Difference between SILVER/BLACK/BLUE arowanas!

TLkmDN

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Hey guys...i was just wondering if anyone knew how to tell a silver, black and blue arowana apart wen they r not babies anymore. im just a bit confused cuz they r somewhat similar and also i do not think that all my silvers r in fact silvers! how can i ID?
 

alwaystrouble

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Black and Blue are the same Arowana, Silvers are silver in color with a pink redish tail, Blacks body color are darker then a silver and has organge around the tail, Silvers are more common then Blacks, Silver grow faster and bigger, hope this is helpful
 

Miguel

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And Blacks tend to loose their darker colour when growing up and get more close in appearance to Silvers, even if always more elegant, with less mass.
 

TLkmDN

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ooo i c...so they basically almost look the same wen they grow bigger... :s....maybe ill take sum pics of my arows in the tank so u guys can ID them lol
 

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TLkmDN

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WOW those r amazing pictures mate! and yehhhh i see wat u mean...the black arowana seems to have a more narrow ending the the tail compared to the silvers...almost like the end of an arrow!
 

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Thinking of getting some black? heheheheh they are more pricey than silver though ... quite a lot more actually - in RTG range or similar.

But black could happily live in your growout tank for LONG time (if i read MFK correctly, they don't grow as fast or as big as silvers) - i will be trying out black (from singapore) next monday ^^
 

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awesome pics....
 
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