Platinum Barramundi

[Colin_T]

I never thought something like this would appear but the aquaculture farms in Queensland have bred a platinum coloured barramundi. You gotta be nuts to keep them due to their size but it didn't take long for some weird colour mutation to appear.

Platinum Barramundi 60-80cm

Barramundi is proudly known as Australia’s most popular and recognized fish, they hold a strong cultural significance in Australian culture. The occurrence of the platinum barramundi in the wild used to be an unconfirmed tale however with the efforts of captive breeding and pure chance the...

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[Stan510]

I've seen variegated Barramundi on youtube,colorful with orange and red and black. Koi -ish.
The best tankmates for a large Barramundi would be tiny 1-2" fish in schools. Big predators don't bother to eat them. Saw an Arowana tank full of tetras..those 2' + fish just ignored them.