Silver Arowana Floating vertically - Heads up and tails down

[dangerous89]

HI Guys,

As per subject kindly assist. it happened today March 20 2016 about 3hrs before this post and i am quite worried right now. before it was floating like that he was just at a corner and not moving for 2days but still eating ok so i thought it was nothing to be concerned about until this morning.

Tank Specs are:

2Ft long 1Ft tall tank
Normal lighting which is on 2-3hrs a day max.
Shiruba canister filter
1xSilver arowana 15Cm long

Water parameters:

ammonia = zero
Ph = 6.8
Water Temp = 29-30 Degrees

[xKimi]

Any air stone? Was your aro healthy looking when you bought it?


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[dangerous89]

Hi All,

Everything seems well now. Hahas. what a scare. i didnt know arowana has this kind of weird habit of floating vertically. >.< swimming fine now.

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[xKimi]

Fishes should not be floating vertically in normal state. Best to monitor for a few days for any abnormalities.


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