Asian Arowana Fish is one of the most favorite fish and loved many people in the world. With a strong physical resistance, great price and the arowana lovers everywhere make Arowana fish becomes a legend. Asian Arowana are native to rivers in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia.
As for the types of Arowana are:
Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus)
Green Arowana (Green Arowana), found in Indonesia, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia
Called green arowana because this type has a base color of green. Although it does not have a ring (on the edge of shiny color scales) such as super red brother, this type also has its own beauty. This variety can be found in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia & Myanmar. Among regular green arowana arowana hobbies called Pino.
Arowana Gold with red tail, is found in Indonesia
This species is often regarded as second-class varieties of red arowana. However, this type still has its own peculiar characteristics &. Thus, those hobbies are still hunting arowana as a collection of this type. Color scales that have a greenish base color & shape like a horseshoe and a little pink in adulthood make Arowana species is quite unique. At his young age, size 10-15 cm looks very similar to super red arowana. From the color of the tail and fins are reddish, as well as the paddle is almost the same as super red arowana. But after reaching a size of 15-20 cm in general, the color began to change. The tail is starting to look orange. Bandjar not have a red ring in general, as well as green arowana. Arowana prices even this type is more expensive than green arowana (Pino) / golden Pino.
Arowana Gold, discovered in Malaysia
Golden Arowana Malaysia (Malayan Bonytongue) or better known as "Cross Back (XBack) Gold Arowana" is a type of Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) derived from the country of Malaysia as the name it bears. Such as "cousin" Golden Red Arowana originating from Indonesia, even this type of arowana has the basic features that are similar, although still no difference. In his native habitat is also arowana can reach lengths of 90 cm.
The characteristics of this arowana is having the dorsal fin and the third (third) upper tail fin greenish gray, while 2 / 3 (two thirds) of the tail fin and other fins brownish red. Upper back dark, there is a gray, brownish gray to black. The scales are the basic colored blue, green, gold / yellow and platinum with a ring (ring) or a boundary edge gilt. In addition to her scales, the cheeks also golden brown. In adult arowana, scales that have a golden ring is closed around the body until the upper back as seen in Super Red Arowana. There are also arowana this type - which is said to "high grade" or high quality - have ringed golden scales that reach back when it was still relatively small.
Red arowana, found in Indonesia
Arowana fish species has a very charming appearance. His figure looks handsome, with bright light colors make the fins of this fish as a commodity Indonesia freshwater ornamental fish. Super red arowana popularity is really rising in recent years. Water exotic animals native to Indonesia was sticking out among the mob of ornamental fish kind made by foreign countries, koi, goldfish, and louhan.
Arowana species originated from Indonesia, precisely in western Borneo island in the river and lakes Sentarum Kapuas. Arowana species is basically divided into several varieties based on color, namely red blood (blood red), red chili / chili (chili red), red orange (orange red).
Arowana this type already has a red color on the fins, tail, paddle and whiskers since childhood who will then also appear in the cheeks and gill edge. Ring will begin to be seen since reaching a size of 25 cm, but has not issued a red color. The red color on the body will start to come out when the fish was about 3-4 years. But hobbies often use tricks to help speed up the development of color, such as tanning, good feeding for the development of color, or by placing the fish in a pond in direct sunlight.
Australia Arowana
Scleropages jardini: Arowana Irian / Pearl / Northern Barramundi
Scleropages leichardtii: Spotted / Saratoga
The color of the two varieties of arowana is quite unique. The color is basically black with brown spots kunign to golden red spots and some even in the middle of scales, even in the head (cheek) to the fin & tail was found that the yellow spots. Jardini come from Australia, though often found on the island of New Guinea. Therefore this type are also sometimes called arowana Irian by the hobbies.
Jardini arowana there are actually two types of color, that is the basic color is darker and a lighter. Which has a darker base color is scleropqges jardini and which feature a lighter is scleropqges leichharti.
South American arowana
Osteglossum bichirrhossum: Silver Arowana
Arowana species is derived from the American continent is precisely in the states of Brazil and there are many amazon river waters. When this type of fish has also been able to in ternakkan in Indonesia, silver arowana species is also much sought after for beginners who want to keep arowana
Osteglossum ferreirai: Black Arowana
Variety Arowana is also coming from South America and is still one type with silver Arowana and her shape is very perrsis, only the color that sets it apart is rather fin and tail blackish. The black color will gradually fade as arowana got older.
Arapaima gigas
Arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche (Arapaima gigas) is the largest freshwater fish species in the world that comes from the waters of the South tropisAmerika. Arapaima fish can grow to a maximum of 3 meters and weighs 200 pounds. There is now very rare arapaima measuring more than 2 meters because these fish are often arrested for consumption of the population or exported to another country.
African Arowana
Heterotis nilocitus
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