How to prevent dragon fish from dropping eyes

Methods to prevent Arowana from dropping eyes

1. Keep the light inside and outside the tank evenly

Raising arowana requires special attention to keep the light inside and outside evenly; do not set the light source above the arowana, so as not to irritate the eyes of the arowana and cause them to look down; if the light is lacking, you can Install small lights around the fish tank

for improvement.

2. Maintain the water quality

Change the water in the fish tank regularly, place a filter in the tank, and keep the water temperature at 26°C to reduce the chance of the dragon fish dropping eyes, and at the same time This is also very helpful for the health of dragon fish.

3. Feeding correctly

During the process of food sinking to the bottom of the tank, the eyes of the dragon fish will continue to face downward as the food drops, and it is easy to look down for a long time. It will cause the dragon fish to lose its eyes. Therefore, the normal owner should try to keep the bait of the arowana floating on the water surface for the arowana to eat, and reduce the chance of the arowana looking down to prevent the arowana from missing its eyes.

4. No creatures or children below the fish tank are allowed to walk around the fish tank

Because the fish tank is transparent, if there are often creatures or children below the fish tank walking around, it will Attract the dragon fish to look down, and over time, the eyes will fall out.

5. Avoid Arowana Obesity

The owner usually feeds Arowana, it should be fed to 7 points full, and a wave pump can be added to promote Arowana activity , in order to increase the amount of exercise of the dragon fish, avoid the obesity of the dragon fish, and enhance their resistance at the same time.

6. Keep the height of the fish tank and water level appropriate

The owner needs to reasonably determine the volume height of the tank and the height of the water level according to the size of the arowana. A high level is easy to cause the dragon fish to lose its eyes. In addition, it is recommended that the owner place an appropriate amount of bottom sand at the bottom of the tank to reduce the reflection at the bottom of the tank and reduce the arowana looking down.  

The above is the method we shared to prevent the arowana from losing its eyes. In fact, the main thing to prevent the arowana from losing its eyes is to keep the eyesight of the arowana focused on the upper layer , to prevent long-term drooping of its eyes, which is the key to preventing Arowana eyes from falling out.

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