Scleropages formosus - Breeding Malaysian Golden Arowana, Scleropages formosus in Concrete Tanks

When the diploid copy number of the above two rDNA genes was examined by qPCR, the results indicated multiple copies of 5 S and 18 S rDNA loci, with the former being higher than the latter.

At least three other species of the genus are recognised, two of which occur in Australia, and another which was described from Myanmar in 2012 Roberts, 2012.

If your fish is not generally aggressive, pairing it with other fish that are large enough to not be swallowed may be achievable.

Genomic regions originating from the same ancestral chromosomes are depicted in the same colour.