Care to explain about Arowanas?

[joeybugg]

Hi all, I'd like to know more about Arowanas.... I can't understand all the terms used la What RTG la, XBACK la, 1.5 la.... I have no idea at all... Recently bought my uncle an aro for his birthday, now drawn to fish de, so want to find out more

[fancyguppy]

i'm newbie also..
but you can refer to this link.. the explainantion is simple and informative.
http://www.palhs.com/forums2/index.p...owana%20Inf o

[joeybugg]

Oh, thank you very much Understand a little bit more now.

[joeybugg]

Hmmm... I'm wondering, is the saratoga available here in Malaysia? That would be Scleropages Leichardti.... Non-protected species right?

[Aroholic]

Scleropages Leichardti - local name them aussie aro or perl aro. very cheap most lfs got sell

[joeybugg]

Oh, so they are the pearls la.... Learnt something new

What's the difference then between jardinii and leichardti then?

[Aroholic]

just about the same. u can't tell the different when they are young and i think the lfs also won't care which type are they. lol

get at least a rtg-red tail golden

[joeybugg]

Ya, one other question...

What's the difference between the blackish colored pearl arowanas, and the yellowish colored pearl arowanas.... ? The price vary so big la.... The blackish ones are only RM55 for 6'', while the yellowish ones RM50 for 4''.....

I tried looking for the patterning difference on the scales, to see if can differentiate whether leichardti or jardini... Not sure if correct la, but I think the blackish colored ones are leichardti, while the yellowish ones are jardini..