Arowana Fish

[sarah34]

what is the best food to feed my baby arowana has im un sure thanks

 

[Paradise3]

Can you just answer these few questions for me please?
What size tank do you have it in? What other fish do you have with it? What are you currently feeding it?

 

[lloyd]

Meaty foods. Also insect like crickets. I would buy a good quality floating predator food and supliment it with with meaty treats like prawns mussel and things like that. when i say meat i mean fishy stuff not beef and pork. Mealworms and crickets or a good idea. You could get some floating plants and place meal worms on them for a bit of stimulation for the fish. i want to ask you how big your tank is but its not really my business

 

[Paradise3]

Meaty foods. Also insect like crickets. I would buy a good quality floating predator food and supliment it with with meaty treats like prawns mussel and things like that. when i say meat i mean fishy stuff not beef and pork. Mealworms and crickets or a good idea. You could get some floating plants and place meal worms on them for a bit of stimulation for the fish. i want to ask you how big your tank is but its not really my business

Actually, it is better to ask how big the tank is so we can confirm whether or not the tank is big enough or not.

 

[lloyd]

Yes i agree but technically on these kind of sites we have the option to give advice that is asked for, and where as i see where your coming from and i do understand where your coming from, i personally dont always like asking extra questions as it really isnt my business. Unless asking a new question will help me answer the original question. I just feel like if i was the original poster i would be thinking your comment isnt very helpful as it isnt what i asked. But on the other hand i understand y u asked it

 

[MBOU]

Asking more information is always more important...

Size of the tank may reveal why the fish isnt eating or might mean different foods (sinking or floating) would be better or it might explain why the fish might not be getting food if its being outcompeted...

Or more likely still, why te tank might be unsuitable = fish doesnt want to eat...

Im not saying its true in this case, no one is assuming so, but if we dont ask... we dont know and for a fish that gets HUGE, is very delicate, very predatory, very prone to feed ONLY on life food when young....

Its important to knw all the additional information.

Its not people being nosey, its people trying to help, maybe its not best explained but when people are writing a quick answer when passing through forums, to have to list every possibility is a real pain and when in a hurry, maybe the OPs feelings arent necessarily the first thing to worry about... answering the question itself is..

 

[Paradise3]

Asking more information is always more important...

Size of the tank may reveal why the fish isnt eating or might mean different foods (sinking or floating) would be better or it might explain why the fish might not be getting food if its being outcompeted...

Or more likely still, why te tank might be unsuitable = fish doesnt want to eat...

Im not saying its true in this case, no one is assuming so, but if we dont ask... we dont know and for a fish that gets HUGE, is very delicate, very predatory, very prone to feed ONLY on life food when young....

Its important to knw all the additional information.

Its not people being nosey, its people trying to help, maybe its not best explained but when people are writing a quick answer when passing through forums, to have to list every possibility is a real pain and when in a hurry, maybe the OPs feelings arent necessarily the first thing to worry about... answering the question itself is..

Thank you MBOU. That's what I meant but I couldn't find the right words...

 

[lloyd]

I completely agree but in this case no other questions where neccasary. but i didnt mean any harm by it. as long as people get the right advice for there fish

 

[MBOU]

Ok, lets put it this way, who the heck would commit to buying a tank buster fish and not knowing what it should be fed?!

But as we are a large, multicultural and generally kind community, thats just an uneccessary way to phrase it when addressing someone.

Questions suddenly seem kinder than critisizm...

And not all arrowana do great on a high protein or livefood diet, in fact, dietry problems can be a huge factor in keeping aros...

Drop Eye being the most noteable...

 

[lloyd]

I like the way you word things

 

[micko]

I love aro's.
Unfortunately, I cannot house one.

 

[lloyd]

I would love to be able to house one

 

[MBOU]

I've kept Pearl Arros and Silver Arros

Little devils all of them! Far more aggressive than the blacks but not as big in the long run...

 

[Jay-93]

Yes i agree but technically on these kind of sites we have the option to give advice that is asked for, and where as i see where your coming from and i do understand where your coming from, i personally dont always like asking extra questions as it really isnt my business. Unless asking a new question will help me answer the original question. I just feel like if i was the original poster i would be thinking your comment isnt very helpful as it isnt what i asked. But on the other hand i understand y u asked it

+1

Some people on here tend to ask all sorts of questions, rather than actually giving the answer that the person was looking for.

But I do agree, sometimes they are worth asking, but only to elaborate on once the question has been answered

 

[fluttermoth]

I disagee.

Our primary aim should be the welfare of the fish, and I for one feel obliged to point out any potential problems, whether it's related to the original post or not.