Here in Malaysia, when we say “Arowana,” we almost always mean the majestic Golden or Red Asian Arowana. It’s the pride of our local rivers. But as I dug deeper into the hobby, I realized that the Arowana family is actually much bigger than just our local species. There are cousins swimming in the Amazon […]

I remember the first time I stood in front of a large tank containing an Arowana. It didn’t swim frantically like the other fish. It just hovered there, staring back at me with those large, intelligent eyes. To me, the Arowana (or Ikan Kelisa as we call it here in Malaysia) feels less like a