SELECT A GOOD YOUNG AROWANA

Selection of Young Asian Arowanas are determined by its colour development, body shape & swimming postures.

• Lips & Barbels

Depending on the arowana variety, the colours are as follows:





AROWANA TYPES COLOURS


Red (1st Grade) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pink / Orange / Red
Lower Grade Red & Yellow-Tail>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yellow / Grey / Brown or Mixed
Gold (Crossback & Red-Tail Gold)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Brown-Grey Mixed
Green>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Green-Grey Mixed
Hybrid>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Colours will depend on the types inter-bred.






1ST GRADE RED

• Gill Plates

Colourations normally begins from the 'A' valley region & the horizontal line between the 'A' region to the eye. Colour development will then spread outwards from these areas. One way of identifying the possible future colouration of a young arowana is through these hints.

• Eyes

There is no clear relationship between the colour of the eyes with the arowana type. Most of the time, the eyes are coloured in a mixture of yellow, gold, green & red of various intensity. Some hobbyists preferred red-eyed arowanas.

• Scales

A newly formed or undeveloped scale colour is of dull shades from grey, brown to almost black. All Asian arowanas will have some colouration developed on every scale when mature except Red-Tail Gold (which will have permanent undeveloped colour on the scales on its back/top).

Under-bellied scales of arowanas are normally white in colour. Before any colouration becomes apparent, the scale first turns into a metallic shine that usually reflects a purplish hue under the lights. At this time, the base core colour of the arowana can be seen.

The colour base of an arowana is referred from this inner region of the scale. The outer rim of the scale will show the corresponding colours of the arowana type.