"Golden sun silver arowana"

[Astoria]

This is what my arowana was labeled when I purchased it at the local store. Right now its around 7.5 inches. I have searched the internet for "golden sun silver arowana" and have found very little to almost no information on them.

I've speculated that these fish may have another name outside of "golden sun." To make sure I had the name correct I messaged the owner of the store and she verified with confidence. She is not the typical fish store owner. Her and her brother have been in the business for a long time.

My arowana will not remain with these fish long term.

What do I have exactly?

 

[tlindsey]

"golden sun silver arowana"

Never heard of a golden silver arowana looks like a regular silver arowana to me.

 

[fishhead0103666]

What you have is a silver arowana with a new name slapped on it to raise the price.

 

[tlindsey]

name slapped on it to raise the price.

My thoughts as well.

 

[jjohnwm]

It does seem to show more orange-red tints and markings in the fins and tail than a plain old' garden variety silver. Captive-bred I'm sure, selected for colour...of course it needs a catchy marketing name. Sounds like they came up with a good one.

Very reminiscent of the Flowerhorn questions that are forever popping up.

"This fish was sold to me as a Super-Red Magnum Anteater-Dragon Starfire Monkey-Sucker...but now that it's grown a bit it seems to look more like a Super-Red Dwarf Anteater-Dragon Starfire Monkey-Sucker. Did I get ripped off???"

 

[Astoria]

Never heard of a golden silver arowana looks like a regular silver arowana to me.

I don't know a whole lot about Arowanas and I didn't realize silvers had orange in them.

 

[Astoria]

What you have is a silver arowana with a new name slapped on it to raise the price.

I just did an additional search of different arowanas. The albino silver arowana online looks spot on to what's in my aquarium. Given what I read and what I paid, I'm satisfied.

Thanks everyone

 

[Astoria]

It does seem to show more orange-red tints and markings in the fins and tail than a plain old' garden variety silver. Captive-bred I'm sure, selected for colour...of course it needs a catchy marketing name. Sounds like they came up with a good one.

Very reminiscent of the Flowerhorn questions that are forever popping up.

"This fish was sold to me as a Super-Red Magnum Anteater-Dragon Starfire Monkey-Sucker...but now that it's grown a bit it seems to look more like a Super-Red Dwarf Anteater-Dragon Starfire Monkey-Sucker. Did I get ripped off???"

I also own a flowerhorn and I'm familiar with this lol

Mine is a "gold base flowerhorn" *grimace*

 

[celebrist]

II'm satisfied.

This is all that matters

 

[Hao]

It's just a juvenile albino silver arowana.