SUPER RED AROWANA
Common name : Super Red Arowana, Asian Arowana, Asia Arowana, Dragon Fish, and Asian Bonytongue.
Scientific name : Scleropages Formosus.
Average Adult Fish Size : 60 - 90 cm.
Place of Origin : Pontianak City – West Kalimantan,Kapuas River,Sentarum River,Indonesia.
Tank setup : A lot of swimming space is necessary,no decorate more better then you decorate it with rock work, bogwood/driftwood and sturdy plants. Because an agitated asian arowana may uproot plants with poor root systems.
Minimum Aquarium Capacity : 55 gallon / 220 litre for juveniles, but a fully grown adult will need an aquarium that is 250 gallon / 1000 litre or larger.
Compatibility : 4 or more juveniles can be kept together, but 6 or more is better. The same with adults, but this is a gamble as some adults never tolerate others of their own kind. Beside keeping them in more bigger tank they should be kept with peaceful to moderately aggressive fish that cannot be eaten and that will not harass the arowana fish.
Temperature : 24 – 30 Deg C, and 34 Deg C when do the treatment.
pH Balance : pH 6.0 – 7.7.
Feeding : Juveniles will readily eat small fish, tadpoles, fresh water shrimp, live brine shrimp, live brown worms, small earthworms and other live foods, for adults they will eat any life animal like frog,shrimp,crickets,cockroach.
Sexing : Male more longer,more color, and female have a wider body, especially when having eggs, females will look fat.
Breeding : Asian arowana are mouthbrooders and are readily bred in large ponds, but difficult in aquariums.Until now, only Silver Arowana Brazil can breed in the aquariums.
Additional information for a hobbyist : It is critical that the aquarium has a tight fitting and secured lid that is extremely strong. asian arowana are avid jumpers and can easily knock a heavy glass lid onto the floor! Many an asian arowana has been lost this way. They do not tolerate poor water quality, so excellent filtration along with frequent partial water changes of 25% to 70% or more everyday is required to keep nitrates low.
Their tank should be placed in low traffic area to keep the asian arowana from getting frightened by sudden movements. Sudden movements around their aquarium should be avoided. Lighting should preferably be dimmed instead of suddenly turning it on or off. A scared or agitated Arowana can easily injure itself.
Arowana Super Red is pure and originally from Indonesia ( Pontianak City - Kalimantan Barat ) and this type is the most preferred by the hobbyists, maybe because of the red color.
That's why this type is familiar called super red arowana ( More Red = More Expensive ), but some of them not red.
You have to know and make sure the parents genetik first before you buy this type, many seller or farmer give some guarantee they fish come from good red genetic,but more better if you see the parent stock first.
Buy and maintain super red arowana will give you a lot of things and a bit of variation that motivated you to attempt to make the color of your fish becomes red (according your expectations).
Genetic is not enough, the food is also a factor to make the color of your fish become more red.
The recommended food is shrimp, why should the shrimp? the answer is shrimp contain astaxanthin.
What is astaxanthin? Please click this writing > Astaxanthin
You need to know that the super red arowana fish which is comes from the river and the weather in habitat very very very very very hot.
That is why sometimes the seller or farmer suggested you to buy and use tanning lamps so that the fish is always in top condition and tanning lamp makes your fish become more red.
So that's why I say keep and maintain this fish can give little variations also with little risk,use tanning lamp make super red arowana eyes can going drop time after time.
Step by step of color according to the size of the super red arowana :
Like in the video below :
You have to know and make sure the parents genetik first before you buy this type, many seller or farmer give some guarantee they fish come from good red genetic,but more better if you see the parent stock first.
Buy and maintain super red arowana will give you a lot of things and a bit of variation that motivated you to attempt to make the color of your fish becomes red (according your expectations).
Genetic is not enough, the food is also a factor to make the color of your fish become more red.
The recommended food is shrimp, why should the shrimp? the answer is shrimp contain astaxanthin.
What is astaxanthin? Please click this writing > Astaxanthin
You need to know that the super red arowana fish which is comes from the river and the weather in habitat very very very very very hot.
That is why sometimes the seller or farmer suggested you to buy and use tanning lamps so that the fish is always in top condition and tanning lamp makes your fish become more red.
So that's why I say keep and maintain this fish can give little variations also with little risk,use tanning lamp make super red arowana eyes can going drop time after time.
Step by step of color according to the size of the super red arowana :
Like in the video below :
In accordance with the fact, the price of super red arowana could reach US $100.000
So fantastic, but that's a hobby, a lot of people want to spend money for a hobby with an unreasonable price.
Well, for the hobbyists who will start to keep these fish,i recommend to start with different type and the price not too expensive first.
You can start from Arowana Silver Brazil and try to handle it until the fish going bigger and after that you can go up to the next level ( Jardini Arowana or Green Arowana ).
Alright then, I'll be back to meet you in the next post. Bye....
