Unpopular Opinions - Arowanas

[xenacanth9]

Oh yeah, didn't think about them.

 

[Pix Pix]

Seems like there are lots of hybrid fishes coming Asia. If someone can hybrid the Asian arowana with a Jardini, that would make it legal to export to the USA. Genetically it won’t be an Asian arowana but looks similar. That would create a market in the USA. Maybe they have to be of a certain size so it’s distinguishable before it’s exported. Just a crazy thought.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

arapiamas are cool and all but I’m going to be honest I don’t really like how they look. They are just logs with wrinkly faces.

 

[xenacanth9]

Seems like there are lots of hybrid fishes coming Asia. If someone can hybrid the Asian arowana with a Jardini, that would make it legal to export to the USA. Genetically it won’t be an Asian arowana but looks similar. That would create a market in the USA. Maybe they have to be of a certain size so it’s distinguishable before it’s exported. Just a crazy thought.

Yeah, and plus I'm sure there are plenty of different variations of jardini just waiting to be bred that we've been sleeping on

 

[Caveden]

I think jardini have better genetics than Asian aros since they’re not so overly bred. Notice how every other Asian aro has dropeye but you never see a jardini with it. I personally think jardini/leis are the “slept on” species when it comes to arowana

? Asian arowanas rarely get dropeye

 

[Rojo1991]

? Asian arowanas rarely get dropeye

Every other video I see of an Asian aro it has dropeye ??‍Look up Asian aro vids on YouTube. You’ll see what I’m talking about

 

[krichardson]

. Notice how every other Asian aro has dropeye but you never see a jardini with it.

I can't say I recall ever seeing any Scleropages aro with DE and I have seen tons of photos and videos of them over the years.

Agreed. Leis especially, because despite being common in their native range, and being listed as least concern on IUCN's red list, they are still nearly impossible to find in the aquarium trade.

I've wondered why Leichardti are so scarce in the hobby compared to the jardini.

 

[Caveden]

Every other video I see of an Asian aro it has dropeye ??‍Look up Asian aro vids on YouTube. You’ll see what I’m talking about

Cases of dropeye in Asian arowana are rare. I do live in Singapore where many Asian arowanas are sold and traded, many do not have dropeye, probability is Low. Silver aros on the other hand, different story

 

[Rojo1991]

Cases of dropeye in Asian arowana are rare. I do live in Singapore where many Asian arowanas are sold and traded, many do not have dropeye, probability is Low. Silver aros on the other hand, different story

I agree on that. Finding a silver arowana with no dropeye is like finding a unicorn lol

 

[Deadeye]

What causes dropeye? I don’t know much on aros…