How to train Arowana to take fish pellet

[Jackyyeow]

Last week i just bought an aro at first i have some spare live fishes to feed it but after a few day i try to feed my aro pellet food but it seem like ignoring the pellet food

i use this

[Jackyyeow]

I have no time to buy live food for my aro, can i force train my aro? or there's althernative?


will such product work?

[spyder79]

normally need to starve your arowana for it to take pellet , u can try mp or mealworm in the mean time

[streetsmart73]

Ts, how big is your newly purchased?

When the said aro is too small, starving it to take pellets may not be advisable.

[Fish Love]

Bro, try G2 red pallet. Higher chance to convert if ur aro is a big eater!

[shermie]

how big is your aro? the smaller it is the higher the likelyhood it can be trained to take pellets. but instead of starving it if it's small, try feeding pellets on a regular basis till it realises it's food.. alternatively gut load or fill up watever food u're feeding it with pellets so it gets used to the taste.

mature aros that have not been fed on pellets previously are unlikely to accept pellets, even if u starve them for a month. ultimately it depends on how fussy your aro is.. some can be weaned onto pellets relatively easily, some take pellets only when starved, some refuse pellets all the way.

[patclay]

Starving and throwing pellets sparingly till it fully accepts then ho sei liao

[Jackyyeow]

Originally Posted by spyder79

normally need to starve your arowana for it to take pellet , u can try mp or mealworm in the mean time

There's reason why i don't feed live/raw food to my aro i scare later will have weird parasite appearing in my tank, happen to me once(i done WC regularly and clear uneaten food) it wipeout my tank

[Jackyyeow]

Originally Posted by shermie

how big is your aro? the smaller it is the higher the likelyhood it can be trained to take pellets. but instead of starving it if it's small, try feeding pellets on a regular basis till it realises it's food.. alternatively gut load or fill up watever food u're feeding it with pellets so it gets used to the taste.

mature aros that have not been fed on pellets previously are unlikely to accept pellets, even if u starve them for a month. ultimately it depends on how fussy your aro is.. some can be weaned onto pellets relatively easily, some take pellets only when starved, some refuse pellets all the way.

Originally Posted by patclay

Starving and throwing pellets sparingly till it fully accepts then ho sei liao

Originally Posted by streetsmart73

Ts, how big is your newly purchased?

When the said aro is too small, starving it to take pellets may not be advisable.

Size about 5-6inch, i tried starving today(15/10) is the 5th day my aro stat acting strangely float on top of my top(lifelessly).

Originally Posted by Fish Love

Bro, try G2 red pallet. Higher chance to convert if ur aro is a big eater!

any other brand to look out for if the G2 dont feed my budget?

will tis work? my neighborhood lfs got sell

[Dave57]

1) keep a greedy tankmate.
like a tinfoil barb or red hook.
when the tankmates are eating pellets.
the hungry aro will learn from the tankmates.

2) stuff pellets in MP
let the aro familiarize with the pellet's taste

as long as you see the aro chewing the pellets, you are halfway there.

patience is important.