Is my Silver Arowana Sick?

Arowana may DIE

My amonia and nitrate levels were ok. I am not sure what they are because the pet store tested these and they said that they were good. He is about 5 or 6 inches long. I don't think he is going to live. He is not swimming around-he is floating head first down to the bottom of the tank and is just getting caught up in the air bubbles- from the oxygen air pump. THe water was really foggy, so I changed a little water. THe filter was not very dirty at all, maybe it was the blood worms that made the water foggy.
 
debbie8 said:
My amonia and nitrate levels were ok. I am not sure what they are because the pet store tested these and they said that they were good. He is about 5 or 6 inches long. I don't think he is going to live. He is not swimming around-he is floating head first down to the bottom of the tank and is just getting caught up in the air bubbles- from the oxygen air pump. THe water was really foggy, so I changed a little water. THe filter was not very dirty at all, maybe it was the blood worms that made the water foggy.
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Do a WATER CHANGE.. you may have over fed your fish. These guys need clean clean clean water.
 
I just got off the phone with Tropical Fish World in MD.

Yes, it is a silver arrowana. It is about 30" in size, 6-7 years old.

The tank is 8'L x 4'W x 3'H
or
96"L x 48"D x 36"H

Holds around 700 gallons. In the tank with it is a smaller Asian arrowana, several extremely large cichlids, and some extremely large catfish. As I said earlier, the arrowana looks cramped. At 30" it can only swim twice its length before it has to turn around.

The owner said that a silver can get to 20" easy in two years if it is housed properly.

Roan
 
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Roan Art said:
In the tank with it is a smaller Asian arrowana,
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I doubt that...only zoological instutions and public aquariums in the USA may legally have Asian arowanas...it is more likely a jardini or leichardtii arowana.
 
Toirtis said:
I doubt that...only zoological instutions and public aquariums in the USA may legally have Asian arowanas...it is more likely a jardini or leichardtii arowana.
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My bad, I thought "jardini" was a type of Asian arrowana and took the shortcut because I wasn't sure how to spell "jardini" ;)

Interesting that they are illegal in the USA, but not in Canada.

Next time I take a trip to TFW I'll bring my camera and get some pictures of the fish. The arrowana is extremely impressive. Maybe someone can ID the cichlids as well.

Roan
 
Roan Art said:
My bad, I thought "jardini" was a type of Asian arrowana and took the shortcut because I wasn't sure how to spell "jardini" ;)

Interesting that they are illegal in the USA, but not in Canada.

Next time I take a trip to TFW I'll bring my camera and get some pictures of the fish. The arrowana is extremely impressive. Maybe someone can ID the cichlids as well.

Roan
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From what I have heard, you need a special permit to order them in Canada. Ownership is very restricted and all the fish have special chips in them. Kinda like getting your dog the chip in case it gets lost.
 
Cloudy water

I did a 50% water change and it was pretty clear. A day later it is foggy again. I only feed the arowana a piece of food and the tetras a few flakes, enough to make it coudy. I wonder what is making the water cloudy. I have well water at home, do you think this could be the reason- there is some salt in the purified well water I use.
 
What is the ammonia? How old is the tank? How often and how much water do you normally change? What do you mean that there is some salt in the water?

Is the aro getting any better?
 
tricksterpup said:
From what I have heard, you need a special permit to order them in Canada. Ownership is very restricted and all the fish have special chips in them. Kinda like getting your dog the chip in case it gets lost.
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Only importing them into the country requires permits (and yes, all the fish are chipped), but ownership is not restricted at all....anyone with the cash to buy one ($500-$10,000, depending on colour and size) can have one.
 
Roan Art said:
My bad, I thought "jardini" was a type of Asian arrowana and took the shortcut because I wasn't sure how to spell "jardini" ;)

Interesting that they are illegal in the USA, but not in Canada.

Next time I take a trip to TFW I'll bring my camera and get some pictures of the fish. The arrowana is extremely impressive. Maybe someone can ID the cichlids as well.

Roan
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Yep, S. jardini and S. leichardtii are the two australian species. We call 'em saratoga. And they grow HUGE. Check out these photos. I wouldn't try to keep one in anything smaller than a swimming pool.

http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/fish39a.jpg

http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/fish39b.jpg

http://www.fishnet.com.au/content/fishnet/images/gallery/fc478c04c6d5843deb9a0e0778987196.jpg

http://www.gofishaustralia.com/web/koolatong/bradsarra.jpg
 
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