Super Red Arowana (Scleropages legendrei)

Scientific Classification

Kingdom : Animalia

Phylum : Chordata

Class : Actinopterygii

Ordo : Osteoglossiformes

Family : Osteoglossidae

Genus : Scleropages

Species : S. legendrei

This kind of arwana was come from Indonesia, precisely from West Kalimantan Suhaid. Fish are reared in ponds and even soil. Water to fill the pond was aspirated from the Kapuas River reddish color. Dozens of male Arowana parent and are kept in the pool so they can live like in the wild.

Super Red Arowana in local languages (West Kalimantan) is called fish payang, siluk, silok, hump, or kalikasi, Khayangan fish are often also known as dragon fish. This fish is known in Latin including Scleropages legendrei species, genus Scleropages and still family (family) Osteoglossidae. Super Red Arowana included in the order Malacopterygii and sub-classes and the class Pisces Teleostei.

This type of arwana was already has a red color on the fins, tail, paddle and grouse since childhood and later that would be also appear on the cheeks and gill edge. Ring will start to look after reaching 25 cm of size, but that wouldn't be a red color. The red color on the body will start to come out when the fish was about 3 or 4 years old. But the hobbies often use tricks to help accelerate the development of color, such as tanning, goodfeeding for the development of color, or by placing the fish in the pond that is exposed to direct sunlight.

Nature in Suhaid and surrounding region known as seeds or seedlings super red arowana good quality. This is because the original landscape, close to Lake Sentarum. Arowana start laying eggs around the age of 4-5 years. At that age arwarna length of about 60 to 90 cm. One parent can spawn up to 40 items. Eggs are then fertilized by the males out.

Super red arowana is one of the varieties of Indonesian's pride. Elegance and the color make this kind of arowana become the most wanted fish in the world.