Treatment for Drop Eye...What to do?

[fishconnection]

Seems like one of my RTGs got drop eye....around 25cm.....Any treatment? Dos and Don'ts??

I heard about surgery somewhere....how does that work. Thanks

[bahrul]

The easy and save put in pond or cover all your tank for 3 - 6 months. drop eye surgery, high risk the aro death ....

[hengky]

This what I've heard/learnt....

This may be due to excess feeding, could be oso cuz Aro was looking down for foods often.

Cover all sides of the tank completely with dark paper. Put a centralised light source, and switch it on for 12 hours a day. Try instead feeding little frogy or cricket(anything that float). Handfeed it if u can...if the Aro allows u too, juz dun let the food sink down to the bottom. Cut down the diet of coz. ohh...try locating the tank to a lower elevation. this probably takes roughly 3mths :|

Or splash it goes to the pond if u got one....it will recover itself in time, but living in a urban/city area...this might be a prob.

Last but not least...pray hard

[fishconnection]

Originally Posted by bahrul

The easy and save put in pond or cover all your tank for 3 - 6 months. drop eye surgery, high risk the aro death ....

Bro Bahrul...Thanks for the reply. So if I place arowana in pond drop eye would eventually be gone in 3-6months?

[fishconnection]

Originally Posted by hengky

This what I've heard/learnt....

This may be due to excess feeding, could be oso cuz Aro was looking down for foods often.

Cover all sides of the tank completely with dark paper. Put a centralised light source, and switch it on for 12 hours a day. Try instead feeding little frogy or cricket(anything that float). Handfeed it if u can...if the Aro allows u too, juz dun let the food sink down to the bottom. Cut down the diet of coz. ohh...try locating the tank to a lower elevation. this probably takes roughly 3mths :|

Or splash it goes to the pond if u got one....it will recover itself in time, but living in a urban/city area...this might be a prob.

Last but not least...pray hard

Hmm..very nice info...I prefer the throw in pond. I got a small one. Well it would share the pond with frontosa.

[hengky]

Indeed....well gud luck with it
and do update us with the little exp

Btw, Im juz curious what other fishes do u keep? Why I ask coz I think lots of ppl rear cichlid back in philli, isnt it?

[fishconnection]

Originally Posted by hengky

Indeed....well gud luck with it
and do update us with the little exp

Btw, Im juz curious what other fishes do u keep? Why I ask coz I think lots of ppl rear cichlid back in philli, isnt it?

Bro Hengky......Well I keep mostly Lake Tanganyikan cichlids. That is what I think I'm good at Well...lots of people here keep cichlids....different kinds. South American, Central American and Louhan (also cichlid)

[hengky]

ahh I thought so
used to rear cichlids myself too.

It all started out west african...peacock and stuffs, then fronts..Burundis..species like Mbwie or Blue Zaire are hard to come by....then lastly, some south/central americans...Geos and stuffs....and then I give up the hobby Reason: Bored

[fishconnection]

Originally Posted by hengky

ahh I thought so
used to rear cichlids myself too.

It all started out west african...peacock and stuffs, then fronts..Burundis..species like Mbwie or Blue Zaire are hard to come by....then lastly, some south/central americans...Geos and stuffs....and then I give up the hobby Reason: Bored

Hmmm....interesting....If you visit Philippines you can visit my place. I will show you my Lake Tanganyikan fishes. And show you around to look at other South/Central Americans hobbyist.

[hengky]

Originally Posted by fishconnection

Hmmm....interesting....If you visit Philippines you can visit my place. I will show you my Lake Tanganyikan fishes. And show you around to look at other South/Central Americans hobbyist.

Thks 4 the offer
I will keep it in mind

[fishconnection]

Anyway back to drop eye.....anyone knows how surgery works? I'm just interested. and Curious

[dony]

put an underwater lamp in the front & bottom of your tank. don't give light/lamp from above.

[hengky]

Originally Posted by fishconnection

Anyway back to drop eye.....anyone knows how surgery works? I'm just interested. and Curious

I've no idea how it works...but in the upcoming seminar held by NAC, there will be a topic regarding minor operation on Aro. I'm looking forward to attend it, hopefully I can jot that down and maybe tell u more about it.

[fishconnection]

Originally Posted by hengky

I've no idea how it works...but in the upcoming seminar held by NAC, there will be a topic regarding minor operation on Aro. I'm looking forward to attend it, hopefully I can jot that down and maybe tell u more about it.

can't wait for it.... 8 days to go right?

[hengky]

Originally Posted by fishconnection

can't wait for it.... 8 days to go right?

9 to be excat....the seminar will be on the 15th