New to forum and Arows

[KArrow]

Hi Guys,

Just bought my first Asian Arow. Was sold to me as a Gold Base Blue Crossback. Doing a bit of research I'm not 100% sure about it now and doing further reading I see there are different grades. Could anyone help to confirm or grade my arrow? The body is a lightish gold colour, has red hue on tails and diagonal patterns on top and anal fin. Roughly 12cm also the head seems a bit like it's been pushed down.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Hendre]

Welcome to MFK

That aro looks a little too small to tell. They take time to grow into their morph

 

[KArrow]

Thanks Hendre. Very excited to see it develop into its mature colours.

 

[Hendre]

It will be a cool process, I love asian arowana.

Where are you based to procure such a fish?

 

[KArrow]

In the land down under

 

[MariaS]

Hi and welcome

Sorry I dont have enough experience to comment but she looks very, very nice to me..
Love the blue tail and fins.

 

[Hendre]

Kittiee Katt we found you a friend
I have heard fishkeeping in Aus is quite expensive?
And weren't asians made illegal as well?

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Kittiee Katt we found you a friend
I have heard fishkeeping in Aus is quite expensive?
And weren't asians made illegal as well?

Hahaha its more expensive here than on the ML.

And I thought they were illegal too idk for sure though as its just an assumption I made considering they're illegal everywhere else and everything's illegal here lol

Welcome K KArrow ! If you don't mind me asking where abouts in Aus are you?

 

[KArrow]

Thanks Kitiee Katt, I'm in Sydney.

 

[Chaos32]

Hi Guys,

Just bought my first Asian Arow. Was sold to me as a Gold Base Blue Crossback. Doing a bit of research I'm not 100% sure about it now and doing further reading I see there are different grades. Could anyone help to confirm or grade my arrow? The body is a lightish gold colour, has red hue on tails and diagonal patterns on top and anal fin. Roughly 12cm also the head seems a bit like it's been pushed down.

Thanks in advance!

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Xback aka Crossback Aros come in both gold base or blue base so it can't be a a Gold based Blue Crossback, it's either one or the other. When purchasing Aros at such a young age, a lot depends on the honesty of the seller. Did it come with a certificate and if yes what does the cert say? Which farm?

The tail markings indicate a Gold Aro..whether it's a Crossback or RTG is uncertain at this stage. There is no indications of pearls and the shine isn't quite there so time will tell. You are right even Crossback there are many grades. Base color of Gold Aros can be manipulated with environment and lighting conditions.