Rype Golden Arowana And Type Malaysian Arowana

The most expensive and most colorful Arowana in the world originated from Malaysia is the Malaysian Golden Arowana. There are many verities of the Malaysian Golden Arowana, 1st the Golden Arowana can be identified by observing the scale metallic based color and 2nd its can be identified by the level of goldenness around the scale, fully golden or all round golden is know as cross back, half golden is know as high back and golden quality between the cross back and the high back is known as super high back. Beside size, the brightness of the metallic base color and the level of goldenness of the scale will determine the quality and price of the Arowana. Malaysia Golden Arowana, fin and dossal usually red in color.

Malaysian Arowana

Malaysian Golden Arowana

Malaysia is the origin of most varieties of Arowana. The Malaysian Golden Arowana further classified to 4 types of Arowana with different base color;

High Back Arowana
Malaysian Golden High Back Blue Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden High Back Rainbow Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden High Back Golden Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden High Back Green Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden High Back Silver Base Arowana

Super High Back Arowana
Malaysian Golden Super High Back Blue Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Super High Back Rainbow Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Super High Back Golden Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Super High Back Green Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Super High Back Silver Base Arowana

Cross Back Arowana
Malaysian Golden Cross Back Blue Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Cross Back Rainbow Base Arowana
Malaysian Gold Cross Back Golden Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Cross Back Green Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Cross Back Silver Base Arowana

Golden Head Arowana
Malaysian Golden Head Cross Back Blue Base Arowana
Malaysian Golden Head Cross Back Golden Base Arowana

Malaysian Chili Red

The less expensive Malaysian Golden Arowana is the Malaysian Golden High Arowana; Malaysian Super High Back is an Arowana which quality less to the Cross Back and higher than the High Back and today the most marketable Arowana in Malaysia as the price is affordable. The Malaysian Golden Arowana has a very distinct golden color around the scale and the verities metallic base color in the scale. The Super High back, Cross Back and Golden Head Arowana has golden color ring almost all the scale and usually fully develop after 9 months age. The High Back Arowana can be identified after 2-3 months age. All of these Golden Arowana verities currently commercially culture at the breading farm in Malaysia mostly in State of Johore and Perak.

Other Malaysian Arowana

Banjar Red Arowana

The other types of Arowana currently culture locally in Malaysia which originally from Australia is Malaysian Pearl Arowana, Originally from Amazon is Malaysian Amazon Silver Arowana and originally from Indonesia is Malaysian Banjar Red, Malaysian Yellow Red, Malaysian Golden Red, Malaysian Orange Red, Malaysian Chili Red, Malaysian Blood Malaysian Red Tail Golden Arowana (Indonesian Golden Arowana). In Malaysia the local Yellow Tail Arowana and Green Arowana also cultured in a breeding pond and supply to the ornament fish lover at affordable price.

Home of the Malaysian Arowana

Red Tail Golden Arowana

Malaysian Golden Blue Base, Rainbow and Green Base Arowana mostly come from Bukit Merah Lake and river connecting the Bukit Merah Lake in State of Perak Malaysia. The Malaysian Golden Golden Base originally from Kerian River in Kedah and Small River in Batang Berjunta Selangor.
The Green Arowana comes from Bera Lake in Johor and Pahang. The Nami Green Arowana comes from Perdu Lake Kedah and Muda River in Kedah. The Malaysian Silver Arowana comes from river and lake in Terengganu. Since the wild Arowana is difficult to find, most of the Arowana currently is the product of aquaculture activities mostly in Perak and Johor.

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