i don't know much about these fish but they never fail to amaze me. if all my time wasn't spend on bettas i would consider one for sure. they are apparantly the "in" fish in asia right now with loads of websites devoted to them. my wife tells me they even have arowana hospitals in thailand where they do surgery. i know certain species are illegal in north america as they can be very rare. a few months ago a co worker invited me over to his house to see his new tank (120 gallon). in it he had a silver arowana about 9 to 10 inches long. very impressive. i was amazed actually. sad story though, a week after i went and visited his fish died of a mysterious ailment. i think he swore off arowanas after it died and got some oscars for the tank instead. today we were wandering around the mall and went into a pet/aquarium store to look around (as i didn't know it existed) when i came upon this huge tank with this huge beautiful, powerful, omnipotent golden arowana. it must have been at least 20" long. he wasn't scared of anybody and gave me a fishy eye as i oohed and aaawed. pictures of an arowana in my life flashed before my eyes at that moment. i knew they could be expensive but just out of curiousity i asked the person working the aquarium section "how much for the arowana?" her answer..$3000 
my response? "of course".
my response? "of course". 
,the lfs had some fry in a few weeks ago....barely 3",It would be so awesome to have one from that young and raise it 
) that demand the high price. these come with a micro chip and a certificate. in asia, they go for a lot more money. some can go for 60,000+. they are a sighn of good luck in some countrys. they are a bit like koi in there price the price depends on the speciese and colouration.
my dad would hang me if i spend that kinda money on a fish, I already got an earfull for spending that kinda money on modding my car(which was a bad investment, but loads of fun). Anyways I would probably get one if Iam making good money, maybe someday 
