I guess with many things, our parents have a great influence on the things we like and do. So it is not surprising that my love for arowanas started when my Dad brought home a green asian arowana some 20 years ago. Unfortunately that fish died after 6 months mysteriously. It wasn't until more than a decade later did we get Fat Mama, and from there it has been more than 6 years of loving and appreciating these majestic fishes.
Arowanas can live to 80 years in the wild and hobbist claim that they can live up to 40 years in captivity. Being classified as an Endagered species by CITES, only farm bred offspring are allowed to be sold so as to protect the native species in the wild. Of all the classes of arowana, it is the Red Tail Gold, Malayan Cross Back and Indonesian Red Arowanas that are the most highly prized. A nice Crossback or Red can easily costs US$5,000 or more in good economic times.
Arowanas do not breed easily in glass tanks, so it is very rare to have hobbist successfully breed them at home. As they take 3 - 5 years to mature, it takes time and patience to groom an Arowana.
This blog is for me to share my experience with other arolovers and hopefully more will come to appreciate and love this majestic fishes as I have.
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