Battle of the Arowanas - World Championship in China

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[@watzegjemedaarnouvan]

First pin maybe?

[@t3dwards13]

What gorgeous specimen! That long finned one looked like it was walking...and it's fins seemed almost transparent.

[@dragon6irl]

There really is no question why arowanas are associated with wealth and riches. Absolutely beautiful! I had never heard of long-finned arowanas before.

[@williamjansson]

So happy you are making these trips and share the experience with us!

[@Tom_H694]

All I could think of when I saw the title was a larger version of Betta fight club 😂

[@wrxnfx127]

That’s exactly what I said to myself then I saw your comment. They produce enough now I’d assume to legalize don’t you think 🤔

[@BigStevesGlassBoxes]

It's crazy to think how they move then, from tank to tank, and all their fins were perfect. You'd think the fins would be beat up from moving. They got net skills!

[@Steez3600]

Net and wrap them in the netting so they can't thrash about. Some use towel contraptions.

[@thewhitewolf173]

From the professional side we used specialized bag nets, essentially a giant plastic bag with a small amount of fine rubberized mesh at the end. Super slow movements is key. Bag net into big bag while in the tank. Only way to limit the thrashing.

[@thanhbinh8836]

They used anesthetic while moving them

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

wonder if they use koi sock nets

[@fairulanuar9413]

We dont use nett moving arowana. Nett will broke fins and tail. They normally guide them into plastic beg and transfer together with some water..

[@danaknight1910]

That long fin is incredibly beautiful but such a noticeable impact to his swimming

[@onlywei]

I guess it helps that it never has to swim very far

[@angemcauslan2551]

I was thinking the same thing. I don’t like selective breeding to the point where it impacts the fishes mobility so much.

[@Timbobjr]

You see that a lot with Bettas and Angelfish too, years of selective breeding to get those long beautiful fins. But they end up hurting the fishes ability to swim, especially with old age

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

Wow, the long-finned ones really look like giant bettas. Wish I could keep one.

[@bec2549]

They really do. Giant water puppies 😊

[@arifsupiadin6465]

Only 100k buck

[@m72e592863]

I was in Guangzhou in 2005. My friends that I stayed with brought me to the aquarium district. I had no idea they were bringing me thier. It was great. Thanks for sharing.

[@Geneticlyinsane1]

Never been a fan of long fin fish but the Arowana is definitely 1 that can pull it off , has always been my dream fish to have a high quality dragon if I ever came in to a load of money

[@sevcents]

I highly recommend reading "The Dragon Behind the Glass" by Emily Voigt to learn more about this fish and some of the crazy stuff that goes on to acquire and breed them.

[@rhondamilburnmartinez3901]

Thanks for the info! I never knew they come in such a variety!!

[@dazedneptune]

Yes that book was SO good!

[@Camwise]

Loved that book. hahaha I actually just commented the same thing before seeing you already had!

[@cichlid_kings]

Wow! Very impressive 😀 I've never seen so many good looking Arowana! Much appreciated!

[@sessayu2502]

My local fish store use to keep one of these in a large circular tank and it was perfect for viewing it.

[@birdyashiro1226]

My grandpa used to own a huge silver dragon fish. When my consin was 3, he wanted to pet the big fish, and then he fell into the huge tank. 🇨🇳❤

[@paulmccarthy7467]

Some impressive Arrawana there! Looks a great day! Enjoyed watching

[@darrylgretton6255]

Those long fin arowanas look like a straight-up dragon 🤯

[@princesscrystal6410]

It’s called 龙鱼 for a reason

[@birdyashiro1226]

The dragon fish👌🏻

[@razinfishes1918]

Man I would love to go there and see that in person! Those are the most beautiful fish in the world

[@ladydiane1811]

I LOVE fish shows. It gives us an idea of the more perfect representatives of type and conformation, and what to strive for in breeding.

[@jimt5683]

so honor to own a couple chilli red in the early 90 as a young teen, had a good friend who own a shop in Cali who took the risk to sell me one. It was like Christmas every weds new exotic shipment. 😁 so heart broken when he sold his shop early 2000. Thank you Mr tong!

[@charliebright12]

Wow another good one! Thanks for going all the way to China so we could see this.🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟😎

[@Camwise]

I lived in Taiwan for two years and I miss seeing Arowana all the time. Very cool book called "Dragon Behind the Glass" by Emily Voight. Talks about the infamous Asian Arowana and their origins, thefts, and alure. Highly recommend.

[@volem_id]

Arowana Super Red From West Kalimantan - Indonesia😍❤️🇮🇩

[@benjaminpeters3885]

wow those are incredible fishes thank you for sharing with us!

[@anthonysiu6010]

Those look stunning!!

[@DiliniTharanga-h4i]

That butterfly arowana is the most amazing thing I've seen!

[@TheMarky26]

That long fin looked like a giant Beta..

[@pjones504]

Thanks for allowing us to see these amazingly beautiful fish

[@rodaempat1223]

in my country that last arowana sell for 100.000$

[@rfn]

Yellow/gold at 1:50 is stunning, i just can’t find this color anywhere here in my country. The most common is red

[@tinykali9523]

Wow wow wee!! ❤🫶

[@OliverKnott_aquascaper]

Great impressions thanks for sharing 🫶

[@freetoplay169]

Beautiful fish. Crazy to believe that people could just steal a fish that big at an event that seems so big.

[@landonw8982]

What ? Nobody is going to steal a 3 foot long fish good luck trying😅

[@TOYZZLOVERSCHANNEL2020]

So pretty Arowana 😮😮

[@BenOchart]

AMAZING 😳😲😀👍🏻❤️

[@hurleycapetown8420]

Wonder how much your social credit goes up for owning one of these.

[@sunriseeyes0]

Those long fin ones look like they have painted cheeks. Reminds me of the historic dancers with the long sleeves. Thanks for sharing these gorgeous fish Cory! 🙏🏽💗

[@DwightStJohn-t7y]

Arowanas are considered the re-incarnation of the dragon. Red for fortune in the home, Gold for success in business, and not sure what the Green is all about!!

[@Whips_World]

Good lord! That aro at the 5:20 mark os STUNNING!!!

[@bruce_lero1]

Wow! 😱 Amazing! 🤯

[@Jalan3arah]

Arowana from Indonesia is the best 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@urbansk8r231]

Wow that was insane. Cory. Especially that last one and textured one, what is that thing at the end of their mouth? And does it work like barbels of a Corydoras? Thanks mate, from Australia.

[@kennethhoang5860]

The United States SHOULD REMOVE the restriction on Asian arowanas imports since they are not endangered species anymore!!!

[@dakuaquatics]

nice thanks for the video

[@CLCIII]

The red/orange/silver one with fins like a Beta is simply MAGNIFICENT! As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇

[@Anthony-yx5vg]

They're so calm, I wonder if they have a method of achieving such calmness? My aros flip out when I walk by the tank!

[@gorgonzola86]

Was thinking about how calm they are too. I hope they don't mix anything into the water 😕

[@adriad4855]

I wonder if they get used to being "displayed" and being around a lot of people and being transported so much, so it doesn't really bother them.

[@tonibleng1469]

indonesia pride...SUPER RED AROWANA DRAGON 🔥

[@Shadowdenn]

Amazing video, thanks for posting it.

[@kenmhilkyong707]

Wow that one with a long tailed and fins is the over all champ, so rare beautiful breeds and the color combination is amazing!💗🙂

[@kmhmusic123]

Love this!!! Thank you for the content

[@BLNTSMK]

LEGALIZE AROWANA

[@michaela-be4le]

Agreed....foolish people making foolish decisions. There's no valid reason for the ban. Especially as the fish are captive bred and therefore not harming nature's balance or resources.

[@JadeWinters02]

No

[@jimt5683]

Agree but Asian arowana!

[@michaela-be4le]

@@Apriliars I understand your point of view in so far as moderately priced fish are concerned, however even lesser quality Asian arowana will be too costly for a buyer to simply carelessly dispose of.

[@sambonedallas]

@@michaela-be4le until there not , they’ll be quickly breed n the culls chucked in the pond

[@mofomoco]

I grew up going to a sweet pet storein San Diego that had large arowanas on display. I worked in the high end aquarium trade for nearly 10 years and never met anyone who had 1 in their tanks. I almost bought 1 a few times but such a big investment in time money and space.

[@NoWordsNeeded1000]

I have a off topic question. Can you grow dwarf hair grass under water? I'm starting a planted tank and in some spots the substrate dips and the water has covered the seeds. It's been 2 days and I hope I haven't screwed up lol

[@gabenatgeogabe7703]

Thank you for sharing!

[@gavinhou3261]

welcome to china, hope you will enjoy the trip here.

[@niaiimaniar-hh3zq]

amazing arwana super red from indonesia 😍😍

[@Davidj3]

On the filters do guys bring there own live media or they just start from new and hope ammonia stays low.?

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

Amazingly beautiful fishes. Living treasures. Asian arowana have fetched up to $300k at auction.

[@dgstanks7447]

The holy grail of the hobby!

[@nishanz]

That bettawana is the cooooooolest fish i ever saw 😍😮😍

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Super cool !

[@bertingcustudio9127]

How the champion is selected, do they fry the fish and winner is selected according to taste?

[@vesawuoristo4162]

Beautiful fish , thanks

[@cherellzandell]

Those are some beautiful fish!

[@hafidzalhabsy1363]

Go to Indonesia where the super red arowana comes from 🇮🇩

[@LB-wu3pu]

"Babe there's a cory video again!!"

[@Highlander-qf8ho]

I would to get one of them here in the US! Love the colors

[@adamworley196]

Like real life pokemon, especially that super long finned guy. Unreal.

[@CynthiaPrice79]

Wow… looking at the thumbnail/starting shot, I just realized that arawana are just gigantic betta! 😉

[@steveallen3845]

Please bring up more from that trip.

[@باسمچاسبالمالكي]

Your fish is amazing

[@Karma_is_true]

If you had a 2.5 by 1.5 by 1.5 ft tank, then what species of fish would you like to add and by what quantity?

[@darrylmoore5847]

That was incredible.

[@jeffkane4391]

That Longfin Arowana is sweet!!! 🥰😍 🤤 😊

[@Thyme0365]

The long fins are impressive but I also feel bad for the guys, that's so much weight and you can tell moving around takes more out of them than the rest

[@FECtetra1918]

They are so majestic!

[@heaven7360]

and an endangered species

[@FECtetra1918]

@@heaven7360 Unfortunately.

[@gregorycollins3096]

How did people react to the long fin enteries?

[@jonyongkkkl5119]

holy, that looked like an arowana and a betta had a baby.

[@johncameron4194]

Amazing fish

[@cristianchan5402]

5star slayer Golden Red Aro.. superb...

[@JamalUdin-vz2bp]

This is arowana from Indonesia is the best! Champion 🇲🇨🇲🇨

[@dannyhyde7019]

Please make AROWANA Legal in USA! Such stunning animals

[@johncameron4194]

Wow amazing fish

[@brandondaringer8615]

Arowanas are so beautiful

[@Stoplightcircus]

Love the gold with purple base stunning

[@eliasflores8420]

Awesome video bro thank you for this

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

Ehhh, not my thing, I'd rather have a neon tetra school...! Thanks, keep up your awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...! Don't forget to compliment someone today...

[@DS-rw5lv]

Amazing! It's also funny how us human like animals in the shape or form that would never survive in the wilderness😂

[@Lambo6fo]

Another pro of living in Canada for me is I can aquire these lol

[@ashokchoudhary2323]

Very nice

[@rjhemedes]

The arowana with the very long butterfly like fins - to me its what a betta would look like if it was the size of a large koi. I normally don't care for arowanas since they are high maintenance and take up a lot of space, but for a specimen like that, I'd be tempted to have an arowana tank if I had the money and and space for it.

[@zorenmariblanca9197]

wow nice long fin arowana😊😊😊

[@HeRo-qd6tk]

Wow impressive ❤

[@kylekarsten721]

Long fin red dragon... I'm impressed.

[@Linkwii64]

We finally found the last evolution to betta fish. 😂

[@videokhchannel2362]

Wow😮❤

[@octofour5244]

woww they're so beautiful arowana...

[@dieuly9425]

People living in America can only consider this fish as an extinct dinosaur, never able to buy it to raise.

[@tianlim9312]

Imagine if asian arowana is legal in the US and we have a competition like this in every major cities. That would be insane

[@birdyashiro1226]

I think Americans will modified them🐟😂😂

[@rendysurjana5891]

Please come to Indonesian Super Red Arowana Contest especially in borneo island, the place where those fish came from😊

[@geraldofabianoartes3074]

Magnífico parabens. Grande abraço Brasil

[@musblackaro]

Wooww arwana super red Fromm Indonesia 🙏