Look into my eyes...

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The eyes saying “gimme back to my real owner, you’ve done a good job but time to give me back”

Lol, Patience my young arowana appropriating Padawan...I'm just getting started with him, he's still a growing young lad (was 10.5" back in Dec. when I got him, now nudging 13" and starting to look pretty Sumo-esque (in fact perhaps a bit too much as I will show in another thread).
 
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Stunning Arowana! Do you have pics from the side? Is it a Purplebase Goldenhead?

Thanks Leo, actually Lightning's cert says "Golden Head Crossback Golden", which I guess is to imply that he's gold-based (and what dealer told me as well). But you know young Arowana can change hues somewhat before they actually start to golden up all the way. Also he has definitely become more purple-bluish since I changed his tank from WTT to to light blue on back and sides, but he'll likely lose that as he gets bigger and more golden.

The purplish color is way more noticeable from a top down view; can see it a bit of from the side but it mostly looks golden.

In fact I've been having a hard time getting good, clear, well-lit side shots of him because of lighting and phone camera limitations (lighting is simple household LED lights (6500K) and only from above the tank; there's no side lighting; my Galaxy S9 takes great pix outside in good daylight but is quite lame indoors or with lower light (and I don't want to use a flash for fear it'll spook him).

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But this is a Purple-Blue based Gold Xback, Lightning's stablemate, Thunder :) :

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