The Asian Red
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
SKU: N/A
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