AROWANA SPECIES

TYPE OF AROWANAS

There are 5 main types of Arowana's. They are listed below.

• Asian Arowana - The Asian Arowana is the most expensive of all because they are near-extinct. They are a protected species and mainly from Thailand, Sumatra and Malaysia. Asian Arowana have three main colors - Rusty Red, Gold and Green. Most businessman prefer Gold Arowana as they believe that it will bring good luck .

• Australia Arowana - The Australian originated from Australia and look similar to Asian type. Pearl and Spotted Arowana are both Australian. They look the same except for the scales and colors.

• Silver Arowana - (See Picture above) Silver Arowanas are the most common Arowana you can find in a lot of pet shops around the country, this type of fish you will not find in walmart. It is also the cheapest and not a protected. Silver Arowana have long fins with elongated tails, its whole body silver in color. It can mature to be very large in size around 45 inches long!

• Black Arowana - The Black Arowana is the same as Silver Arowana but its fin and tail are black-color. It is not a protected, slightly more expensive than a Silver Arowana. Black Arowana are also a bit harder to raise than the Silver Arowana.

• African Arowana - The African Arowana originated from Africa and is unlike any other Arowana. It looks slightly differant then the rest due to a oblong shaped head.