johnwilly1000 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 hey guys my aro is getting bigger now 45cm, wanting to know whetther its ok to feed occasionally live saltwater whitbait and small fishes that i can get off my friend when he gos net casting. would it be best to feed live prawns as well, im worried live prawns wll hurt it cause of all the spikes. can someone answer this, why is it that when we feed our large fish live fishes or prawns etc, that wee take off all pincers and all sharp fins so not to hurt our fish. but in the wild they eat all sorts of live food that can fit in thier mouths and they still stay in perfect condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoticsrme Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 i feed my arowana salt water crabs,live prawns whole with head & shell. many fisho's peel the prawn for arowana,but all the nutrition is in the shell being at sydney fish markets daily,i am lucky enough to get live salt water fish for my arowana when needed! so you wont have a problem with feeding your arowana salt water fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Austin Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 hey mate, go for your life! I feed my fish (barra, sleepy cod and SA cichlids), life saltwater stuff all the time. I havnt had the slightest problem yet and there arnt any diseases that can get transferred from salt to fresh that i know of. Regarding the prawns/shrimp, they're fine whole, even better live. they do spike the fish at first but the fish soon learn how to go about picking them off! Except one of my oscars who is scared s-less of even the smallest shrimp...sook! so yeah, just go for it. as long as you make sure your fish are still getting a balanced diet, live/fresh stuff will only make them healthier. cheers, luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwilly1000 Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 thanks for info, but im still unsure weather to feed it live prawns, cause im afraid it may damage him with the sharp pincers. i might just cut off the head of prawn before feeding it just in case. as with fishes i'll only feed him fishes that dont have too many sharp fins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoticsrme Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 the arowana will easily adjust & eat anything that will go into there mouth & if they are struggling with what they are eating they will spit out the unwanted! i gave my silver 2 salt water crabs x 8cm the other day claws & all my aro spat the claws out of his mouth but the rest of the crab was very yummi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy2422 Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 go for it, it will be perfectly fine. do it and hav no problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I have a friend who go's to the beach and pump's yabbys and tosses them in with his Toga dats and cichla they love them. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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