ID needed for this arowana

Hi all,

I'm a newbie here and would need your kind help to identify this arowana as there are no certification of origin. I was informed it's a 5 years old female, but then again it's only hear-say. i brought it mainly because it's from pond and have no Droopy eyes and has some beautiful barbels. Just had to get it.

Description: Has hue of purple and mainly orange, was told it's a mixed. I've attached some photos(sorry about the photo quality).
Size: 50-55cm
Thanks!!!

Hao said:

Reminds me of a Tong Yan(XBxSR).


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Thanks Hao, appreciated! Will read it up.

T1KARMANN said:

I'm not to sure tong yan = rose gold red splendour

It has very small tail annal and dorsal fins which make me think xback as it doesn't have the rose gold coloration
It also has thin frame most tong yan I have seen have thick frame

Body shape as well look like xback it's shorter and stocky like a xback

If it's been in a pond for so long it would have been bigger than 55cm if it had red genes

I would say pure xback


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Wow..cool thanks!! i just did some readup on Xback and it does looks close. How big can a breed of this 5 years age grow for a Tongyan or X-back?

Cichlasomniac said:

Nice BBXB. Who knows on gender. doesnt matter really.

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Yea Gender doesn't really matters, but a bonus if it's true. BBXB that's nice. I'm keen to find out about the origin but couldn't get more information. Looking to provide a video here soon.

Hi all, finally managed to upload the video to Youtube. Attached with the link. In a poor network area right now

Just reminds me of the durian colour.

[video=youtube;Vs36v0Go5c8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs36v0Go5c8[/video]