Sick?

[Worldofbettas]

Hi guys,

am really noob in arowanas ,only kept bettas before and i was wondering why my arowana is not eating?

he/she havent been eating for the past few 3-5 days already.

The water is green maybe because of algae bloom?

if it does not affects the arowana i dont mind but i have added some Ocean Free medication to treat green water.

Aro pros please help! and i noticed that it's poo looks green and sticks to the bottom and i need to scrub abit while doing wc,just done a 20 percent WC just now.

Oh ya,it have been biting the food(BF) and spitting out,causing 3-4 of my BF's death.It have been with us for maybe 4-5 months,eating well until recently.....

Please advise solutions,thanks!
Here's a video...

YouTube Video

sorry but i did not know how to embed the video,please advise.

[Dave57]

your water looks really bad.
Do you have a filtration system?

The water is green because there are too much pollutants in your water.
I'll suggest you to do a 50% WC (remember to use anti chlorine).
Do not feed immediately after feeding.
upgrade your filter. (read up on how to set up a good filtration system)
remove all un-eaten food (dead frogs) from the water as soon as possible.

[Aroboy II]

Concur with Mod. You should do more water changes.
Look after your water, the water will take care of your fishes.

[Worldofbettas]

Originally Posted by Dave57

your water looks really bad.
Do you have a filtration system?

The water is green because there are too much pollutants in your water.
I'll suggest you to do a 50% WC (remember to use anti chlorine).
Do not feed immediately after feeding.
upgrade your filter. (read up on how to set up a good filtration system)
remove all un-eaten food (dead frogs) from the water as soon as possible.

ok,thanks for ur advise but will 50 % wc shock it too much?has been doing WC every 1 week.....dead frogs are removed immediately since the aro shown no interest in it...

[Dave57]

its fine for my fish. but please use anti chlorine & water conditioners.

[Worldofbettas]

Originally Posted by Dave57

its fine for my fish. but please use anti chlorine & water conditioners.

I so use anti chlorine and also age water,cause we age water for
Bettas so I think It might help...will do another 20 percent change tmr,thanks for u advise!

Yo bro,

Your aro might not been in good health...if your fish poo is like of what you have described here, then your fish most probably suffering from some form of diseases from its stomach and digesting system.

The green water most probably affected by the waste product of your fish and not due to algae boom.

Do seek help from fish farm to find out more information and how to cure your fish.

[Worldofbettas]

Originally Posted by Silver

Yo bro,

Your aro might not been in good health...if your fish poo is like of what you have described here, then your fish most probably suffering from some form of diseases from its stomach and digesting system.

The green water most probably affected by the waste product of your fish and not due to algae boom.

Do seek help from fish farm to find out more information and how to cure your fish.

That is what my dad thought,he said that the poo is green and makes the water green and it seems so as the poo"s surrounding area
Has some patch of green substance,I asked my lfs and he sold me the Medi for algae,any medication u advise?thanks in advance

Originally Posted by Worldofbettas

That is what my dad thought,he said that the poo is green and makes the water green and it seems so as the poo"s surrounding area
Has some patch of green substance,I asked my lfs and he sold me the Medi for algae,any medication u advise?thanks in advance

Perhaps you have to get the medication that treat the stomach and digestion system not the algae problem.

Tell the LFS owner the exact problem of your fish and ask them for recommendation of the best brand medication to treat the condition of your fish.

Follow the instruction accordingly of the medication and do a more than 50% of WC as the water might be infected by the germs transfer from your fish poo.

[Dave57]

That looks like an algae bloom.
algae bloom is caused by excessive nutrients with sufficient light.
excessive nutrients are resultant of excessive pollutants in the water.
Maybe the poop was covered with algae, that's why it looks green.
If the water was dyed green by the aro's poo, the aro must had poop alot.