Highly unlikely, considering the price difference between impulse buying a ~$3 fish and buying a ~$300 fish.sky.eyes.woman said:I'm afraid we might be looking at the next pacu.
Actually, under ideal conditions, Scleropages formosus stays rather smaller than Osteoglossum biccirhossum.fishypoo2 said:Asian arowanas get bigger, and have more tradition behind them than other arowanas. Where they are imported in other countries (Canada, Asia, UK, etc...) they are responsibly kept, because anyone willing to pay for them must be.
sky, they can even cost into the tens of thousands for top-quality show fish.
And yes, they are endangered, so only the sale of captive-bred, microchipped fish must be allowed or none at all.