New species of Arowana reported

[Slippery K]

Old news, but still a pretty cool aro.

 

[ExoticGREEN]

WOW never heard of them. They look very stunning. Thanks for the thread OP

 

[luvinbluegills]

I hadn't heard about it. Thank you luvinbluegills.

You're very welcome! I'm not an Aro keeper, not yet anyway, and hoped this would be news of interest. I didn't see a similar headline after scolling quite a way through the posts and had wanted to avoid reposting.

 

[luvinbluegills]

WOW never heard of them. They look very stunning. Thanks for the thread OP

My pleasure! I hope to have some someday... I do like putting together indoor tropical ponds but don't have a place for my own right now.

 

[MMXI]

some call this new species Nami Green Aro, "Batik" Aro and "Snakeskin" Aro..

so far, those are the few names I had come across in Singapore.. Value wise, it cost twice the amount of the original Red or Golden XB arowana due to its rarity.. I have seen those "snake" markings on a blue/violet/red base arowana in 1 of those private farms, but the markings were very prominent only near the gills and the first 1/3 of the body, which the markings just fade off at the rest of the body.. maybe a juvenile aro and it not for sale though..


anyway, video for reference:

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[Hao]

some call this new species Nami Green Aro, "Batik" Aro and "Snakeskin" Aro..

so far, those are the few names I had come across in Singapore.. Value wise, it cost twice the amount of the original Red or Golden XB arowana due to its rarity.. I have seen those "snake" markings on a blue/violet/red base arowana in 1 of those private farms, but the markings were very prominent only near the gills and the first 1/3 of the body, which the markings just fade off at the rest of the body.. maybe a juvenile aro and it not for sale though..


anyway, video for reference:

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It shouldn't be called Nami Green, because it's a different fish from the Batik. One is from Myanmar and other is from Malaysia.

 

[MMXI]

Wrong. Scleropages inscriptus is found in Myanmar. They are different species from Green Aro as well.

u got a point.. made my conclusion too soon after seeing the similarities with nami green/batik.. well, guess we have to wait till more studies are made.. my bad..

 

[Fat Homer]

Don't think i've seen these in Hong Kong yet, and over here Aro's are extremely popular... probably almost as popular if not more so than Singapore...

 

[MMXI]

Don't think i've seen these in Hong Kong yet, and over here Aro's are extremely popular... probably almost as popular if not more so than Singapore...

u probably need to travel to Shen Zhen to see the Nami Green/Batik.. Saw a few there last year selling for about tens of thousand..

 

[Fat Homer]

^ yeah, im sure in China you would almost definitely find some... Since if its rare and expensive the chinese lap it up...


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