How to keep arowana appetite strong
1. Keep the water quality stable and excellent
It is recommended that breeders who raise dragon fish install a sound nitrification system in the fish tank
, maintain regular water changes and keep the water temperature appropriate, and try to keep the water quality as good and stable as possible. A reasonable water change cycle can be determined according to the stocking density and the strength of the filtration system. Generally speaking, the water in the fish tank can be changed just once a week. Note that the amount of water should not be too large each time. The water of 4 is appropriate, so as not to affect the appetite of the dragon fish due to the large changes in water quality.
2. Keep the breeding environment stable
Arowana is very sensitive to changes in the environment, especially young arowanas. Some dragon fish cannot adapt to the new environment for a long time after entering the tank, so that their appetite is low for a long time. However, most arowanas can adapt to their new environment and start eating within a few days of being in the tank. To keep the internal and external environment of the fish tank stable, pay attention to the following aspects: 1. Avoid unnecessary disturbance to the arowana and avoid its mental stress; 2. Try not to change the devices inside and outside the fish tank and avoid major changes in the water quality. A stable breeding environment is the key to maintaining the appetite of dragon fish.
3. Enhance Arowana’s Crisis Awareness
Most of the Arowanas raised alone will have no food crisis awareness due to the lack of competition mechanism, so Arowanas raised alone often have appetite low situation. Therefore, if you raise arowana alone, you might as well add an appropriate amount of small fish that do not pose much threat to the arowana for polyculture, so as to stimulate the arowana’s desire for food competition. In addition, adding some small partners for polyculture also helps to relieve the sense of urgency in the environment, and also helps to maintain the appetite of arowanas. Arowanas that grow in polyculture tanks tend to have a strong appetite and grow rapidly.
4. Promoting Arowana exercise to stimulate appetite
Arowana is the best time to appetize when its body length is about 15 cm. Good is important. During this period, the owner can use some means to open up the appetite of the dragon fish, such as feeding it more small fish that are easy to digest. In addition, the water flow for surfing can be appropriately increased to force the arowana to increase the amount of exercise and increase its physical digestion, thereby promoting its desire to eat.
For the dragon fish at this stage, it can be fed 2~4 meals a day. After its appetite is gradually opened, the feeding amount can be appropriately increased until the dragon fish’s stomach is completely opened, and then it can be recovered. The normal feeding amount, keep feeding the dragon fish for 7-8 minutes each time. Generally, the young dragon who appetizes through the above methods will often have a strong appetite afterward.
