Prince
The ONE who is The ONE
They found a new Arowana in India. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/04/18/scleropages-inscriptus-arowana/#more-57365
It's already Platinum Le.
It's already Platinum Le.
Tony
Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Those won't be found cheap, lol.
YSS
Members
Wow! That is one cool looking fish. Yes, I wonder if they would go over $10K.
jonclark96
Past CCA President
Definitely a cool looking fish.
mscichlid
Founder
I'm just amazed that there were uninhabited areas in India.
YSS
Members
UNCLERUCKUS
"THE ALL POWERFUL Q !!
That fish has a very sweet coloration. Nice find Prince!
Hawkman2000
Members
Not only the uninhabited part, but the water being unpolluted enough to allow such a cool fish to survive, or anything for that matter.
Maybe all the toxic chemicals caused the mutation.
Maybe all the toxic chemicals caused the mutation.
AndyNarwhal
Members
It's actually not from India. It's from Myanmar (formerly Burma). This country was ruled by a dictatorship for the past several decades and is one of the poorest and most oppressed places on the planet. But they have had some recent democratic elections and the country is slowly opening up to the outside world.
There was another story yesterday how the UK is going to be retrieving 25 Spitfire fighter planes that were buried there during WWII still in their shipping crates.
It will be interesting to see if this new fish makes it to the U.S. Technically it is not on the CITES list and would not be restricted by the Endangered Species Act so it would be legal to import. However the price of these fish is going to be astronomical (Think $50,000+) since there are so few of them available and they will not likely leave Asia.
Andy
There was another story yesterday how the UK is going to be retrieving 25 Spitfire fighter planes that were buried there during WWII still in their shipping crates.
It will be interesting to see if this new fish makes it to the U.S. Technically it is not on the CITES list and would not be restricted by the Endangered Species Act so it would be legal to import. However the price of these fish is going to be astronomical (Think $50,000+) since there are so few of them available and they will not likely leave Asia.
Andy
Tony
Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
That's pretty cool.
AquaStudent
Members
Cool planes and cool fish? What more can you ask for in a thread! This is a really cool find. I hope the native population is not destroyed though with the market demand for this fish. It would be amazing to keep but not at the expense of losing them in the wild.
AndyNarwhal
Members
We can only hope that the ornamental fishery is opened up in a sustainable fashion, but in countries like this there is little restriction over it once the country opens up to international trade. That usually comes later once the stocks have become depleted.
There are so many other species from Burma (danios, rasboras, loaches) that could become available that it is exciting.
Andy
There are so many other species from Burma (danios, rasboras, loaches) that could become available that it is exciting.
Andy
lonlangione
Members
I believe this fish is refered to as the "Batik" arowana and I believe they have been bred in captivity already. Lots of nice fish will be coming out of myanmar. The galaxy danio is from there as well.
