http://www.shelookred.com/..if i want to buy do u think it good becouse it will coast about 700$ and it will be only 12 to 15 cm
Answers:
Ty MM,
That's not a species, shelookred, that's a site name. What is displayed there is a Super Red Arowana. If you live in the USA, you cannot import this fish. At $700.00, you are paying for a very low end quality fish as well. The Super Red Arowana's at a high end quality, provided you live in a country you can legally import you, would be about $1200-$1500 for a A+ quality one. B and C quality Arowana would be going for $700.00. The only other color of Asian Arowana that ranks higher in price is the Platinum and occaisonally the Xback Red Tailed Golden aka RTG's.
Yes they are a beautiful fish, I have the money to get one, I just live in the USA and you'll never get one in here legally. Their was legislation in process I was informed by an eBay seller, darmalisdragonfish.com owned by Blake Baron that said the first expected importable Asian Arowana's would be the Red Tailed versions, not sure about the cross backs though. For now, if you live in the USA, you can only dream like I do. Sorry.
JV
PS. The Blood Red's and Chili Red's are just as good as super reds IMO and usually a lesser price
FOLLOW UP: There is something I do want to clairfy for the google monsters looking up prices. When you see the Arowana's going for $5000.00 and $7500.00 those prices are for juvenlie/adult Super Reds. At 12 to 15 cm, you are still talking about a young/baby one and they do not command the same market value as a bigger grown adult. Please keep this in mind.
It's not going to happen legally no matter what someone who is sadly misinformed tells you. It's a simple no brainer and anyone with common sense or has the ability to think beyond that of a child knows that you must get one from a CITES farm and microchipping occurs. I just didn't think something as simple as that needed to be explained, however, what you do need to know, since you are in China, I'm glad you emailed me direct so you can get accurate helpful information.
Patrick, you don't need a 900 gallon tank to keep an Arowana, thats just ludicrous. Even a 180 or 210 for Arowana is just fine. Extra turning space is nice to have, but they can still thrive in set ups at 180 for over 15 years.
Your link ran together with your next word and didn't word. Here's the link for all answers that follow me
http://www.shelookred.com/
I suggest you wait for JonV's answer. He's very knowledgable on arowana.
MM
your link dosnt work, but i followed MMs.
Anyway, that is a red asain arowana, and if you live in he USA it will be hard to get in. legally...
They must be mircochiped and you must recieve the number when you get the fish. Also to get them legally in the usa u must get them from a CITIES approved arowana farm.
So 700 USD is by far to less to come from a CITIES farm, and it looks like that is for people in the overseas market. As there laws about this fish are different.
To find a good red asain it will run you into the thousands of dollar range.
Even small ones are over 5000.
if your in the usa, you really should look into other species, like jardini arowanas.
These are the nicest Arrowana in the world. $700 for a juvenile is cheap. I hope you plan on getting at least a tank that's 10'L x 4'D x 3'H 900 gallons or hopefully larger in the next couple of years. They were selling lower quality ones in Canada in the low $2,000 range. I'm not sure where you're located though getting this into the US will be diffilcult due to CITES and that $700 may just be thrown out. If the fish has a chip and all of the documentation you have a chance though spend a lot of time with customs to make sure everything is ok and they will allow this fish's importation.
