Native Origins: Indonesia – West Kalimantan, Kapuas Rivers, Sentarum Lake

Common Names/Sub Classification:

Grade 1, Super Red, Blood Red, Chilli Red, Orange Red, Golden Red

Countries of Export: Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia

General Characteristics:

• Juveniles have red coloured fins, lips, barbels, gill covers and edges of their scales.
• As the fish matures into adulthood, the entire body of the fish will begin to turn red.
• Popular Asian cultures believe the red colour brings good luck and fortune to the owner.
• Male Arowana red colour is usually more intense and prominent than the female. However, a female red Arowana coming from good bloodlines may also exhibit strong red colourization.

Chili Red

• Colour Development:
  • Top part (6th scale) has dark green cores in colour and has heavier metallic shine.
  • Develops full colourization later into adulthood after 1-2 years.
• Head: green colour.
• Eyes: Red-coloured and larger and sometimes the edge of eyes “touch” the top of the head and the lower jaw.
• Tail: Large, Diamond-Shaped and outward-extending.
• Body Shape: Broader – Thick and Wide, pointed spoon-shaped head/mouth region longer.

Blood Red

• Colour Development:
  • Develops shinier metallic red ring colour around the scale early between 4-9 months.
  • Some develop blue-base and purple-base scale colourization.
• Head: Dark or Black colour.
• Eyes: Whiter and smaller.
• Tail: Big, rounder, wide-opened fan-shaped tail resembling the Xback Golden.
• Body Shape: Long and Slender