My new Jardini's

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    That sounds good and yes, some pellets in there would be great
     
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    This is really starting to grow on me , none of the Jars are eating...
    they not touching the mealworms , nor crickets...
    Jar 1 stopped eating the Diy food & mealworms all together , he took one cricket now , but chew the 2nd in half & spit it out
    :-(

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    I wouldn't be concerned yet. Aro's do that all the time. Mine had a mood like that a few weeks ago again.
     
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    it's hard if they do this...
    I gave Jar 2 , 3x earthworms now & he ate it , little bit relieved...
    it's just a bloody mission vacuuming the bottom ever time they don't want to to eat...
    Jar 1 doesn't want to eat anything , think he just had one cricket this afternoon

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    It's stressful hey haha, longest mine was like this was for 2 weeks.
     
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    what size was yours at?
    and what are you feeding?

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    @neltf .... dont get upset hehhee you know me by now... Welcome to Aro World!!!!!!!

    Dont stress... those brats are ok... they just being arowanas at their best behavior...

    99% of them do that every time they are moved, some even do it if you change something in the tank ...
    Cesar's new baby came home and he put her in a grow out tank.. he was scarred to put her in the tank she was supposed to go to.. in 3 weeks.. she had 1 or 2 earthworms..that's it
    He was tearing his hair out so.... decided to move her to the big tank thinking competition with other fish would make her eat well....no way.... i saw a grown man i think nearly in tears and eventually, two and half weeks later he came running like a school kid saying she ate, she ate!!!
    She has now been eating like a little star for the last week and half

    Snoopy was exactly the same when he came and so was Dragon
    Flash was the only one that came and two days later was wolfing down prawn

    Dont throw too much food in... throw two mealworms or two earthworms or two crickets and wait.. if she eats cool if not, you not left with a big mess to clean...
    Give up the diy food for now.. its not a good idea.. sorry.. dont mean to tell you what to do but... if they dont eat it straight away it thaws and there will be food everywhere. You can try it at a later stage once they eating well

    I know its not easy... but just relax and hang in there
     
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    Thanx for the great advice Maria , I do appreciate it....will do this


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    Mine is just over 60cm, was 38cm when I got him. He gets shrimp tail and superworm. Had him for almost 2 years now.
     
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    Sorry if i talk too much... i know how you feel... but you will love them once its over!!!
     
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    no no , Please...
    I love all the talk...
    I need the inspiration lol...


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    I need to find names for these two

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    Also a Jardini?

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    No a silver, all aro's are "moody" like this. It's their thing.
     
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    Ummmmm.... I agree!!!

    Now.. put your thinking cap on...
     
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    Able and Baker.
     
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    Think I am going with
    Han & Solo
    Han would be Jar 1 in the Display
    Solo being Jar 2 in my garage tank
    seeing That I am a star wars geek hehaha

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    sweet

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    I thought able and baker would be cool because they where the first underwater nuclear tests and aro's are the bomb haha.
     
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    Hahahahha ok.. that's cool!!

    Han and Solo it is!!
     

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