Aro swims with mouth open & close

[Sociedad]

Fellow Bros ,

need to seek experts advice , my aro started swimming with his mouth opening and closing as he glides in the tank , he was alrite until i fed him this afternoon with 30 ++ pcs of super worms , does this type of symptoms occur when aro has been overfed or there is a problem ?

I tried changing 30% of the tank water after this happened and added some salt but the situation did not change much , i am still monitioring , hope to get some advice here .

Originally Posted by Sociedad

Fellow Bros ,

need to seek experts advice , my aro started swimming with his mouth opening and closing as he glides in the tank , he was alrite until i fed him this afternoon with 30 ++ pcs of super worms , does this type of symptoms occur when aro has been overfed or there is a problem ?

I tried changing 30% of the tank water after this happened and added some salt but the situation did not change much , i am still monitioring , hope to get some advice here .

happened to me too bro. scared me too!

i added more aeration and oxygen (bubble band). that helped my aro.

good luck to you..and your aro!

Yes brother, put in more airstones

[Sociedad]

thank you bro , Iadded one more air pump / bubble band , still monitoring , dosen't seems to help much , how big a pump i would need for a 6x2x2 ft tank actually ?

Originally Posted by john2gs

happened to me too bro. scared me too!

i added more aeration and oxygen (bubble band). that helped my aro.

good luck to you..and your aro!

[Sociedad]

Originally Posted by tagore

Yes brother, put in more airstones

bro tagore , seriously i do think it's the airstones problem as i have housed him in this new home for a couple of months already using the same cannister cum air pump and he has not behaved in this manner . Can there be any other reason ? I wonder did he get choked on some super worms remains ????

It's not adviseable to have such overfeed. You CW 30%, made him more uneasy.
Just allowed him to have the SW digested. He'll be fine. Split into longer feeding's
interval will avoid this reoccurance.

[mercury_yz]

Originally Posted by 9J9236

It's not adviseable to have such overfeed. You CW 30%, made him more uneasy.
Just allowed him to have the SW digested. He'll be fine. Split into longer feeding
internal will avoid this reoccurance.

Agreed. Try not to overfeed the aro. Adding air stones may help address the problem but do not change the water under such circumstances as it will stress the aro and exacerbate the problem.

[marcus30]

mine also got this problem since i partition the tank n the side away from the sump,the aro inside opened n closed its mouth.

[nismoman77]

Originally Posted by Sociedad

Fellow Bros ,

need to seek experts advice , my aro started swimming with his mouth opening and closing as he glides in the tank , he was alrite until i fed him this afternoon with 30 ++ pcs of super worms , does this type of symptoms occur when aro has been overfed or there is a problem ?

I tried changing 30% of the tank water after this happened and added some salt but the situation did not change much , i am still monitioring , hope to get some advice here .

add a air pump n how big is ur aro? 30+ SW like abit too much...

Don't overfeed as it increases the bioload. Generate plenty of oxygen with airstones will help. Remember to use aged water & anti-chlorine too.