Appetite of young arowana
Has this bbxb about 1 month. Was about 8 inches and now maybe 9 or 10 inches.
He has been eating about 20-25 baby frogs a day Feeding timing is morning about 8-10 frogs, evening about 12 to 15 frogs I usually feed him till i find he is not enthusiastic about the food then i will stop Sometimes when i throw market prawn to feed my ray after feeding him, he will also steal a piece or 2. After eating, his body has a small bulge but not bloated, still swims normally at top of tank Is this normal or am i feeding too much? |
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Bro, i guess your feeding regime is alright for the juvenile. Just maintain good water parameters is something fundamental too:D |
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However, some aros will fast after 3 years old; go off without food for a considerable period of time. |
if an arowana overfeeds itself, it will puke out the excess after a while.
as mentioned by SS73, take note of your water parameters. monitor pH, dont let it swing too much. monitor ammonium, more feeding = more fish poop = more ammonium optimum water parameters are beneficial for your young arowana's growth. |
It's good to feed more for juvenile, but try not to overfeeding. beside release more waste that affect water, your pet may fast early. Try to reduce the feeding.
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However, I do not feed him till he puke I only feed till he seems not interested.. At the same time, he has parrot fish to compete with him for the frogs lol Streetsmart73, how to upload clip? I try take 1 tonight I am running 2 canister filter, 1 uv filter and 2 air stones and weekly water change about 20% Tank size is 6x2.5x2 |
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First 4 months feeding: 8 Crickets AM, 4 SW Afternoon, 8 Cr/Sw PM...daily Last 2 months(10 to 14 in): Frog AM, 15-18 Crickets PM Haven't been able to switch her to MPs and afraid of starving her out because I have other fish that seems to get along with her in the tank. So I say feed her as much as she wants at this stage, keep water pristine and see how it goes, when she hits that 12 to 14 in mark, I would start adjusting her diet. Variety helps... How big is your system? S |
Aros r smart fishes
They will stop eating when they r full Dun stress urself too much |
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noticed usually after ghost shrimp, he will then skip baby frogs for 1 feeding session 6x2.5x2 with tankmates Aside to Harry, Thanks so far he does not really stop just less enthusiastic about the frogs. That's when i stop feeding... maybe he not full yet lol |
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