Scarletmonuka Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 We got a silver arowanna named turbo hes a awesome fish around 25cms at a guess he came from a aqua one 820t i think he now in a 2 metre long one but anyways he constantly swimming at side of glass like hes gonna attack himself he jumps and hits his head on glass i recently put white gravel in his tank it shouldnt make a difference should it? I really dont wanna wake up tomorrow to find him dead any help please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 What are the other dimensions of the tank? It isn't uncommon behaviour for arowana, though I've found they do it less in bigger tanks. Make sure the tank is securely covered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 always found they like a bit of floating vegetation for cover when stressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likoma Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 always found they like a bit of floating vegetation for cover when stressed That's a good point. For a fish to act naturally they need a level of habitat enrichment. Providing a safe environment goes a long way to achieve this. I would suggest a dark substrate and surface vegetation. Light substrates stress fish out as they realize they are an easy target from above. An example of this is how a large proportion of juvenile fish have dark coloration when viewed from above and lighter coloration when viewed from below. Darker substrates also hide shadows formed by your fish. Erratic behavior and wild dashing can be indicative of an environmental factor that the fish is disliking. EG of this a fish dating and leaping while in a salt dip. Perhaps you could cover all sides of the aquarium except for the front panel to prevent him hitting the sides. Good luck. When I started working in the aquarium trade I saw a large silver arrow bust through a 6mm cover glass due to a young child banging on the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 black out the back and sides of the tank, turn downt he lights and cover the tankw tih a dark cloth. let it settle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 any updates ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Urggh Darla! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted September 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Black paper on both sides and back he seems alot happier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted September 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 :cry1: R.I.P TURBO :cry1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Oh no, what happened? :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 1 water change killed him plus my baby blue phantom a large pictis catfish a large chocolate talking and i cant find my horse faced loach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 :-? sounds a bit strange, what something nasty in the tap water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 boar water. don't know if it could have affected it.. same water that was in the tank to start with. he was fine we wen't out for dinner and when we got back it was dead. next day pictus and blue fantom were dead too. was a cold water chage. bout 25%. droped the temp bout 2 degrees for an hour or so. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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