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We Want To Breed Asian Arowanas Commecially But

It seems like there is a surge in interest of people who are interested in investing in an arowana breeding farm. These investors are of course only interested in the pricier asian arowanas which consist mostly of the reds, cross back golds and the red tail golden. (or more popularly known as RTGs) As the countries in Asia continues to grow in stature and wealth, we will see a growing demand for asian arowanas especially in China.

Because asian arowanas resembles the mythical dragon in asian folklore, they are a much sort after fish in the feng shui realm. Many people keep them at home or in their offices and consider them a 'lucky' fish. Arowanas are considered one of three feng shui fishes, with the other two being koi and goldfish. Luo Han or flowerhorn was at one time also considered a feng shui fish but they have not really stood the test of time and have more or less been dropped from the feng shui list.

The fact that asian arowanas are hard to breed has driven up and maintained their high price in the hobbyist market. There are only 3 countries in the world today, namely Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia that have commercially bred asian arowanas successfully. Some have tried to breed them in other Asian countries with similar climates but to no avail and this has caused demand to always outstrip supply. Some have tried to breed asian arowanas in tanks but the very low success rates does not make it a commercial option at all.

As is evident above, the arowana breeding business can be highly profitable when done on a commercial basis. This has driven up the interest of people wanting to get into this business. But please be aware of some of the inherent risks before you do take the plunge into it.

1) The barrier to entry can be quite steep because of the high initial investments needed. For this business to be viable, you will need many ponds with a minimum of 20-40 adult asian arowanas in them to breed as not all ponds will be productive from the start unless you already have some producing ones. With each adult arowana being between $5,000 to $10,000 each, you do the math. Bear in mind that these cost does not include the investment you have put up to build the farm!

2) Your job is not done even if you have managed to build a top notch farm with many ponds of adult arowanas. You still need a very important component which is an experience person to run it! We, as amateurs, will not know how and when to harvest arowana fry in the ponds. You would need a person who is knowledgeable and experience. This person can help you spot pairing arowanas and decide when best to harvest the fry from the arowana male's mouth. We need to be able catch as many of these pairing arowanas as possible because even the professional and experience breeders get it wrong sometimes.

3) I want to repeat the following facts again. Asian arowanas has only been successfully bred commercially in three countries so far, namely Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. If you are contemplating investing in a breeding farm in some other country, please be very sure this is what you want to try. The climate and soil might be similar in some other countries but obviously they are not the same. Asian arowanas will only breed in the 'optimal' mix of climate, soil and water in the mud ponds. However, does this mean that it will never be able to breed elsewhere? No one knows! In this day and age, never say never but just know the risks you are taking.

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Steven Yeoh is an avid arowana fish enthusiast who is also involved with an asian arowana breeding farm. If you find his arowana information helpful, do sign up for his 7 days ecourse for the "New Arowana Hobbyists" at his arowana care site.

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