way to fix it. Is it a reversable ailment. I was thinking to put a towel over the front if the tank when I'm not home. I was told if the only thing to see is up it will influence the fish to use the muscles the lift the eye more. I am feeding it floating pellets and the occasional bag of crickets. The feeder fish were laying in the bottom and didn't seem like a feezable staple. The aro is currently in a 125 perfecto or magnifico some thing like that. it's the marine land preplummed one with the plastic pipe hiders. There are led lights suspended 3ft above the top. I have a 90gallon sump. With 1 micron socks 120oz or carbon and ammo chips. 2sq ft of sponge and 500+ bio balls. It runs at 1600 to 1800gph. It sits at 78.4f with a ph of 7.2. No ammonia no nitrite less then20 ppm of nitrate. I change 50gallons a week and top off in between. No chemicals at all. Milasian drift wood in the main tank with about 20 almond leaves. Is there anything else I can do between now and when he goes in the indoor pond. I'm building a 5500gallon indoor pond out of acrylic. It will hold my aro, Oscars, shovel nose catfish, bichir, and Dempsey. I hope that's big enough for them to max out and not try to eat one another.
 

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Unfortunately I've never heard of it being reversible but read that surgery may be the only solution. Also read recently that a Aro owner has a ping pong ball in the aquarium to prevent drop eye.
 

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I'll just have a fish with a lazy eye then. I'm not taking my fish in for surgery. Especially if it's a condition caused by captivity and will more then likely happen on the other side. The fish is my pride and joy but it's still just a fish.
 
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I'll just have a fish with a lazy eye then. I'm not taking my fish in for surgery. Especially if it's a condition caused by captivity and will more then likely happen on the other side. The fish is my pride and joy but it's still just a fish.

I would not personally do it myself lol was just mentioning what someone suggested and I have seen many Silver Aro's with drop eye and they still looked majestic.☺
 

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It's a silver aro. Don't worry. Most get drop eye in at least one eye during their lifetime. rarely see silvers without drop eye, and if you do it will have it soon.

Much rarer in the other Arowana types
 
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Leave the surgeries to the guys with the 5000 dollar Asian Arowana. They hire specialists for the surgery who they pay a nice chunk of change to safely perform the procedure.
 

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I would like hear more about this 5500 gallon acrylic build. I've tackled some ambitious builds but that sounds like something I would love to follow!
 
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