Pics of black arowana or rtg?

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aeri;1683176; said:
maybe i'm incapable of utilizing the search function because i can't seem to find any 20"+ black/blue arowana pictures. except the one in the sticky.

about the rtg, i've seen that alot of them (~16") tend to be silver with tinted red tail, and i have seen some that are a dark gold with a tinted red tail. is this dependent on the 'quality' of the fish or will they all develop the dark gold colour when they get older?
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The reason why the fish look pale is due to background colour. Keep them in dark background tank with good lights on them 24/7 will definately give you a good gold tone fish.
 
I actually prefer blacks to all Asians except reds
 
If I had to make a choice.. It would be Black ;)
 
i'd go black...for me asain aros are just colourful jardinis(only cause i'm aussie)...however.. i know there far different hehe
 
thanks bderick, those blacks are impressive.

a few stores around here got their stock of ~10" black arowanas for $250 and selling fast. their next shipment of rtgs is at $400 although i'm unsure of their 'quality'. btw GTA = greater toronto area.

argh. i think the black still looks too similar to the silver. i think if i were to get it i'd have to be bloody rich and get one of those massive custom tanks and start a big comm of silvers and blacks as i saw in that thread.

so...i'm leaning towards the RTG...although i'd have to research and possibly invest into all that lighting stuff...thanks everyone
 
My RTg is just over 16" is in a tank with gravel substrate and black background. It is housed with dats, dollars, a group of pearsei and rays. I have no special lighting just normal white tubes and this is mine:

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