Platinum Silver Arowana

[M|L]

I've longed to catch a view of these fishes with my own eyes ever since I saw a picture online (I believe on Arofanatics). Well, I went to the doctor today and I went to the fish stores around the area and guess what I saw...

2 Platinum silver arowanas, at 7" for $55 each. I almost had the urge of buying one... the color is simply amazing, the store also have regular silver arowanas and there's simply no comparison.

Win Tropical Aquarium, NYC.

 

[piranha45]

for such a cheap price? these things must be pretty damn common i guess.

 

[RockyGoldy]

I've longed to catch a view of these fishes with my own eyes ever since I saw a picture online (I believe on Arofanatics). Well, I went to the doctor today and I went to the fish stores around the area and guess what I saw...

2 Platinum silver arowanas, at 7" for $55 each. I almost had the urge of buying one... the color is simply amazing, the store also have regular silver arowanas and there's simply no comparison.

Win Tropical Aquarium, NYC.

Dude..just a word of warning...true platinum silvers..can command a price up to US36K retailing...and I think the ones you saw, for $55..is really something to ponder upon...

did the store label the silvers as 'Platinum silvers' on the tank?

One trick in the trade is this....they can keep the silvers in a white fibre tank or white styrofoam boxes for a period of time before sale...as time pass..the silvers will naturally turn whitish due to the environment it is kept in....

so, once they are taken out..they really look platinum and all white out...they look just as good...

but trust me..once you bought them home..and keep them in a normal tank environment..just for a period of 2 weeks...the silver will turn back to its original tone of color..

so, dun be dubbed into getting one...

 

[ajb1971]

Dude..just a word of warning...true platinum silvers..can command a price up to US36K retailing...and I think the ones you saw, for $55..is really something to ponder upon...

did the store label the silvers as 'Platinum silvers' on the tank?

One trick in the trade is this....they can keep the silvers in a white fibre tank or white styrofoam boxes for a period of time before sale...as time pass..the silvers will naturally turn whitish due to the environment it is kept in....

so, once they are taken out..they really look platinum and all white out...they look just as good...

but trust me..once you bought them home..and keep them in a normal tank environment..just for a period of 2 weeks...the silver will turn back to its original tone of color..

so, dun be dubbed into getting one...

They'd be much more,,,,,,, def. not a platinum

 

[ezman]

They'd be much more,,,,,,, def. not a platinum

i strongly agreed!

Bro rocky and me has ever came across a electric blue xb at a local LFS....the colour is pure white.......even the tail is yellow. Both of us thought that it must a platinium. but the LFS owner told us that its just a EBXB.............

 

[Koji]

i strongly agreed!

Bro rocky and me has ever came across a electric blue xb at a local LFS....the colour is pure white.......even the tail is yellow. Both of us thought that it must a platinium. but the LFS owner told us that its just a EBXB.............

Nowadays white tank treatment is so common.

 

[M|L]

Nope, there's not "white tank treatment" or such. I went back to the store today and saw the fishes again, out of the 4 silver arowanas they have, only 2 has that "platinum" coloration. They are only labeled as silver arowanas (they do, however, have a huge 2ft silver arowana labeled as a platinum).

 

[M|L]

You think maybe someone made a mistake and sent the wrong fish out to the store?

 

[redtailfool]

Ming how do the eyes look? Maybe its a leucistic arowana?
Man i feel like driving over to chinatown now.

 

[ajb1971]

Bottom line, if they were TRUE platinum aros--they would carry a huge price tag!

There is no confusing one, and if a platinum were available, they'd only have one (if possible) not multiple platinums.

Platinums are so rare, arowana enthusiasts desire them and most all have NEVER seen one in person, let alone a few in a LFS for a few extra dollars over the cost of a common silver.

I remember last year seeing the "PINK" arowana for sale, selling at about $10 more than a silver, it was nothing but a common silver with just a little more pinkish hue than the average silver, which I'm sure as the fish matures it'll look just like a typical silver.