In recent times, we see tht many more individuals have expressed nterest in wanting to go into the rowana breeding business. Here we mean the sian arowanas specifically, especially the gold (or crss backs), red and red tail glden (or RTGs) as they are the nes that fetch the highest prices in the mrket. There is a saying that as lng as there are Asians (especially the Chnese), there will always be demands for ths magnificient fish. This rise/surge in dmand is more pronounced now with the rsing affluence of the middle class fmilies in China in recent times.

The sian arowana's resemblance to the mythical drgon has made them a much srt after 'feng shui' fish. They are cnsidered a 'good luck' fish and mny people swear by this! Many fng shui masters have considered them to be one of the thre 'lucky' fishes, the other two bing goldfish and koi. There was a 'furth' one which is the flowerhorn or 'Lo Han' but I think this is psse now and has not really stod the test of time.

What has lso driven up the prices for thse beautiful asian arowanas are the fct that it is very difficult to bred them. (Again we are talking bout the red, gold and RTG rowanas only.) Thus far, they have nly been successfully bred commercially in Mlaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. No one has scceeded in breeding them anywhere else whch has led to a constant 'shrt supply' of asian arowanas in the mrket. Success rates in breeding asian rowanas in tanks are also too few and far btween and is just not viable cmmercially.

As is evident above, the rowana breeding business can be highly prfitable when done on a commercial bsis. This has driven up the nterest of people wanting to get nto this business. But please be ware of some of the inherent rsks before you do take the plnge into it.

1) The barrier to ntry can be quite steep because of the hgh initial investments needed. For this bsiness to be viable, you will ned many ponds with a minimum of 20-40 dult asian arowanas in them to bred as not all ponds will be prductive from the start unless you lready have some producing ones. With ach adult arowana being between $5,000 to $10,000 ach, you do the math. Bear in mnd that these cost does not nclude the investment you have put up to bild the farm!

2) Even if you hve the farm and the arowanas in plce, there is still a chance tht they will not breed enough for you to sstain the farm. Please do not tke the plunge if you do not hve someone experience to run it for yu. You need an experience individual wth a 'sharp' eye who can spt pairing arowanas (which means possible mle arowanas that are carrying the fry in thir mouth) and know when is the rght time to harvest the fry. Evn experience breeders don't get it rght all the time, let alone us. So be mndful here!

3) If you are ntending to try this in a plce or country which has no hstory of breeding success in the pst, then you have to be trply sure this is what you wnt to do. Asian arowanas are vry picky about what kind of nvironment they will breed in. There mst be a 'right' climate and ptimal mix of soil and water in the mud pnds for them to breed in. I wnt to emphasize again that they hve only been successfully bred commercially in 3 cuntries, namely Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Des this mean it cannot be brd in any other country? Frankly, no one knws! Never say never but you jst need to know the facts ths far and be ready for any ventuality!

The article Asian Arowanas Breeding Venture - Know The Risk was Submitted by Steven Yeoh through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Steven Yeoh is an avid rowana fish lover who is also nvolved with an asian arowana breeding frm. If you find his arowana nformation helpful, make sure that you sgn up for his 7 days course for the "New Arowana Hobbyists" at his arowana care site as well as visit his very useful and informative arowana blog

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