All About Arowana part III

Asian Arowana

The most popular Arowana is actually discovered in the Southeast Asia and is one of those that would commensurate a higher price. As there is a variety of Arowana in one place, they are usually differentiated by colours. For instance, the Malayan Golden Arowana and the Green Arowana are from Malaysia, while the Red Arowana, Red Tail Golden Arowana and Green Arowana

In fact, we can group them into 4 categories:

1. Indonesia Red Tail Golden Arowana
2. Indonesia Red Arowana
3. Malaysia Golden Arowana
4. Green Arowana

The Arowana in Southeast Asia are more slender, its abdomen is round in shape. When the fish is young, its back is horizontal but when it is grown, it becomes slightly arc in shape. The width of its abdomen is about 4 to 5 inches. It has a bulky scales and its side line has 21 to 24 scales. Its pelvic and anac fins are apart. Its caudal fin has 26 to 27 while its pectorac fin has 7 hard fin rays. The length of the ray is about 1/3 of the fish body. Its pelvic fin has another 5 hard fin rays.

The caudal fin is either peach or fan shaped. The caudal, anac and dorsal fins are separated, it has a super big mouth and open in a slanting way as well as its length is over the position of eyes. Its teeth is small and close to each other, when its mouth opens, the teeth is in square shape. Big eyes with barbells at the top of the mouth, the maximum length of the fish body is 3 feets and weighs 7kg. It is quite difficult for this fish to re-produce.

Depending on which variety of Asian Arowana, each time they can lay 30 to 300 eggs. Generally, Green Arowana has more eggs laid whereas Red variety has fewer eggs laid. The diameter of each egg is 1.72cm. Its characteristic is same with a general mouth hatching fish, that is to keep the eggs in the mouth until it incubated. After incubating, the young fish will gather around male fish. At night, the male fish will open its mouth to keep the young fishes in mouth to protect them. Normally, the job is done by male fish, if the quantity is overloaded, then the female fish will come to help.

Red Tail Golden Arowana

Main Places of Origin:
Kalimantan and Sumatra of Indonesia.

Characteristics:

picture 8. red tail arowana

The back of the fish, inclusive of dorsal fin and the upper part of caudal fin is dark green colour. The frame of its scales is shining gold. A good Golden Arowana has its gold colour developing even to half of its scales. The cover of its gills is bright gold in colour without red marks.

This kind of Arowana is not only popular in Indonesia but also in Southeast Asia Region. Its price is reasonable.

Red  Arowana

Main Places of Origin:
Kalimantan and Sumatra of Indonesia.

Characteristics: 

picture 9. red arowana

With special red marks on the cover of its gills. The colour on every part of its fins and frame of fins can be either orange, pink, dark red or blood red. The whole body is sparkling and possesses special charm.

The fish is widely regarded in Hong Kong as "Red Arowana of spitting pearls" and in Malaysia as "Fish of flourishing home". The only places of it origin is Kalimantan and Sumatra of Indonesia.

Malaysian Golden Arowana

Characteristics:

picture 10. malaysian golden arowana

Resembles the Red Tail Golden Arowana with the only difference being its golden scale being crossed over with a dark green colour on its back, while its whole body is shinning gold in colour.

Because of its limited quantity due to low production rate by nature, and also its high demand in the market, its price is high, and in recent years, its price is the same as Red Arowana, if not higher. It is also quite popular in the Southeast Asian region and is getting more and more popular in Japan.


Green Arowana

Characteristics:

picture 11. green arowana

Scales are green in colour. And these are shorter than those of other kinds of Arowana. Its side line is particularly manifested.

It can be from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar and can also be bred artifically. The most famous and precious one is the one with a purple spot mark on its scales and the others are one of the cheapest Arowana.


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All About Arowana part II

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Australian Arowana

Characteristics:
It can be categorized as either the Northern Barramundi or the Spotted Barramundi. The Spotted Barramundi resembles the Southeast Asian Arowana but it has a different colour. Its figure is smaller, narrower and its barbells are shorter and softer. Its caudal dorsal fins, and anac fin have golden stripes, while its scales are gold and silver in colour. It can lay 50 to 200 eggs each time, with each egg a diameter of 1cm.

Picture 4. Australian Arowana

The Spotted Barramundi and Northern Barramundi are in fact quite the same with the only difference being the Spotted Barramundi having a smaller body with red spots while its anac, dorsal and caudal fins having golden stripes are silvery green with yellow patches. Its side line has 35 scales, its anac fin has 31 hard fin rays while its caudal fin has 21.

African Arowana

Main Places of Origin:
Upper, middle and lower of the Nile River
Around West Africa

Characteristics:

 Picture 6. African Arowana

African Arowana appearance slightly resembles those Arowana of the Southeast Asia, Australia and South America. The greatest difference is its fin is small while its scales are olive green with some grey in colour.

The fish particularly likes to eat plankton and it uses its tongue to eat. It can grow to around 1m long and weigh 6kg. The African Arowana is good at leaping, so reinforced cover should be used on the aquatic tank to prevent it from jumping out of the tank.

This is in fact the only species of Arowana discovered in Africa. The figure of an Africa Arowana is different from those in the Southeast Asia, Australia and South America. Its figure is more oblate in shape and it has a thicker head. The fish is coffee in colour with shade of black, but this will vary with the surroundings it is in to either yellow or creamy colour. The mouth of an Africa Arowana is small and thick. It has no barbell and its pectorac and pelvic fins are of the same size. Its caudal fin is small and round in shape. It has 6 hard fin rays in its pelvic fin, its mini scales are not bright and its side line has 32 to 38 scales. From it gills onwards, it has a row of spotted scales that line up to the tail

.picture 7: african arowana

The eating habit of the Africa Arowana is different from other Arowana as it has no teeth, so it eats only small fish, small worms, beach louse and waterweeds. It can use it gills to eat and filter the food.

The using of its mucus to absorb plankton and microbe into its stomach is its peculiarity. If not through introduction, readers will not know that it is a kind of Arowana too.

During the period of propagating, the fish will look for a round dead branch, twig or waterweeds about 4 sq ft big to build its nest and lay eggs of about 0.25 in diameter. The hatching period is about 2 days and this is taken care of by the male and female Africa Arowana together. It is not very popular in the Southeast Asian markets. However, some fish lovers are still interested in gathering information about it.