Description
| Species name: | Scleropages formosus |
| Common Names: | Cross Back Golden, Asian Arowana, Dragon Fish, Asian bonytongue |
| Family: | Osteoglossidae (Arowanas) |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes (bony tongues) |
| Max. size: | 90 cm / 30 inches |
| Environment: | freshwater |
| Origin: | Bukit Merah, Malaysia |
| Temperament: | Relatively non-aggressive towards fishes that are to big to be considered food. |
| Company: | Larger non aggressive species. |
| Water parameters: | pH 6.8 - 7.3, temperature 25-30°C / 77-86° F |
Aquarium setup:
Large aquariums with a lot of free areas to swim on. This species is an excellent jumper so a secure top is necessary. The bottom decoration is of less importance since this fish dwells in the upper water regions. A few larger floating plants are appreciated.
Do not use sharp objects since arowanas are easily frightened and might hurt themselves And an adult asian arowana will require about 6 months to regenerate a dropped scale..
Feeding:
Accepts all kind of live food
英文名称：Crossback Golden Arowana
学名：Scleropages formosus
中文名称：过背金龙、马来金龙
原产地：马来西亚霹雳州武吉美拉湖及其周边
最大体长：80公分
生存水温：24～30℃
生存pH：6~7.5
过背金龙栖息于马来西亚半岛中部的霹雳州武吉美拉湖。幼鱼时期鳞片亮度可达到第5排以上，珠鳞有部分表现。到成鱼后，鳞片的亮度会越过背部（第6排），因而取得“过背”的名字，背鳍根部的珠鳞会全部发亮。背鳍和尾鳍的上半三分之一部分为墨绿色，尾鳍的下半三分之二部分和臀鳍为深橘红色，胸鳍与腹鳍为金黄色。过背金龙的底色，在在灯光下呈现出的颜色可分为金底过背金龙和蓝底过背金龙， 这两个底色都是自然原色。由于过背金龙属于小体型的龙鱼，虽然野生品种有超过80公分的个体，但在人工环境饲养下一般不容易长得很大，最大的个体可以达到50公分，极少的个体可能达到60公分。