How much is the red dragon fish?

Red arowana is a red subspecies of beautiful bony hyoid fish. Due to the influence of Chinese dragon culture, it has become an auspicious incarnation and has the meaning of bringing in treasures, so it is called fengshui fish. At the same time, because it is impossible to breed artificially and is on the verge of extinction, it will be precious and honorable to raise a red arowana. Now let's take a look at how much the red dragon fish costs.

How much is the red dragon fish?

In Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the price of a red arowana can be one million yuan. In fact, the price difference of red arowana mainly depends on the species. Generally speaking, it is the same red arowana, but with different varieties, the price may differ by tens of thousands of yuan. According to the color, it can be divided into orange, pink, crimson and blood red. The darker the color is, the more expensive the price is, especially the blood red dragon. The price of red arowana also depends on whether its back is glowing and whether it is over the back. generally speaking, the price of red arowana that is both glowing and overbacked is higher than that of red arowana, which is about two to three thousand yuan higher.

Why is red arowana so expensive?

1. Unique appearance: red arowana is the most expensive species in the arowana strain, named after the red scales all over the body. Due to the growth environment, it is generally dominated by artillery warheads and preys mainly at speed, so the body is slender and fluent. Unique shape and red scales all over the body become one of the reasons why red arowana is so expensive.

2. the quantity is rare: although in recent years, with the continuous progress of breeding technology, the domestic aquarium market is becoming more and more prosperous, but it is still unable to break through the difficulty of artificial breeding of red arowana. At present, the authentic red arowana seen in the aquarium market are imported from abroad. However, since 1980, the Washington Convention has explicitly banned the sale and fishing of wild arowana, and some exporting countries have been forced by public opinion to export fewer and fewer red arowana, leading to rising prices.

How to choose the best red arowana?

1. The shape of the red arowana must be symmetrical. From top to bottom, the spine of the fish is not curved, the length and width are coordinated, the head is pointed and warped, the scales are large and bright and neat, there is no melting scale, and there are no dark spots.

2. Red arowana's eyes should be big, flexible and not too bulging.

3. The mouth of the red arowana is close, the color is dark red, and the teeth are neat. It is best not to consider the earth covering the sky.

4. The dragon beard of the red dragon fish is of the same length and intact, and there is no sign of bruising.

5. The Radian of the abdomen of the red arowana is beautiful and not sunken, and the anus should be consistent with the Radian of the abdomen of the fish.

6. Red arowana must be flexible in swimming, like swimming in the upper water, sensitive to food, and know how to rob. Only in this way can the fish be energetic and domineering in the future.

7. For the red arowana of 25cm to 40cm, it is more important to choose the color. Most people see that the darker and more dazzling red arowana prefer the red arowana, and think that the hair color will be better in the future. In fact, this kind of species will be more common when they grow up. It is difficult to have a better performance. Choosing whiter ones will often have a good development. Generally, the hair color of the red arowana will start from the Gill cover. Only by focusing on the key points can you choose a good red arowana.