Does arowana grow faster when fed with small fish? What should be paid attention to when arowana eats?

As people's quality of life improves, more and more people like to keep some fish at home, and dragon fish is deeply loved by the public because of its high ornamental value. So will dragon fish grow faster if fed with small fish? What should be paid attention to when dragon fish eat? Let's take a look.

Does arowana grow faster if it feeds small fish?

Common live feeds for dragon fish include small fish, shrimps, frogs, mealworms, etc. Live feeds for dragon fish must be sterilized. These "cheap" dragon fish feeds in the mouths of merchants are easily neglected and infected with bacteria. If eaten by dragon fish, it is easy to cause a series of diseases.

There are many common artificial feeds for arowana, such as processed dried shrimp, frozen processed loach, dried mealworms, etc. When feeding this kind of feed, be careful not to feed it for a long time. The shells of dried shrimp and dried worms are difficult to digest and can easily cause gastrointestinal diseases. Loach is too high in fat and can easily cause obesity in arowana. Excessive fat accumulation can also cause disease.

What should be paid attention to when eating dragon fish

When feeding arowana, one should follow the principle of small and frequent meals. This can prevent the arowana from refusing to eat due to indigestion caused by overfeeding, and at the same time can keep the arowana feeling hungry, helping the arowana to increase its gold content. It can also reduce bait residue and avoid changes in water quality in the aquarium due to residual bait. At the same time, it can also be a good and effective method to control water quality.

What does arowana eat to grow fast?

The staple food is shrimp or fish. Freshwater shrimp is better, and river shrimp is the best. Shrimp must be frozen for 48 hours before feeding, and it must be completely thawed when taken out, otherwise it is easy to cause enteritis, ascites and other diseases.

Snacks can be chosen, centipedes, feed them once in a long time, and don't feed too much. It is best to remove the fangs of live centipedes before feeding. Don't feed barley worms. They have no effect, they will only increase fat, and they are useless for the color and body shape of the dragon fish, unless you want to raise the so-called fighter-like body that is so fat and has a very ordinary color, then please go ahead. Cockroaches are a misunderstanding, don't feed them, it is easy to cause various parasites in the dragon fish, and the dragon fish that have been fed cockroaches will easily refuse to eat.