i've got a arrowana which is 1 feet long, but 1 of it left eye seems looking down. i had try cover the tank for 1- 11/2 mths but still can't cure it.. anyone can give me a solution for that?
2006-07-30 19:56:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
your aro has developed drop-eye. To tell you the truth, it's very difficult to heal. Sometime, it's a genetic problem, can't be help.
A few things your can do...
1. Make sure the base of your tank is not reflective. If it is, your aro will tend to look it itself, hence, develop drop-eye.
2. If you do throw in feeder fish or prawns in your tank, I suggest you stop it because aro are surface swimmer, and if there are lots of bottom swimming feeders.... again it will look down.
3. I'm not sure if this will help..... you can put a mirror on your tank and hope that it look up but make sure your cover your tank as your aro might look at itself and start jumping
good luck!
2006-07-30 21:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Very funny blackhawk! There is no such thing as "drop eye!" The disease is called "pop eye" and is usually fatal. The fish develops an infection behind the eye and it subsequently bulges out of the socket. If you can catch it early enough, there is medication that will cure it, but the fish will usually lose his sight in that eye.
Be careful with arowana, they are jumpers and will usually end up on the floor if you do not have a good cover on the tank.
2006-07-31 11:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, blackhawk is correct -- arowanas are subject to getting drop-eye as a result of living in an aquarium. No one knows for sure why they get it, but it may have to do with the reflections, as well as the fact that in the wild, arowanas monitor infront of them and upwards. They don't get to do that in an aquarium.
Typically, this situation doesn't go away, but then again, doesn't hurt the fish. There is the possibility that it is pop-eye, but unlikely, as it is pointed downward, not outward in general.
Some say the overly fatty diet most captive arowanas get can cause it too. You might try changin up the diet and feeding it various foods -- I once owned one about 3 feet long, and fed it everything from live to frozen cubes, shrimp, etc.
2006-07-31 15:42:39 · answer #3 · answered by lucid696 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the fish is too sad to have such an owner. I sugest change of owner might helps before the right eye looking down too! Haha. ( Don't forget the fish don't even want to look at you! )
2006-07-31 03:03:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋