Baby blacks or Silvers?? pics!

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dodgefreak8;4867455; said:
here's another
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Eeee... Black Arowana PLATINUM BODY ???? What is this... Never saw something like that... Maybe hybrid silver/black :))))))))))))))))

This one looks like Silver... It's not exactly like mine was... but... hmm... strange, very weird :(
 
I heard only about a silver arowana variation known as "Snow arowana" or "Platinum arowana" caused by leucism (reduced pigmentation), but never about BLACK PLATINUM AROWANA ;)

This is a Silver Platinum Aro... when is older is more white, and they are very expensive !!!

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michalm;4867495; said:
I heard only about a silver arowana variation known as "Snow arowana" or "Platinum arowana" caused by leucism (reduced pigmentation), but never about BLACK PLATINUM AROWANA ;)

This is a Silver Platinum Aro... when is older is more white, and they are very expensive !!!

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There has been at least one adult black platinum that has been posted here. I'll see if I can find the thread... And btw, leucism is a complete lack of melanin (black pigmentation), not just reduced melanin.
 
michalm;4866649; said:
That is true Brian :) But the black that I posted lost a yolk sack just couple days before the picture was made.

On the first picture that you posted the Arowana looks for me more like silver not black... :)

I never had small Aro with yolk sack. My Black Aro had 5-6in when they arrived to my place. But I have silver Arowana with yolk sack when I was in Poland (7 years ago), and he looks similar with pictures that I posted and both your photos.

It is really confuse for me ;))) Are you sure that on the first picture is a Black Arowana ?
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And this is why I'm still arguing my point, easy for people to just come along a say "oh yeah, duh those are silvers anyone should know that". Very common to mistake one for the other. Yes the picture I posted is of a black aro within a few days of loosing the yolk sack. I had a total of 5, one was missing an eye and the only one I took a pic of right away. Though I did grab a pic while still in the shipping box (see below) The picture DF8 recently posted looks like a black aro with yolk sack.


dodgefreak8;4867431; said:
let me throw a screw ball in here. anyone ever heard of a platinum black??? well here ya go
http://www.pezcolombia.com/pezco/in...ial&id=306:black_aro&tmpl=component&Itemid=56#

that'll screw with ya won't it.
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Well if that's the case then maybe one of my black arowana is a platinum black :ROFL:

DF8s pic from the link.
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A pic of the 5 blacks I received a couple years ago
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drgnfrc13;4867515; said:
There has been at least one adult black platinum that has been posted here. I'll see if I can find the thread... And btw, leucism is a complete lack of melanin (black pigmentation), not just reduced melanin.
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I give up, I can't find the thread, but I'm sure quite a few other members on this thread have seen it.
 
lol wishfull thinking huh Brian.... I did notice that the pic you have I am assuming they are stressed from shipping. They are very lightly colored, really throws off the all black thing. I'm not gonna get my hopes up that they are blacks but I think only time will tell. That is if I can keep them alive long enough to find out.
 
drgnfrc13;4867674; said:
I give up, I can't find the thread, but I'm sure quite a few other members on this thread have seen it.
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Yeah I remember that thread, he posted a brief couple pics and then never followed up. I think it's the same guy that has a 1200g 16' long tank or something near that. I'll search.
 
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