Mordern & Old Breed Silver?

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Koji;1496320; said:
Everywhere silvers are bred in mass.;)
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Really? I always thought most silver arowanas in the U.S. are caught from the wild since its cheaper to do so, at least from what I've heard (could be wrong). Otherwise, we import them from foreign breeders, I think.

Can anyone clarify this for me?
 
TMDragon;1496338; said:
Really? I always thought most silver arowanas in the U.S. are caught from the wild since its cheaper to do so, at least from what I've heard (could be wrong). Otherwise, we import them from foreign breeders, I think.

Can anyone clarify this for me?
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Wild caught?.... That's bull...
 
DeLgAdO;1496368; said:
*puts foot into the door*

really now?
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Lots of farm in malaysia and singapore did lots of silver breeding. And did anyone really ask yourself how many silvers can you actually catch in the wild not to mention the time and effort thrown in? It's just not worth it when you sell something like that cheaply eh?

Plus, if the poachers are still doing this poaching for wild silvers... soon they will be listed in the endangered species list isnt it?
 
would progression in food technology and chemistry not part way possibly expalin it? i mean to say, if the food we feed fish keeps getting better with more colour enhancing property's and we all keep learning more about water chemistry and providing good environments for our aro's and if we take that the farms are doing the same nsurely this would be the building blocks for more colourfull aro's to be seen... tempting to use the word evolution, but not 100% what i mean... i no its hard to follow...
 
i mean on one side at a farm, aro's have a sheltered environment, it controlled conditions and the optimum food in both quantity and quality... thrus making them thrive, only side effect is inbreeding and downward genetics... all speculation but i mean thinking bout it all night...
 
ermgravy;1496396; said:
would progression in food technology and chemistry not part way possibly expalin it? i mean to say, if the food we feed fish keeps getting better with more colour enhancing property's and we all keep learning more about water chemistry and providing good environments for our aro's and if we take that the farms are doing the same nsurely this would be the building blocks for more colourfull aro's to be seen... tempting to use the word evolution, but not 100% what i mean... i no its hard to follow...
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thats selective breeding, easy to follow for me, you can pic two individuals with traits that you with wish to bring out and breed them to create a new generation of offspring with those traits.
 
DeLgAdO;1499062; said:
thats selective breeding, easy to follow for me, you can pic two individuals with traits that you with wish to bring out and breed them to create a new generation of offspring with those traits.
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Recently I see a batch of silvers which carry some form of black aro's characteristic on them too. But they are been sold as silvers. Was tempted to own afew pieces but I was too late...:(
 
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