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Chinese Dragon Fish Asian Arwona Spotlight

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The Asian arowana, resembling the mythical Chinese dragon, is one of the most striking freshwater fishes on the planet. Discover the story behind these coveted but endangered creatures.

The Chinese dragon fish (Scleropages formosus), also called the Asian arowana and Asian bonytongue, is
virtually unknown in the West, but it is beloved in Far Eastern cultures. With shining metallic scales, flowing wing-like pectoral fins, and a long flexible body, this freshwater fish bears a striking resemblance to the iconic Chinese dragon. Prized in Asia as aquarium specimens, Asian arowanas are also notable for being endangered, listed on CITES Appendix I. The geological record shows them to be living fossils, virtually unchanged since they appeared about 140 million years ago, during the heydey of the dinosaurs.

Asian Arowana Types

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An adult Asian arowana grows to a length of about three feet. Their pectoral fins are large and elongated, spreading out like wings. The mouth gapes wide, allowing the animal to swallow large prey, and the scales are very large, up to about an inch in diameter. The body is elongated and muscular, making this fish a powerful jumper.
Asian arowanas are scattered among the mainland and tropical archipelago of the Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. They are obligate freshwater fish that cannot travel between islands, so the populations on each island and the mainland population are isolated from each other. Each of these populations has a unique appearance:

The super red arowana has bright red metallic scales on its sides, red fins, and a red tail, but is dark brown as seen from above.
The red-tailed golden (RTG) arowana has brilliant gold metallic scales on its sides, red fins, and a red tail, but is dark from above like the super red arowana.
The golden crossback arowana has gold metallic scales and a striking bright metallic gold pattern on its back, which is created by the golden color on the scale edges.

Other strains include the silver Asian arowana and green arowana.
Above left: Super red arowana.

Conservation Status

Asian arowanas are protected by the CITES treaty's most restrictive controls on international trade. In the U.S., ownership of one of these fish is completely prohibited under the Endangered Species Act (except for public zoos and aquariums, which can obtain permits). The primary threat is habitat loss in its native rainforest blackwater river home, complicated by the fact that there are numerous distinct, isolated populations in a number of countries. A second major factor affecting conservation is illegal collection for the aquarium trade. Considered lucky and good feng shui in East Asian cultures, a single red or gold crossback arowana can command thousands of U.S. dollars.

CITES has authorized a small number of fish farms in Southeast Asia to breed Asian arowanas for the pet trade. Each captive-bred fish sold is documented by a certificate and implanted with an RFID microchip. Captive breeding has caused a new conservation concern: hybridization between strains, which some researchers consider to be entirely separate species. Hybrids do not match any wild population and are unsuitable for reintroduction into their native habitat.

DRAGON FISH

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Indo Dragon 5 Sneak Preview

noreply@blogger.com (izalkancil) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:25:00 +0000

Hi all arowana mania around the world !

Here is preview of Indo Dragon 5 ! Print on high quality paper and high end offset printing technology. A must have book for collection !

Total pages : 310 pages ! Price Same ! English and Chinese Version. Book will be ready soon !

Some topics covered inside Indo Dragon 5 :

Unoaquatic - King of Albino - Arowana Farm in Malaysia & IndonesiaCommunity Tank of 15 pcs Albino Malaysia Cross Back Golden !

Singapore Arowana Breeding Farm Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

PT. Salmah Arowana Lestari - Arowana Showcase - Indonesia

PD. Arwana Janitra - Indonesia

PD. Jaga Arwana Lestari - Indonesia

Aqualeader Aquarium Corp. Sdn. Bhd. - Malaysia

CV. Maju Aquarium - Freshwater Stingray Breeding - Indonesia

PD. Citra Landak Lestari - Brooders Showcase - Indonesia

Aqua Material Co. Ltd. Japan harvesting at Imperial Arowana Breeding Farm Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

PD. Ambawang Makmur - Indonesia

The International Arowana Contest and Exhibition 7-11 May 2008 Pontianak Convention Center - West Borneo - Indonesia

Citra Arowana visited by Queen of Brunei Darussalam - Indonesia

Arowana Pro Shop Vernlon Aquatic - Singapore

Arowana Pro Shop Atlas Aquarium - Semarang - Indonesia

Super Red Harvesting by Rafflesia Japan - Mr. Takehito Fukui

Arowana Trader Hengky Red - Indonesia

Semarang Arowana Contest 7-23 March 2008 - Semarang - Indonesia

A lot of awesome Arowana Fans

Indo Dragon 4 Preview

noreply@blogger.com (izalkancil) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:22:00 +0000

Hi all arowana mania around the world !

Here is preview of Indo Dragon 4 ! Print on high quality paper and high end offset printing technology. A must have book for collection !

Total pages : 278 pages ! English and Chinese Version. Book will be ready around end of March 2008.

Some topics covered inside Indo Dragon 4 :

PT. Timur Yuda - Indonesia
Xiang Leng Holdings Berhad - Malaysia
Sing Arowanas & Pang Long Arowanas - Singapore
Pei Feng Aquatics - Singapore
PT. Isaku Arawane - Indonesia
CV. Maju Aquarium First Super Red Harvest at PD. Dian Ardyka - Indonesia
PD. Indo Aquarium - Indonesia
Citra Arowana - Moving to New Farm - Indonesia
PD. Sinar Khatulistiwa - Moving to New Farm - Indonesia
PD. Mustika Bumi Khatulistiwa - Indonesia
Arowana Pro Shop Purple Red Aquarium - Singapore
Arowana Pro Shop Kaiju Arowana - Singapore
Arowana Pro Shop Rafflesia - Japan
Discussion on how to select super red arowana from small size (8-15 CM), Protruding Lower Jaw (PLJ), how to make a super red redder and how to determine male or female arowana from 10 expert !
How to Import Asian Arowana from Indonesia
Arowana Fans from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
Indo Dragon and Arowana Club Indonesia visit to Shelook Red Pluit and PT. Arwana
Arowana Expo and Competition 2008 at Pasar Pagi Mangga Dua Jakarta 22 February - 2 March 2008 by Arowana Club Indonesia and Indo Dragon

Take a Peek of Indo Dragon 3

noreply@blogger.com (izalkancil) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:19:00 +0000

Hi all arowana lovers !

Take a Peek of Indo Dragon 3 !

278 pages ! 2 kg weight ! English and Chinese Version.

Indo Dragon 3 contain information about new cites farms from Indonesia , arowana farms from Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia including stingray from PT. Silva Dena Aquamina.

Some albino pictures from unoaquatic exclusively taken by Hendri Leong. We anesthesize the albino xback breeder from the pond !

Enjoy !