Asian aro in a news article- :(

[Caveden]

The arowana was sick and they still ate it lol

 

[esoxlucius]

All I can say is that I bet the dog hid under the table cowering when she was looking round for ideas for lunch!!!

The fact that the woman cooked the "pet" arowana, and then they had a chuckle about it just shows that they are a couple of unhinged individuals. I think jjohnwm summed it up nicely.

 

[Caveden]

With the red crack on the arowana’s cheek looks to be a red arowana. Probably costs 1k USD in Indonesia at that size.
Chats have said that the arowana was already sick to begin with. The owners probably didn’t care for it anymore and cooked it. Really fked mindset.

 

[krichardson]

The arowana was sick and they still ate it lol

Next we will see a news item that the couple has come down with a bad case of dropsy.

 

[RD.]

Well then I guess I won’t tell you guys what duanes and his friend do to fish that piss them off. Lol

edited to add a hint - it involves butter and a dash of garlic.

 

[Damascus]

I find it pretty stupid that this woman would cook an expensive fish like this, and disturbing that she would be so petty as to do it just to spite her husband. Him laughing about it? Not sure how to respond to that; sounds like they make a perfect couple. Being together, they save two other lucky people from being miserable.

But, the idea that it's okay to eat a pacu...or maybe a tilapia...but not this particular fish seems completely hypocritical. Why is this fish's life worth more than that of another fish? Because you can't legally have one of these? Because you can't afford one? Because it's Asian? (That one really puzzles me...}

It's a fish. People eat fish all the time. If a person who keeps fish in a tank feels that eating fish is abhorrent because of some special connection they have, it might be possible to see some weird sort of logic to that...although that would be analogous to a dog-owner refusing to eat the flesh of any mammal. My father would have laughingly referred to that as a "harmless nut-case".

For the life of me, I can't understand the thought process behind this reaction.

Other than the realization that Asian arowana are basically completely gone from the wild and the majority of what is left is run in breeding ponds on fish farms, I'd say it's mildly distasteful. They wouldn't be on CITIES and hold their current status in the IUCN if they were plentiful

Pacu and tilapia are EVERYWHERE and are also invasive in places like Florida. You don't exactly have an invasive Asian arowana problem

 

[Damascus]

I find it pretty stupid that this woman would cook an expensive fish like this, and disturbing that she would be so petty as to do it just to spite her husband. Him laughing about it? Not sure how to respond to that; sounds like they make a perfect couple. Being together, they save two other lucky people from being miserable.

But, the idea that it's okay to eat a pacu...or maybe a tilapia...but not this particular fish seems completely hypocritical. Why is this fish's life worth more than that of another fish? Because you can't legally have one of these? Because you can't afford one? Because it's Asian? (That one really puzzles me...}

It's a fish. People eat fish all the time. If a person who keeps fish in a tank feels that eating fish is abhorrent because of some special connection they have, it might be possible to see some weird sort of logic to that...although that would be analogous to a dog-owner refusing to eat the flesh of any mammal. My father would have laughingly referred to that as a "harmless nut-case".

For the life of me, I can't understand the thought process behind this reaction.

But in short, good summary. These people are unhinged and probably a bit behind on a medication regiment. Best to steer clear, and keep ourselves and our arowana far away

 

[duanes]

Here in Panama, they have a Cichla (peacock bass) fishing jamboree every year, where they try to fish to as many of the invasive Cichla from Lake Gatun as possible.
Friends who catch a bunch always pass along a bunch of fillets, they are quite good.

Oscars and Tilapia are also caught, and end up on the menu.

 

[RD.]

Not a typo. He really got P.O.ed by that fish.
I usually don't eat them unless they get mortally beat up, or some sort of eye, or jaw thing makes them incapacitated.
If you go to some places in Central America, managuense is thought to be one of the most delicious of cichlids, and has been released in other places it is not endemic, because of its delicate taste.

Sorry, had to do it. lol

Other than the realization that Asian arowana are basically completely gone from the wild and the majority of what is left is run in breeding ponds on fish farms, I'd say it's mildly distasteful. They wouldn't be on CITIES and hold their current status in the IUCN if they were plentiful

Pacu and tilapia are EVERYWHERE and are also invasive in places like Florida. You don't exactly have an invasive Asian arowana problem

Unless I missed it, the aro that was eaten was not collected from the wild. His wife cooked a fish that would have originated from a spawn that took place in a pond. All I see is a very expensive meal, and being raised in a warm water aquarium, one that probably didn't taste all that great. Lots of folks out there with more money than brains.

 

[Krismo962]

Come to asia,see for yourself. They aren't rare no more,infact you can find enough and more feral aros in singapore reservoirs. Farms are selling baby aros by the truck load (i'm kidding incase you couldn't tell lol).

On a side note, I now have so much more respect for Duanes. The man knows how to put a cichlid in it's place ,serves that vieja right lol.