Arowana Picture Appreciation and Detailed Explanation of Breeding Methods

I. Introduction to the Arowana:

The arowana is one of the few surviving ancient fish species today. As far back as 290 million years ago in the Carboniferous period, the arowana, belonging to the family Osteoglossidae, had already begun to exist. Later, movements of the Earth's crust gradually spread them to all the continents of the world, and today they are mainly distributed in Oceania, South America and Asia. They belong to the family Osteoglossidae and have several different morphological strains; among the precious ones are the Crossback Golden Arowana and the Red Arowana. The Crossback Golden Arowana originates from Malaysia, and the Red Arowana is mainly produced in Indonesia. In addition, there are the Pearl Arowana from Australia and the Silver Arowana and Black Arowana from the Amazon River in South America.

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II. Arowana Price:

Things are precious when they are rare, and since arowanas are few in number, their price is also astonishingly high. Generally speaking, a 1.5 kg arowana can sell for 180,000 yuan, which works out to 120 yuan per gram, more expensive than gold.

According to some fish dealers, there is another main reason arowanas can sell for such a high price: these fish can bring "good feng shui." In some aquarium markets you can see that once a fish is given the title of "feng shui fish," its price is way up high. "Feng shui fish" are mostly arowanas in colors such as gold, red and silver; the Golden Arowana has the highest price, and even the Silver Arowana with a Malaysian "household registration" can sell for 42,000 yuan.

III. Arowana Care:

Keeping such a valuable "feng shui fish" is not an easy matter. It is said that the daily food of the arowana is white shrimp at 80 yuan/kg. Precisely because of such high costs, "feng shui fish" seem too highbrow for most people, and fish dealers say they can sell one in half a year. The buyers are mostly private business owners, such as motorcycle and auto dealers and real estate developers.

In addition, arowanas must not drink local freshwater. In order to keep these high-end fish bought at great expense alive, inland cities can only use artificial seawater. The current market rate is 2 yuan per kg for artificial seawater, a price much more expensive than the purified water that city residents drink.

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The main thing is to look at the variety of the arowana. For this, you can refer to the methods in the detailed explanation of arowana variety classification, determining it by the number of rows of scales climbing up the back and by the pearl scales. Next, you can look at the base color of the arowana and the thickness of the scale rims. Relatively speaking, arowana hobbyists prefer thin-rimmed arowanas, but the thick-rimmed appearance adds a lot of wildness to the arowana. Another very important point is to look at the golden quality of the arowana; an arowana with excellent conformation is sure to have a very rich, deep golden quality, and under light it will give off a dazzling shine. When buying, everyone must pay attention to the color of the fish's base and the brightness of the scales, so as not to be cheated. If you have any other questions, please continue to follow Qizhuang Network.