New Batch of 11" Batik Arowana

Just arrive, colour look pale....

Snake skin can be seen in this particular gill...

Average 11" in length.

Another Batik updated!

13" in length now...

14" Batik Arowana

This particular batik looks more toward golden, Cool !
14" in length, keeping in 7 footer tank!
Gill almost full with snake skin pattern!

Photo taken with flash!

Batik Arowana's Baby...

Photo taken with flash!

Photo taken without flash.

Update of Batik Arowana

Face starting develop snake skin pattern, scale have strong metalic blue reflection! From certain angle you can slightly seen the snake skin on scale.

You can the progress with compare the same batch's photo 4 months ago https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k1xXeYlQ1TAOOc2Ye-h51jwQiNP1qv__vy0tHtiAeYh0kQ-zLJSt7b2jZokoIHvY_4_PXZrQshsySE1HdUzGHx8g2R5O-vL9Pepi5AoRV5dhYTt_JmrvlC4MfWSs2l5e8ElUqul7Voa3/s1600-h/Batik+Arowana02.JPG

Baby Batik Arowana's close up

Face close up, see any snake pattern?
Click the photo, enlarge and try to see any different?

Batik Arowana's Baby

Cute babies, ha!
Can see some "crack scale" already...

See any different?

6" total in length.

9" Batik Arowana

Gill start developing snake skin...

Batik Arowana in my friend's place...

Keep in bare "see through" tank....
Batik pattern starting develop....

Same tank's photo taken without flash...

After few months in white tank

After few months keeping in white tank, the body still maintain metallic silver colour and look like "golden" arowana.

Photo taken with flash, can't see any batik pattern. Compare to those keep in darker tank, white tank dosen't help much in batik pattern but the silver shine "crossback" well.....

"crossback" comunity tank.....

Update for Juvenile Batik Arowana

See any changes?

Around 12" now.