When does a red arowana start showing color?
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A red arowana generally starts coloring after reaching 25 cm, first from the gill area; at 40 cm the second scale row colors; at 50 cm the colored area grows, the body deepens, and scale rows begin to merge.
Coloring is a long process; the body color basically stabilizes around 5 years.