Comments on: Your arowana not well? It’s probably the water…

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:30:19 +0000

Ahva,
This sounds like you have changed too much of the water in it. You should only change a maximum of about 20-25% of the water.

Steven

By: Ahva

Ahva — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:24:49 +0000

Hi,
I have a pearl arowana which i got a week back. It was completely fine and the first day itself it started eating. However I changed the water of the tank after a week. The water is well water and does not contain chlorine. There are gold fish in the tank for live feed. But all of a sudden after the new water change my arowana sticks its head out of water and goes around in circles. I am worried what is the reason for this behaviour. Do you have a email that i can mail you for further contact rather than this thread.

Ahva

By: Edwin

Edwin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:24:34 +0000

@Sara: Sara my Advise if you use water for fishtank, Drinking water 99% no clorine ,chloromine. Check the ph,Nitrate,Nitrite,Alkaline,hardness,Chlorine,Amonia.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:18:26 +0000

what kind of salt for the fish tank ?

By: Edwin

Edwin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:47:28 +0000

Hi ! sir,
I got a new fishtank(freshwater) and a arowana fish.. is it important to put salt in my fishtank? What is the purpose of the salt in the freshwater with arowana

By: Suraj

Suraj — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:52:29 +0000

Hello steven
I have a 3 yr old silver arowana…it was fine till date and now something seems to be wrong…It stays in one place or in a vertical position with its head pointing upwards…i have no idea what to do…i thought it might be due to the water which i had not changed since 3 weeks…I have changed it but still no use…when i put it in a tub of water it seemed to be fine…but in tank it goes n stays in one place or floats in a vertical position…plssss help!!

By: dan

dan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:44:36 +0000

Hello Steven,
I have 5 year old silver arowana. A few days ago, I noticed his tail and fins suddenly became jagged. He holds his small fins against his body and stays low in the tank. He also has stopped eating. I recently changed the water and noticed the PH was about 7.5 or possibly 8. I am worried about him. Any advice?
Thank you,
Dan

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:40:22 +0000

Giancarlo,
I think you have it all wrong. Arowanas are supposed to swim on the surface. When they are spending too much time at the bottom, then there is something wrong and this is usually because of water issues.

Steven

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:38:10 +0000

Donny,
Sounds like your catfish is very aggressive. Good thing you have separated them.

Steven

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:36:29 +0000

Tolo,
Could be a bladder problem. If this has been for awhile, then chances of recovery will be low.

Steven