What is the reason for the eye drop of the dragon fish
1. Improper way of preying
Improper feeding can easily lead to many arowana diseases, such as arowana eyes dropping, arowana lying in a tank, arowana ascites disease, arowana tail dropping, etc. Among them, the eyes of dragon fish are mostly caused by the fact that the owner often feeds them more dead fish, shrimp or other submerged food, so that the dragon fish hold the bottom of the tank to prey on the food, because the dragon fish usually lives in the upper layer. In the waters, if the bait sinks to the bottom of the tank, the arowana needs to go downstream to the bottom of the tank for supplementary food, and at the same time its eyes need to look down.
2. Light stimulation
The light is too strong or the light distribution is uneven, which will cause the arowana to feel uncomfortable, and then in order to avoid light exposure to relieve discomfort, its eyes will naturally go to Let’s see, over time, the phenomenon of eye drop occurs. Therefore, when raising arowana, you should pay attention to choosing the correct lighting, and the light intensity and lighting configuration should be reasonable.
3. Influence of the environment around the fish tank
The arowana raised in the aquarium has limited space for movement, so its eyes keep scanning to find the focus. If there are often children or small pets walking around the fish tank, this will frequently attract the eyes of the arowana to look down, and it will easily cause the arowana to lose its eyes in the long run.
4. Fat accumulation in the eyes
Arowanas that survive in the native environment rely on their own Feeders, they usually observe the water surface from above the water, and once an insect passes by, they will jump out of the water to prey on it. However, the arowanas raised in the aquarium are kept by special personnel, and they are fed regularly without them foraging. At the same time, the range of activities of the arowana is limited, so the amount of exercise of the arowana is greatly reduced. If the owner usually feeds them more high-protein food, it will easily cause the accumulation of fat in the arowana, and cause the effect of the accumulation of fat behind the eyes to form eyes.
5. Improper height of fish tank or water level
If the fish tank used for raising dragon fish is too high or the water level is too high, it will make dragon fish’s eyes look down unconsciously. The frequent looking down of the arowana is the direct cause of its eye loss, so in order to avoid this phenomenon, the owner can place some floating objects on the water surface that can attract the arowana’s sight to attract the arowana to look up. In addition, when feeding food, be careful to avoid feeding too much watery food at one time. For this type of food, it is best to feed it in small amounts and many times, in case the arowana needs to swim to the bottom of the tank to prey.
