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PROBLEM WITH MY AROWANA

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Question
HI jon, m a beginner aquarist. i have a silver arowana about 10 cms in length and the aquarium size 2/4 feet. i observed a strange behaviour of it for the whole day. it is standard at one place and starts rotating clockwise. i cant understand wat happening with it. so please suggest me wat could be the problem and if there is any solution.

Answer
Naresh, I'm sorry but I cannot completely understand your question. I am willing to guess that you fish is displaying an awkward behavior that is probably a side effect of the aquariums water parameters being at unsafe levels. By this I mean you should purchase a testing kit which tests for toxic levels of Nitrite, Nitrate, ammonia, chlorine, alkalinity, hardness and ph. Your fish could have a disease too, like I said your question was hard for me to understand. I use a testing product called quick dip. Works good. For medicine, if you find that it is sick, I use Maracyn brand medication.