henward Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 `funny i have a jar, rtg and Black aro. the black aro will eat until satisfied, the jar is never satisfied and will eat untill its belly literally looks like its gonna explode. it will keep attacking food non stop. rtg will eat 1 or 2 shrimp. the jar, less than half its size will eat as much food if not more! the black will eat less than the jar - interesting to see how different they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 so , whens the red aro coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 haha no room for tanks and saving for wedding so not for a while yet. i was telling david the other day, i went through a moment where i thought that i would sell most of my fish and put the money for one red aro but i really cant do it, i enjoy having the different aros!! i am sorting out feeding costs though, its starting to get ridiculous. i wills till feed pellets to clown loaches but i think i will stop with the aros now they are all in a good size shrimp is so much cheaper and i found that growht from small is great with pelllets, but when they are all almost adults, the growth tapers and becomes the same anyways. red will come eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Temperaments vary with the individuals too, something I have noticed. Some are shy, some come to the front of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Temperaments vary with the individuals too, something I have noticed. Some are shy, some come to the front of the tank. as I say, fish are like dogs they all have different temperaments.different dog breeds are more aggressive and different fish breeds are more aggressive. I believe all have their own personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 so , whens the red aro coming When he sells me the black!! Interesting observations, but don't forget they're all different ages, I'd say the jars appetite will taper off as it gets as big and old as the RTG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 so does anyone know what green aros are like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 LOL^^ :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 please go on ,david r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I don't know about David's experiences, but my green is quite "controlled" with its diet. It's diet consists of two pellet stuffed prawns every night which it is really keen on, but once a week, guaranteed, it will fast itself of one meal. There is no pattern or logic behind it (that I have observed). The prawns are all similar in size so it's not exceptionally full on any one night and there is no circumstance which would stress it to induce fasting (eg water change). However, the next night, it'll go back to normal. It's almost like it has a "shut off" system in the brain to stop it from overeating (I wish I had that, lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 yeah they fast for no reason that i can see my rtg sometimes fast for 2 days, but recently, it has not fasted for more than 1 day at a time. it ate a clown loach awhile back and injured itself i believe, didnt eat for almost 2 weeks, but ate again after. black arowana east daily with out fail. but jar eats like a maniac! jar eats so much. never had a green sorry. but davids was fat and huge! sturdy fella. and not agro or anything, quite timid and very well balanced. the jar killed a spotetd metynnis but leaving the other alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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myfishybuisness Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 haahhah, nice david, so wat i understand is young aros are always hungry and energetick, and the older they get the more calm the get ,am i right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 yeah, my green still ate like a pig most of the time at 40cm+ though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Do adults still jump as much? Mine is still an unruly teenager who likes to test the limits and give the lid a little thump now and then, which gives me a mini heart attack because of the noise but at the moment he's not strong enough to pop the lids (yet). I'm assuming that when he gets big he will be able to at least knock the lids out of place, but I'm hoping that he will be mellow enough not to.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 my adult rtg does not jump must at all if any. jardinii only when hunting for food from my hand, as soon as i put my hand close to the tank, it will jump to get it, very agro the black, sometimes i think it does i see scales missing once in a while but hardly. with aro, i find that obsuring the back and sides is key. they dont jump much after that. if they get frights they jump if they see an insenct on top of the tank, they will go for it. even a pellet, they will think is food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Just as I slid one of the lids open during feeding time today my green took a bite of air/ water lol.. I'm observing that he's getting more agro when it comes to feeding and his appetite is increasingly recently. Hopefully I can resist the urge to overfeed so that he doesn't get too fat. I'm not sure, but I think he might be developing DE on one side.. &c:ry Just by visual comparison, one eye seems to "droop" a little bit more than the other but I'm not entirely sure. Personally, I reckon that DE is genetic, but I don't feed him fatty food anyway. I hope that it's not, but if it really turns out to be DE then it's bad genetic draw of the hand I guess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 i dont believe there is proven solid reasons scientifically why DE happens. to be honest, who cares in nature, silver arowanas get drop eye. its actually a natural accurence in some cases. perhaps it comes from hunting for food not just from thetop but bottom fo the river too. who knows. as for apptetite, feed a lil more so longa syour filters can handle it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah I think my filter can handle it. My main aim before setting up the tank was not to overload it till the filter would struggle. 700 liters for one arowana, a Pleco and some convicts.. I think the BB isn't sufficiently supported lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 honestly, if you have good filtration, thereis not much harm in feeding a lil more. of course not to the point where food sits for ages and ages but if your aro wants to eat 3 prawns instead of 2, do it! dont taper its growth by underfeeding and regulating its feeding. remember in the wild, they eat all day through out the day during the day. kinda grazing for things floating and things they can catch. also, i find filters tend to (to a certain extent) grow in capacity to the feeding you do. if you feed heavier, filters get stronger and get more bacteria. bacteria are fed by the waste. more waste they grow more bacteria (to a certain degree) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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