We have a blanket ban on many freshwater species. To be honest i think it is mainly environmental concerns but with these fish being so expensive i dont think they would be in the wild for a full 10 minutes before somebody sells it
What Arowana is this?
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Wow, that is quite expensive, but again a few species of arowanas in Singapore are immensely expensive. I saw a baby chilli arowana hybrid clocking in at 1,200 sgd and it was only about 4-5 inches. Maybe its bred from a well know breeder not too sure.
Yeah I figure your country and Australia are pretty much in the same boat as far as that goes.
Some are banned like the african ones. Bleheri are imported every now and again but also expensive.
Some varieties are very expensive since the breeding stock are few and lots of effort is put in to maintain their bloodlines
Lol. I will try and turn the ban over at some point, maybe i can get a permit
All Asian Arowana in trade market are farms captive breed.
About the wild species getting extinction not because of hobbist. Arowana is a daily food source in South East Asia (like SA folks eating Silver Aro)
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With new technologies nowadays captive breed aro look way better in colour compare to dull color wild caught aro.
If the seller unable to provide the fish Certificate then don't take the LFS words, they just trying to sell their live stock for money. Also, it's not a RTG (RTG 1/3 of their tail part will be in darker color, and darker top body part.), your Aro look more like Banja Red Arowana.
Although you may be right, the certificate and bill given states its a RTG, and it's partially my fault as i realized this picture was taken with the red light on. Hence the red colour looks so vibrant. When I only leave the white light on, I see a dark coloration on the tail as well as a greenish black coloration on its back extending to its tail. I could be wrong but i did get the fish from a well known and high quality breeder so I guess I do trust them when they say it's an RTG. But I guess you never know, I'll just wait for it to grow and see
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Could we get a pic with the normal light. The red will probably still come out with size, good water and high quality foodAlthough you may be right, the certificate and bill given states its a RTG, and it's partially my fault as i realized this picture was taken with the red light on. Hence the red colour looks so vibrant. When I only leave the white light on, I see a dark coloration on the tail as well as a greenish black coloration on its back extending to its tail. I could be wrong but i did get the fish from a well known and high quality breeder so I guess I do trust them when they say it's an RTG. But I guess you never know, I'll just wait for it to grow and see
