please some one help me

[cookieboy]

my aro doesnt lookj that good
my dad said that while i was at school she jumped under the overflow bo and pealed some of her skin
plus she dosent want to eat
i tried giving her crikets aro sticks small fish and boold worms but no luck
plus one of its eyes looks different than the other itlooks kind of like if it is more inside than the other
please some one help me:(:(:(

[kewlkatdady]

in situations like this, a picture is worth a thousand words.

[Haiven]

And check your water params!

[cookieboy]

okay just took a video might help

[guppyfreak2]

where is the video?????????????????????????

[cookieboy]

sorry it took so long here iis
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click the youtube link

[tsunderl]

I don't know much about arowanas, but, I'd say the biggest challenge is to keep that wound from getting infected. He seems active and not eating could have been due to him being shocky after his ordeal.

Hopefully someone with experience in aros can help regarding prevention of infection.

[masroberts9]

i dont have any experience with that fish, but I usually treat open wounds with melafix. my oscar was jacked up after a fight with a JD. i would say she had half of one side covered with wounds. she couldn't breathe through one gill and couldnt the fin on the same side. she healed up in about a week. I left her in the main tank with all but the JD and treated it with rregular recommeded doses of melafix. sorry to hear about this. good luck. I think itll be alright.

[radioaktiv]

salt and heat is all you need

[flamenco-t]

You have some drop scales, no big deal, they'll grow back..

he won't eat because he is still under stress...

Bump up heat to 83-84 degrees, add an extra airstones or two and add 1 tablespoon of salt per 10 gallon, leave that for 3-4 days, then add 1 tablespoon per 5 gallon. After a week or so, he should be healed. No need for any medication.

Stan

[bra8ndy8]

yeah....what he said!! LOL

[mrsadler]

:exactly:x2salt and heat is all you need

[masroberts9]

and air. hot salty water dissolves less oxygen

[cookieboy]

ok cant i just put the aro in a 10 gal tank and add the salt and heat there
another thing isnt salt bad for some fish??
she doesnt go crazy when i turn the lights on anymore
but she still wont eat:mad::(:mad::(

[flamenco-t]

no need to isolate him. He seems to be doing fine as is.

1 tablespoon per 5 gallon is nothing. Salt is a good disinfectant to combat parasite. They are bad if you have too much because their gills are not designed to be in a salty environment.

stan

[cookieboy]

ok so what kind of salt
the guy that i bought the 10gal fish tank gave me some salt for fresh water plants will that help

[masroberts9]

epsom salt

[kewlkatdady]

epsom, rock, or aquarium salt will all work.

NO TABLE SALT!

[cookieboy]

well thanks guys
especialy u stan
shes kinda eating i guess she was realy hungry but yeah
if it gets bad again ill try he salt

[kewlkatdady]

I can't say that I know alot about aro's, but I do have a pretty good knowledge of fish in general.

I wouldn't wait for it to get worse or bad again.

Salt is good for fish as it's a natural healing agent and is a pretty good defense for alot of ailments.
Add some salt..I'd use the lower levels at 1 tbl per 10 gallons.

This is just being proactive instead of reactive.