ARRRGGHH My Arowana!!

01-05-2002, 10:41 AM

I thought I would never have to post here. But I guess I have to after all. My Australian Arowana, which I've had for almost 2 years(was about 14 inches), passed away today. I am not sure about why it died.

This morning at 7 AM I noticed that its fins were torn and it's right gills was scraped. Part of its face was scraped too. I figured that it must of happened when I was sleeping because the arowana looked fine last night. Well anyway, my brother and my mom both told me that they heard my arowana jumping a lot last night. The temperature is at 75-78 F and the water seems fine. So I decided to leave for school and when I come back, I would deal with the problem.

When I came back home, I noticed my arowana was dead. It looked like it was dead for about 2-3 hours because there was slime/fungus starting to appear on it. The fish wasn't floating. It was at the bottom of the tank with its body in an arched/bent position.

The only conclusion I can think of is that it died from the shock of jumping and hitting the lid too hard.

01-05-2002, 02:10 PM

tenken: Sorry to hear abt your loss....by the way did u check the water parameters? anyway..cheer up..

CHEERS

01-05-2002, 02:27 PM

Naw, I didn't check the water parameters. But I assume that everything is fine because all my other fish are fine. I use the same water with my piranhas too.

01-05-2002, 04:51 PM

Sorry to hear about your loss!

Xbox · 11-05-2002, 11:45 PM

sorry to hear bout ur lost...hope u'll get over it soon..

01-05-2002, 10:41 AM	#1
TenKen714 Guest Posts: n/a	ARRRGGHH My Arowana!! I thought I would never have to post here. But I guess I have to after all. My Australian Arowana, which I've had for almost 2 years(was about 14 inches), passed away today. I am not sure about why it died. This morning at 7 AM I noticed that its fins were torn and it's right gills was scraped. Part of its face was scraped too. I figured that it must of happened when I was sleeping because the arowana looked fine last night. Well anyway, my brother and my mom both told me that they heard my arowana jumping a lot last night. The temperature is at 75-78 F and the water seems fine. So I decided to leave for school and when I come back, I would deal with the problem. When I came back home, I noticed my arowana was dead. It looked like it was dead for about 2-3 hours because there was slime/fungus starting to appear on it. The fish wasn't floating. It was at the bottom of the tank with its body in an arched/bent position. The only conclusion I can think of is that it died from the shock of jumping and hitting the lid too hard.

01-05-2002, 02:27 PM	#3
TenKen714 Guest Posts: n/a	hey Naw, I didn't check the water parameters. But I assume that everything is fine because all my other fish are fine. I use the same water with my piranhas too.

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01-05-2002, 02:10 PM	#2
PoPoK Guest Posts: n/a	tenken: Sorry to hear abt your loss....by the way did u check the water parameters? anyway..cheer up.. CHEERS

01-05-2002, 04:51 PM	#4
sirius1220 Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry to hear about your loss!

11-05-2002, 11:45 PM	#5
Xbox Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 277	sorry to hear bout ur lost...hope u'll get over it soon..

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