TEX SAVERIO

INDONESIAN TASTE BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD'S  HIGH TASTE OF FASHION

TEX SAVERIO, BORN IN JAKARTA 1984, A YOUNG HAUTE COUTURE DESIGNER RISING STAR IN INDONESIAN APPAREL INDUSTRY HAS NOW BECOME THE FAMOUS NEW COMER AS INTERNATIONAL FASHION DESIGNER ICON . SAVERIO'S FAMOUS DEBUTE WAS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2005, WHERE HE PRESENTED THE CLOTHES COLLECTION THAT'S DESIGNED TO BE WORN BY MEN AND WOMEN IN FASHION COMPETITION. HE SUCCEDED AND WON A NATIONAL AWARD IN THE MERCEDEZ-BENZ FASHION AWARD, WHICH QUALIFIED HIM TO COMPETE AGAINST OTHER DESIGNERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS. AFTER HE GOT A WINNING TROPHY, HE LEFT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND BEGAN TO PURSUE FASHION DESIGN CAREER SERIOUSLY BY ENROLLING AT THE BUNKA FASHION SCHOOL. HE ALSO BECAME AN APPRENTICE AT THE PHALIE STUDIO IN JAKARTA.

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AS IF HE'S GUIDED TOWARDS HIS DESTINY, ANOTHER BETTER CHANCES OPENED. IN 2011, HIS AMAZING FASHION ART WORKS DRESSES SELECTED FOR HARPER'S BAZAAR COVER MAGAZINE. IN THAT MAGAZINE'S FASHION SPREAD, HIS DRESS WAS WORN BY THE FAMOUS SINGER  LADY GAGA.  HIS WORK LA GLACON, A BLACK SHEERED THEMED COLLECTION, WAS GLOBALLY FAMOUS THAT IT THEN HIS OTHER COLLECTIONS WORN BY KIM KARDASHIAN.

NOW, IS IT TRUE THAT MOST OF MAJOR HOLLYWOOD MOVIES ARE PRODUCED WITH THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNERS NAME BECOME THEIR WARDROBER'S CHOICES? IS THE PEOPLE'S GUESSES TRUE, THAT THE FAMOUS ALEXANDER McQUEEN WAS THE DESIGNER OF THE STUNNING WEDDING GOWN DRESS WORN BY JENNIFER LAWRENCE IN THE BOX OFFICE MOVIE THE HUNGER GAMES - CATCHING FIRE IN 2013.....?

THIS AMAZING CHIFFON AND METAL BLEND MATERIALS DRESS IS DESIGNED BY NONE OTHER THAN TEX SAVERIO. HIS GEORGEOUS WORK,  IS A RESULT OF HIS HARD WORK, HIS LOVE FOR THE ART OF FASHION WORLD AND HIS DETERMINATION. NOW, HE IS ONE OF WORLD'S FASHION DESIGNER FROM INDONESIA - JAKARTA BASED, THAT ROUTINELY FILL WORLDWIDE RUNWAY AND FASHION SPREADS, INCLUDING THE FAMOUS PARIS FASHION WEEK RUNWAY.

 

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BALURAN NATIONAL PARK

 A PIECE OF AFRICA IN THE HOMEYARD OF EAST JAVA

IF YOU GO TOWARDS THE EAST SIDE OF JAVA ISLAND, THE WEATHER WOULD FEEL HOTTER. THESE AREA HAS LESS RAIN. THE WEATHER WHICH A BIT EXTREME CAUSE A UNIQUE CONDITION FOR SOME FORESTS IN EASTERN PART OF EAST JAVA. THE DRY WEATHER FORM A SPACIOUS SAVANNAH THAT BECOMES  THE HABITAT OF VARIOUS WILD ANIMALS AND PLANTS SPECIES THAT USUALLY GROWS IN ARID AREA.

SAFARI ADVENTURES WITH JAVAN BULL ( BOS JAVANICUS ) AS AN ICON

BALURAN NATIONAL PARK IS A DRY FOREST PARK, LOCATED IN THE REGION OF BANYUPUTIH DISTRICT, SITUBONDO REGENCY, EAST JAVA PROVINCE – INDONESIA. IT PRECISELY LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF BANYUWANGI. THE NAME BALURAN IS TAKEN FROM THE BALURAN MOUNTAIN THAT LOCATED IN THIS REGION. ANOTHER NATIONAL PARKS THAT SURROUNDS NOT SO FAR FROM THIS AREA ARE  TAMAN NASIONAL KAWAH IJEN OR MOUNT IJEN CRATER NATIONAL PARK AND ALSO TAMAN NASIONAL ALAS PURWO OR ALAS PURWO NATIONAL PARK INSIDE BANYUWANGI REGENCY AREA.

   

THIS NATIONAL PARK HAS A 25.000 HECTARES LAND AREA AND 3.750 HECTARES OF WATERS AREA WHICH REPRESENTS A UNIQUELY RARE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS WHICH TEND TO BE DRY, SUCH AS SAVANNAH (10.000 HECTARES  OR 40% FROM TOTAL WIDE AREA), MANGROVE FOREST, MONSOON FOREST, BEACH FOREST AND SWAMP FOREST. THE PARK HAS ABOUT 444 SPECIES OF PLANTS AND NATIVE PLANTS OF WHICH ARE TYPICAL AND ARE ABLE TO ADAPT TO EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS SUCH AS WIDORO BEKOL (ZIZYPHUS ROTUNDIFOLIA), ASAM JAWA OR TAMARIND (TAMARINDUS INDICA), GADUNG (DIOSCOREA HISPIDA), PILANG OR ACCASIA (ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA), KEMIRI (STERCULIA FOETIDA), GEBANG (CORYPHA UTAN), TALOK (GREWIA SP), WALIKUKUN (SCHOUTENIA OVATA), MIMBO (AZADIRACHTA INDICA), KESAMBI (SCHLEICERA OLEOSA), LONTAR (BORASSUS SP).

VARIOUS NATIVE PLANTS WITH A GROUP OF GREY MONKEYS (MACACA FASCICULARIS ) 

JAVAN LEOPARD ( FELIS PARDUS ) and  JAVAN BLACK PANTHER ( PANTHERA PARDUS )

AS FOR THE RARE ANIMALS,  OTHER THAN JAVAN  BULL ( BOS JAVANICUS) WHICH IS AN ICON OF THIS NATIONAL PARK, THERE IS ALSO A HABITAT OF MORE THAN 26 TYPES OF ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN IT, SUCH AS  FOXES (CUON ALPINUS), BOAR ( SUS Sp ),WILD BUFFALO ( BABALUS BUBALIS ), LUTUNG MONKEY (  PRESBYTIS CRISTATA ), GREY MONKEY ( MACACA FASCICULARIS ), JAVAN DEER ( MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK), TIMOR'S DEER ( CERVUS TIMORENSIS ), JAVAN LEOPARDS ( FELIS PARDUS ), JAVAN BLACK PANTHER ( PANTHERA PARDUS ) INCLUDING A MANGROVE BOBCATS AND VARIOUS SNAKES . IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ALSO 155 SPECIES OF BIRDS THAT LIVE IN THIS REGION SUCH AS A JAVAN EAGLE ( NISAETUS BARTELSI ), GREEN PEACOCK (PAVOMUTICUS), PATRIDGES ( GALLUS Sp ), VARIOUS SPARROWS,KINGFISHERS, WOODPECKERS, AND MANY MORE.

ELANG JAWA OR JAVAN EAGLE ( NISAETUS BARTELSI )  and VARIOUS JAVAN WOODPECKERS

A GROUP OF KIJANG JAWA OR JAVAN DEERS ( MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK ) GO PASSING THROUGH  DRY SAVANNAH

SMALL AFRICAN ADVENTURE WILL BE REPRESENTED IN BALURAN NATIONAL PARK WHICH HAS SEVERAL OBSERVATION POSTS THAT CAN BE VISITED AND HAVE BECOME A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN THE SUB BALURAN. WE ALSO CAN DO SAFARI JOURNEY IN BEKOL AND SEMIANG SAVANNAH FOR OBSERVING ANIMALS, LIKE HEARING SOUNDS OF PARTRIDGES, SEE PEACOCKS FLOCK FLYING TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE, AND ALSO SEE DANCING PEACOCK ATTRACTION IN THE BREEDING SEASON. THERE IS ALSO A GROUP OF JAVAN DEERS, JAVAN BULLS,  AND WILD BUFFALOS PASSING THROUGH THE SPACIOUS SAVANNAH. THERE IS ALSO MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS BIRDS LIKE A  JAVAN EAGLE ARE HUNTING FOOD  CAN  BE SEEN FROM A VIEWING TOWER.

PARADISE BEACHES VIEW OF BALURAN NATIONAL PARK

PANTAI BAMA  AND PANTAI BALANAN ARE SOME OF THE POPULAR BEACHES AROUND THIS NATIONAL PARK WHICH CAN BE USED FOR RELAXING, SWIMMING, FISHING, SNORKLING. WE ALSO CAN SEE FIGHTS OF GREY MONKEYS TO SCRAMBLE AND CRAB FISHING, OR A GROUP OF DEERS DRINKING SALT WATER WHEN THE SEA RECEDED. A VERY RARE, AMAZING NATURE'S PHENOMENON THAT WE CAN'T SEE EVERYDAY.

BESIDE THE INDOOR ACCOMODATIONS, VISITOR CAN TRY AN OUTDOOR CAMPING GROUND SPOT AREA AND ALSO DON'T FORGET WE CAN VISIT TO THE IMPRESSIVE A MYSTERIOUS RELICS OF THE COLONIAL JAPANESE CAVES ,THAT WAS USED DURING WORLD WAR-II .

G-LAND WITH A  MOST COMPLETE TYPE OF CHALLANGE WAVES

BALURAN NATIONAL PARK AREA IS NOT TOO FAR FROM MOUNT IJEN CRATER NATIONAL PARK AND ALSO ABOUT 4 - 5  HOURS DRIVE TO THE ALAS PURWO NATIONAL PARK, WHERE THE FAMOUS INDIAN OCEAN WORLD’S CLASS SURFING SPOT DESTINATION NAMELY G-LAND OR PLENGKUNG BEACH IN GRAJAGAN BAY AREA IS LOCATED. G-LAND IS FAMOUS FOR HAVING THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLETE TYPE OF CHALLANGE WAVES. 

HEALTHY FOOD OF TEMPEH

 ONE OF INDONESIAN TRADITIONAL SOYBEANS CUISINE

ALTHOUGH NOT AS POPULAR AS TAHU OR TOFU, TEMPEH ( /ˈTƐMPEɪ/; JAVANESE: TÉMPÉ ) IS A TRADITIONAL FOOD FROM INDONESIA. IT  IS ALSO MADE FROM SOYBEANS, WITH A DIFFERENT MAKING PROCESS. IF TOFU  LOOKS LIKE WHITE OR YELLOWISH FROZEN JELLY CAKE WITH SMOOTH TEXTURE, TEMPEH WITH WHITEGREYISH COLOR HAS A ROUGHER TEXTURE AND IT IS HEAVIER. IT ALSO HAS AN EARTHY FLAVOR WHICH BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED AS IT AGES. 

THIS SOY FOOD PRODUCT IS MADE WITH A MORE COMPLICATED PROCESS THAN TOFU BECAUSE IT IS MADE BY A NATURAL CULTURING AND CONTROLLED FERMENTATION PROCESS THAT BINDS SOYBEANS INTO A CAKE FORM, SIMILAR TO A VERY FIRM VEGETARIAN BURGER PATTY. TEMPEH'S FERMENTATION PROCESS AND ITS RETENTION OF THE WHOLE BEAN GIVE IT A HIGHER CONTENT OF PROTEIN, DIETARY FIBER, AND VITAMINS. TEMPEH  IS  ALSO SPREAD THROUGHOUT OVERSEAS SINCE SOME LAST CENTURIES AND ALSO POPULAR AS AN ALTERNATIVE  HEALTHY FOOD.

ACCORDING TO HISTORY, TEMPEH IS ORIGINATED CAME FROM THE ISLAND OF JAVA, INDONESIA. THE EARLIEST KNOWN TEMPEH PRODUCT WAS FOUND IN 1815 IN THE ANCIENT JAVANESE CULTURAL MANNERS BOOK OF SERAT CENTHINI COMPILED BY ORDER OF SUNAN PAKU BUWANA IV FROM SURAKARTA SULTANATE. THREE DETAILED, FULLY DOCUMENTED HISTORIES OF TEMPEH, WORLDWIDE, HAS BEEN WRITTEN, ALL BY SHURTLEFF AND AOYAGI (1985, 1989, AND 2001).

SPECIALTY TEMPEH CAN BE MADE FROM OTHER TYPES OF BEANS AS WELL, WHEAT, OR MAY INCLUDE A MIXTURE OF BEANS AND WHOLE GRAINS.  IN PRESENT TIME, TEMPEH IS USED WORLDWIDE IN VEGETARIAN CUISINE, WHERE IT IS USED AS ALTERNATIVE FOR MEAT, AND OF ITS NUTRITIONAL VALUE. THIS  FOOD IS CONSIDERED UNIQUE AMONG MAJOR TRADITIONAL SOY FOODS, SEEING THAT IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DID NOT ORIGINATE FROM THE SINOSPHERE CUISINE.

THE SOY CARBOHYDRATES IN TEMPEH BECOME MORE DIGESTIBLE AS A RESULT OF THE FERMENTATION PROCESS. IN PARTICULAR, THE OLIGOSACCHARIDES ASSOCIATED WITH GAS AND INDIGESTION ARE GREATLY REDUCED BY THE RHIZOPUS CULTURE. IN TRADITIONAL TEMPEH-MAKING SHOPS, THE STARTER TEMPEH CULTURE OFTEN CONTAINS BENEFICIAL BACTERIA THAT PRODUCE VITAMINS SUCH AS B12 (THOUGH IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THIS B12 IS ALWAYS PRESENT AND BIOAVAILABLE).

IN WESTERN COUNTRIES, IT IS MORE COMMON TO USE A PURE CULTURE CONTAINING ONLY RHIZOPUS OLIGOSPORUS, WHICH MAKES VERY LITTLE B12 AND COULD BE MISSING CITROBACTER FREUNDII AND KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE, WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF B12 ANALOGS IN TEMPEH WHEN PRESENT. WHETHER THESE ANALOGS ARE TRUE, BIOAVAILABLE B12, HAS NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY STUDIED YET. THE FERMENTATION PROCESS ALSO REDUCES THE PHYTIC ACID IN SOY, WHICH THEN ALLOWS THE BODY TO ABSORB THE MINERALS THAT SOY PROVIDES.

  

CURRENTLY PROCESSED USING  PLASTIC FEEDBAGS

TEMPEH MAKING PROCESS PRODUCE A MILD ACIDULENT, WHICH USUALLY KNOWN AS VINEGAR. IT MAY BE ADDED TO LOWER THE PH AND CREATE A SELECTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FAVORS THE GROWTH OF THE TEMPEH MOLD OVER COMPETITORS. A FERMENTATION STARTER WILL PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF FUNGUS RHIZOPUS OLIGOSPORUS SPORES. LATER, THE BEANS ARE SPREAD INTO A THIN LAYER AND ARE ALLOWED TO FERMENT FOR 24 TO 36 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE AROUND 30°C (86°F). IN GOOD TEMPEH, THE BEANS ARE KNITTED TOGETHER BY A MAT OF WHITE MYCELIUM.

THE TRADITONAL  WAY PROCESSED USING  A BANANA LEAF WRAP

TEMPEH BEGINS WITH WHOLE SOYBEANS - SOFTENED BY SOAKING, AND DEHULLED, THEN PARTLY COOKED IN INDONESIA, TRADITIONAL TEMPEH PRODUCTION ARE USING BANANA LEAVES ( HIBISCUS TILIACEUS ). THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE LEAVES ARE COVERED IN DOWNY HAIRS KNOWN TECHNICALLY AS TRICHOMES, WHERE THE MOLD RHIZOPUS OLIGOSPORUS CAN BE FOUND. THE SOYBEANS ARE PRESSED INTO THE LEAF, AND STORED. THIS FERMENTATION WILL THEN BECOME TEMPEH.  IN LOWER TEMPERATURE OR HIGHER VENTILATION, GRAY OR BLACK PATCHES OF SPORES MAY FORM ON THE SURFACE—THIS IS NOT HARMFUL, AND SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE FLAVOR OR QUALITY OF THE TEMPEH. THIS SPORULATION IS NORMAL ON FULLY MATURE TEMPEH. A MILD AMMONIA SMELL MAY ACCOMPANY GOOD TEMPEH AS IT FERMENTS, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE OVERPOWERING. IN INDONESIA, RIPE TEMPEH (TWO OR MORE DAYS OLD) IS CONSIDERED A DELICACY.

TEMPEH BURGER IS A ONE NUMBER OF INOVATIVE FAVORITE MENU

THERE ARE VARIOUS WAY TO PROCESS THE TEMPEH INTO OUR DISHES. TEMPEH IS OFTEN PREPARED BY CUTTING IT INTO PIECES, SOAKING IN BRINE OR SALTY SAUCE, AND THEN FRY. COOKED TEMPEH CAN BE EATEN ALONE, EAT WITH CHILI, STIR FRIED, SOUPS, SALADS, SANDWICHES, AND STEWS. TEMPEH'S COMPLEX FLAVOR HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS NUTTY, MEATY, AND MUSHROOM-LIKE. IT FREEZES WELL, AND IS NOW COMMONLY AVAILABLE IN MANY WESTERN SUPERMARKETS, AS WELL AS IN ETHNIC MARKETS AND HEALTH FOOD STORES. TEMPEH CAN ALSO BE GRATED WITH A CHEESE GRATER, AND THE GRATE CAN BE USE IN THE PLACE BELOW THE BEEF (AS IN TACOS). WHEN THIN-SLICED AND DEEP-FRIED IN OIL TEMPEH OBTAINS A CRISP GOLDEN CRUST WHILE MAINTAINING A SOFT INSIDE, ITS SPONGE-LIKE CONSISTENCY MAKES IT SUITABLE FOR MARINATING. DRIED TEMPEH (WHETHER COOKED OR RAW) MAY BE USED AS A STEW BASE TOO. AND MANY MORE..

VARIOUS FLAVOURS OF KERIPIK TEMPE OR TEMPEH CRACKERS

EXOTIC AROWANA A FISH OF NIRVANA

 THE FAMOUS INDONESIAN DRAGON FISH

ARWANA aka AROWANA DERIVED FROM INDONESIAN WORD NIRWANA MEANS HEAVEN OR PARADISE, BUT THEY HAVE SEVERAL OTHER COMMON NAMES, SUCH AS BONYTONGUE, THE DRAGON FISH, OR A NUMBER OF NAMES WITH VARIETIES OF SPECIFICATIONS. 

A BONYTONGUE NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE SHAPE OF A TOOTHED BONE ON THE FLOOR OF THE MOUTH, THE "TENTACLE TONGUE" EQUIPPED WITH TEETH THAT BITE AGAINST TEETH ON THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH. 

KNOWN AS THE FISH OF PARADISE AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE PET FISH, A BONYTONGUES OR THE DRAGON FISH OF AROWANAS ARE CARNIVOROUS, WHICH MEANS THE ADULTS AROWANA FEED ON OTHER FISH. WHILE  JUVENILES, FEED ON VARIOUS INSECTS   AND SHOULD BE FED WITH HIGH-QUALITY DIET MEATY LIVE FOOD, SUCH AS  CRICKETS, SHRIMP AND CRICKETS, CENTIPEDES,  SHRIMPS, SMALL FROGS,  EARTHWORMS, MEALWORMS AND  THEY  ALSO LIKE  TO BE FED WITH PREPARED FOOD LIKE  FROZEN SHRIMP, FROZEN FISH FOOD, AND PELLETED FOOD.

ALL VARIANTS OF AROWANA FISH ALSO KNOWN AS A MOUTH BROODER WHICH MEANS ITS EGGS AND JUVENILES IS HIDDEN IN THE MOTHER’S MOUTH PROTECTION .EGGS AND JUVENILES PROTECTION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE  COUPLES ( MALE OR FEMALE ) OF THEIR PARENTS. 

UNTIL NOW AROWANA  FISH SPECIES (FAMILIA OSTEOGLOSSIDAE) WHICH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DESCRIBED BY TAXONOMISTS AS MANY AS TEN SPECIES, ONE SPECIES SPREAD IN TROPICAL AFRICA, FOUR SPECIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, TWO SPECIES FROM NORTHERN AUSTRALIA, AND THREE SPECIES OF SOUTH AMERICA.  TEN SPECIES OF AROWANA ARE:

SUBFAMILIA HETEROTIDINAE ( AROWANA WITHOUT TENTACLE)

PIRARUCU AROWANA / ARAPAIMA : ARAPAIMA GIGAS ( CUVIER , 1829 )

SUBFAMILIA OSTEOGLOSSINAE ( AROWANA MURMUR )

AROWANA SILVER/INDONESIAN SILVER AROWANA : OSTEOGLOSSUM BICIRRHOSUM

( CUVIER , 1829 )

AROWANA BLACK / BLACK AROWANA : OSTEOGLOSSUM FERREIRAI 
( KANAZAWA , 1966)

AROWANA GREEN / INDONESIAN GREEN AROWANA : SCLEROPAGES FORMOSUS 
( SCHLEGEL & MÜLLER , 1844 )

AROWANA GOLD / RED TAIL GOLD/ INDONESIAN GOLDEN   : SCLEROPAGES AUREUS 
( POUYAD , SUDARTO & TEUGELS , 2003)

SILVER AROWANA/ INDONESIAN SILVER :SCLEROPAGES MACROCEPHALUS 

( POUYAD , SUDARTO & TEUGELS , 2003)

RED AROWANA /  INDONESIAN SUPER RED AROWANA : SCLEROPAGES LEGENDREI 
( POUYAD , SUDARTO & TEUGELS , 2003)

AROWANA PAPUA/RED SARATOGA/NORTHERN SPOTTED BARAMUNDI : SCLEROPAGES JARDINII      ( SAVILLE - KENT , 1892 )

ACCORDING TO POUYAD, ET AL. ON HIS  JOURNAL IN 2003, HAS DIVIDED THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN AROWANA FISH INTO 4 DIFFERENT SPECIES, NAMELY GREEN AROWANA, GOLDEN AROWANA, SILVER AROWANA AND RED AROWANA.  THE  MOST  ASIAN AROWANA DRAGON FISH OR ASIAN BONYTONGUE VARIANTS CAME FROM INDONESIAN TERITORRIES.

GREEN AROWANA ( SCLEROPAGES FORMOSUS )

GREEN AROWANA

IN ADDITION TO INDONESIA GREEN AROWANA IS THE MOST COMMON SPECIES THAT CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE WATERS AREA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. THIS SPECIES LIVE AND  SPREAD FROM  MYANMAR, THAILAND, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, MALAYSIA. GREEN AROWANA THAT COMES FROM INDONESIAN WATERS TERRITORY IS EASILY RECOGNIZABLE FROM THE LOOK. THEY HAVE A WIDE BODY  BUT SMALLEST SHAPE WITH CREAMY  BASIC COLOR SCALES AND GREENY BRIGHT GREEN ON THE SECOND RING SCALES BUT SOMETIMES THE SCALES HAVE DARK GREEN BASE COLOR. THE GREEN COLOR EYE CIRCLE, MIXED WITH  A DARK GREY DORSAL FIN, ANAL FIN AND TAIL. THE MOUTH  AND OPERCULUM SHAPE ARE MORE ROUNDED THAN OTHER AROWANA SPECIES.

SILVER AROWANA  
( OSTEOGLOSSUM BICIRRHOSUM & SCLEROPAGES MACROCEPHALUS )

SILVER AROWANA  ( OSTEOGLOSSUM BICIRRHOSUM )

SILVER AROWANA (  OSTEOGLOSSUM BICIRRHOSUM )    IS THE ENDEMIC FISH ON  KALIMANTAN ISLAND. ANOTHER VARIANT OF SILVER AROWANA ( SCLEROPAGES MACROCEPHALUS ) ONLY LIVES IN WATERS HABITAT NEAR  BANJARMASIN TOWN AREAS IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN PROVINCE. THIS EXOTIC FISH IS RECOGNIZED BY HOBBYISTS AND BREEDERS AS RED BANJAR BECAUSE OF THEIR TAIL COLOR . SILVER AROWANA LOOK GENERALLY HAVE LONG BODY SHAPE WITH A DARK GREEN COLOR ON THE BACK . THE SCALES IS ALMOST ENTIRELY SILVERY AND SOMEWHAT DARK AND IT HAS DARK OLIVE GREEN RINGS.THE SILVER AROWANA EGGS SIZE  HAS A RELATIVELY LARGE EGGS COMPARED TO OTHER TYPES.

SILVER AROWANA  LIVE IN HABITAT THAT LOCATED AT THE  BIG RIVERS WITH CALM-FLOWING AND CLEAR WATER WITH ACIDITY ( PH ) OF MORE THAN 6. HOWEVER SOMETIMES, SILVER AROWANA IS ALSO FOUND IN FAST-FLOWING RIVERS.

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THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3 SILVER AROWANA VARIANTS BASED ON THE COLOR OF THE DORSAL FIN , ANAL FIN AND TAIL FIN , NAMELY : VARIANT PINO / PINOH ( GREYTAIL SILVER ) , BANJAR YELLOW ( YELLOW TAIL SILVER / YELLOW BANJAR ) AND BANJAR RED ( REDTAIL SILVER / RED BANJAR ) .

SILVER AROWANA WITH MULTICOLORS TAIL AND FIN (  SCLEROPAGES MACROCEPHALUS )

AROWANA PINOH WITH GREEN OR GRAY TAIL VARIANT HAS CAME FROM PINOH MELAWI RIVER (A TRIBUTARY OF THE KAPUAS RIVER) .

WHILE ANOTHER TWO VARIANTS, NAMED RED TAIL AND YELLOW TAIL, KNOWN TO HAVE ONLY LIMITED HABITAT, WHICH IS IN THE BARITO RIVER -CENTRAL KALIMANTAN  PROVINCE AND SOUTH KALIMANTAN PROVINCE , INDONESIA.

PINOH AROWANA PRICE IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE GREEN AROWANA. THE PRICE OF YELLOW TAIL VARIANT IS HIGHER THAN PINOH AROWANA . WHILE THE REDTAIL  IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE  CLASS OF ALL VARIANTS IN SILVER AROWANA.

GOLD AROWANA  ( SCLEROPAGES AUREUS )

GOLD AROWANA KNOWN HAVE A MANY COLORS TAIL . ESPECIALY A RED TAIL GOLD COLOR  OR KNOWN AS RTG LIVES ONLY IN A LIMITED HABITAT AREA IN ISLAND OF SUMATRA, WITH ENDANGERED STATUS.

THIS SPECIES IS COMMONLY FOUND IN SWAMP PEAT, LAKES, OPEN WATER AREA NEAR A RIVER SUCH AS THE SIAK RIVER - NEAR TOWN OF PEKAN BARU , RIAU PROVINCE  AND BATANGHARI RIVER IN BERBAK NATIONAL PARK , JAMBI PROVINCE, INDONESIA . THEY USUALLY LIVE ON LAKE OR RIVER  WITH A UNIQUE  CHARACTERISTIC. THE WATER IS USUALLY HAVE A BLACK OR REDISH COLOR CONCENTRATED WITH SCALE 6 ACIDITY PH. WHICH MAKES THIS VARIANT HAS AN EXCELLENT DARK GOLD COLOR.

THERE ARE 3 COLORS CLASSIFIED NAMED AROWANA GOLD,ORDINARY AROWANA GOLD ( GOLD FISH SCALES ON LEVEL 3-4 ), AROWANA HIGHBACK GOLD ( GOLD FISH SCALES ON LEVEL 4-5 ) AND AROWANA HIGHBACK SUPER GOLD  ( GOLD FISH SCALES ON PERFECT LEVEL, WHICH IS 5-6 ). ITS BRIGHT COLOR SCALES, FIN AND SHAPE OF HEAD IS ALSO A STRONG POINT OF ITS BEAUTY AND PRICES.

RARE VARIANT WITH PERFECTLY BRIGHT COLOR GOLD  CROSSBACK  AROWANA THAT ALSO KNOWN IS CAME FROM LAKE IN MALAYA PENINSULA , BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL  NEARLY 24 CARATS  GOLD COLOR THIS LIMITED  VARIANT KNOWN HAVE AN FANTASTIC PRICE. THE AROWANA GOLD HYBRID VARIANT USUALLY CAME FROM THESE VARIANTS  WITH SUMATRAN VARIANTS CROSSING BREED.

RED AROWANA   (SCLEROPAGES LEGENDREI)

THIS RED DRAGON FISH FOUND IN MANY PARTS OF THE TERRITORY OF WEST KALIMANTAN PROVINCE IN INDONESIA. THE MOST COMMON PLACE FOR THESE FISHES ARE THE KAPUAS RIVER AND LAKE SENTARUM.

THERE ARE 4 MOST POPULAR WITH VERY HIGH PRICE GRADE OF AROWANA WHICH ARE DETECTED IN THIS AREA. 4 VARIANT RED AROWANA ARE KNOWN AS SUPER RED , RED , BLOOD RED , AND CHILLI RED AROWANA.

THESE VARIANTS ARE THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED AND AS A POPULAR EXOTICS PET FISHES FOR THE HOBBYIST. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL NICE COLOR , HAVE AN EXCELLENT STAMINA AND OUTSTANDING BODY LOOK, EVENTHOUGH VERY HIGH PRICES RATE ESPECIALLY FOR THE BRIGHTLY COLOR OF HYBRID VARIANT THEIR STILL MOST PREFERED.

WITH HIGH PROFIT BY SELLING THESE RED AROWANAS, A LOT OF FISH FARMERS TRY TO BREED THIS RARE VARIANT.  UNTIL NOW, THE RED AROWANA DRAGON FISH IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN  SUMATRAN CROSSBACK GOLD. EVEN AFTER THE FIRST TIME MASS PRODUCTION RED AROWANA DRAGON FISH’S PRICE GOES LOWER, THAT PRICE IS STILL MORE EXPENSIVE THAN SUMATRAN CROSSBACK GOLD.

PAPUAN AROWANA  ( SCLEROPAGES JARDINII )

IN ADDITION TO ISLAND OF SUMATRA AND KALIMANTAN , AROWANA FISH CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN ISLAND OF PAPUA . WITH JUST THE 7 -8 LINES  OF FISH SCALES  AND  ALSO SMALLER  ROUNDED FISH SCALES THAN ASIAN AROWANA SCALE SIZE, PAPUAN AROWANA HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK ALSO CHARACTERISTICS. HOWEVER THE SCALES LOOK SO VERY BEAUTIFUL AND MORE SHIMMERING LIKE PEARL. THEREFORE THE PAPUAN AROWANA CALLED PEARL AROWANA  WITH THE   TWO DIFFERENT COLOR  VARIANTS. THEY ARE  A FAMOUS RED OR PINK PEARL AROWANA AND GREEN PEARL AROWANA.

THIS EXOTIC FISH LIVE IN MANY RIVERS AND LAKE NEAR TOWN MERAUKE - WEST PAPUA PROVINCE, INDONESIA INCLUDING IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND QUEENSLAND.