Silver arowana

A silver Arowana for sale will certainly be an excellent option to Asian Arowanas which are nearly always accessible as well as affordable.

They are frequently the first species of Arowana aquarium lovers are exposed to and also provide a cost-effective introduction to the treatment of Arowanas. When considered individually with no comparison to Asian Arowanas, Silver Arowanas are pretty impressive as well as captivating. Then, with not much publicity to the asian variety, no one could have convinced me any other fish could possibly be more intriguing!
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum was initially provided its species status in 1829 in France. Zoologist George Cuvier is responsible for its identification. Silver Arowana come from South America where they naturally live in floodplains as well as freshwater areas of the Amazon River along with its Basin. They inhabit generally in swamps and also shallow waters of flooded areas, and their distribution implies Silver Arowanas don’t swim through rapids. As area inhabitants, in the wild they eat fish,and also insects, spiders, birds, and sometimes bats.

 Silver Arowana may be offered meaty foods such as insects, shrimp, fish, frogs, pellet foods, etc., though it is best to feed the Arowana a brand of floating pellet food that has been specifically processed for fish of this type. There are several types of food on the market from some of the larger name brand makers of fish products that are made with this species in mind. Feeding the Arowana in this manner will help avoid dropeye, a condition in which one of the eyes are turned downward. In the wild, the Arowana spends most of its life scanning the water surface for prey, but it will learn in an aquarium environment to look downwards for food that sinks to the bottom of its tank. Over time, one eye will permanently droop downwards. However some Arowana fed exclusively on floating food pellets have also developed sudden dropeye after violently colliding with the tank. Another condition that can develop is "cloudy eye"; one or both of the eyes become scratched when the Arowana turns itself sideways to collect food from the bottom, causing them to cloud over. The cloudy eye condition is treatable, while the drop eye condition is not. Keeping an Arowana almost exclusively on a pellet diet will not only provide the fish with a well balanced meal, it is more cost effective and will generally prevent health issues. Many aquarists recommend against live feeder fish because these are often raised in poor conditions and are capable of transmitting diseases to predatory fish. Other risks include injury to the Arowana either while attempting to catch the feeder fish, or while swallowing. Mealworm exoskeletons are sometimes difficult for young Arowana to digest, so they are best avoided.

When a Chinese businessman purchased one of these fishes, then strike a big fortune, the rumor mills were working overtime that he attribute his good luck to owning one of these fish. Soon, demand for this fish rocketed as many others hope that keeping a dragon fish will bring them luck.
There are 3 types of Asian Arowana - the Red, Gold and Green. For the Chinese, Red is a lucky color, as evidenced by the large amount of red used during Chinese New Year. This makes the Red dragon fish in high demand, and prices for a good quality red can easily fetch around SG$8,888/=. Gold is also considered lucky. However, it is surprising that Green variety is not very popular and is consider unlucky, especially in Cantonese speaking countries like Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. The Cantonese who keep a green Arowana in their home and often gamble are said to "shee tou meen cheang cheang" (lost till their faces turn green).