Wild Asian Aro???

[David R]

What do they look like? Obviously all the Xback and chilli reds are selectively line bred man-made colours, so what does a wild caught Scleropages formosus look like?

I know they're CITES, so I'm not expecting shots of one in someones collection, but surely there's pics of them floating round the net somewhere...

 

[wanyusri84]

Bukit Merah, Perak. Malaysia.

Banjar, Indonesia.

 

[Mobatic]

hah, yea i would love to see a wild in the wild, but most likely the farm has them and their fries are F1.

 

[EKen]

You guys might be interested in this thread from AF.com then:
http://arofanatics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=329099&highlight=wild

 

[Miguel]

They look mostly like washed out Greens; I believe.

 

[David R]

EKen; thanks for the link, those pics are just what I was looking for!!

 

[Infblue]

the golden and red aro are wild color forms too just like green. the colors are not man-made per se. although the selective/line breeding has probably made their colors more stunning as well as producing different head shapes etc. i guess my point is man didn't create red/rtg/xback etc just from wild green.

 

[classic-chassis]

Like this, big!
link: http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Loo_Max_Nami_Green.html

 

[greenterra]

Like this, big!
link: http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Loo_Max_Nami_Green.html

The green towards the end of that article is awesome.I love the snake skin style markings.Do all greens have this at an older age?

 

[classic-chassis]

I really have no idea at all, i do know the guy is standing back for the tank to make his fish look bigger than it is though.