If you lived in Malaysia in the early 2000s, you remember the craze. You couldn’t walk into a coffee shop or a mechanic’s workshop without seeing a bare glass tank with a strange, bumpy-headed fish staring at you. They were sold for thousands of Ringgit. People believed they brought luck, wealth, and 4D lottery numbers. […]
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In most parts of the world, a “pet fish” costs RM5. In Malaysia, we have a fish that can cost as much as a used Perodua Myvi. Meet the Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus). Specifically, the Malaysian Golden Arowana (Crossback Golden). Known as the “Dragon Fish,” it is the crown jewel of the aquarium world. In
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Tourists come to Penang for two reasons: Char Koay Teow and Asam Laksa. But if you ask a serious fish hobbyist from Germany, USA, or Japan why they are flying to Penang, the answer is different. They are here to buy Discus. For decades, Penang has been the global capital of Discus breeding. The strains
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