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Yes and that price also not include the CITES Export Signapore, CITES import NZ, Export Health Cerficate, air way ticket, NZ quaranteen, NZ Custom G.S.T.... you will know the price.... Yes, my VIP Xback is very very gold now with fully back gold ...

VIP Xback Gold will be a Xback with full 6th row scale gold. Price---- $6500 to $8000 VIP Golden Head will be a highest level of Xback with fully gold the whole body. No one buy it in NZ yet, to order one need take 4 to 6 month. Imperial only can choose 20 golden head fishes every year from their seletion. Price ---- $15K at least

Yes, that's "VIP KING"

$8k

1. Personlly, i dont like blue base and that is for my client. For XB, I only like Gold base because 24K gold is more nice!! haha 2. Blue base XB/ gold base's XB price is same. 3. The Black base , we call "Heijingang" and is originally from "Henry Fish Farm" and that is one kind of golden base. The Golden base put to black tank since day born. However, the bad thing is the fish is not very nice when the fish young. People will think that is a High Back Gold not a Crossback Gold when the fish young because to the gold area and pearl scale in the tail. To judge a XB and HB in the young age(10cm-18cm), its 90% depend on the pearl scale on the tail. "Heijinhang" XB in the dark evironment and the fish will become fully XB time very slow --- the pearl scale is not fully gold. (But a normal gold base XB's pearl scale should be already fully gold when the fish young.) That's why a lots people do not recon "Heijingang" is a XB when it young. Henward, you could search that online, you will find hardly to have a pic for that fish when they are young because it really look like a RTG or HB. However, after the fish 25cm to 30 cm, everything should come out and nice.

Pics for VIP red or gold?

No no, dont get me wrong. Yes, you have my opinion. I just dont want to argue more. Forgive me if waste your time. Sorry about that. You happy with the fish quality---- That's really good!!!

ok, as long as you happy. I said it's your fish and your call.

You have searched many things online and mostly i have different opinoin with me. (About old water, light and everything.) Do more research abut the old water and light and food. Eg, old water good for Red aro or not? Lots of people use the water light after 3 months and then take pic under WHITE LIGHT. Even under the white light, you will can see the differnt bewteen use and before. But that's ok. Please put my comments to the rubish bin, do it in your way --- as long as you happy. I used to keep your vip red but never mind, i'll try to find another one to keep and let's show after a year.

There are 3 colouring phases in the red aro life. The first phase is from the fish 6 month years old to 2.5 years. In this phase you could see the red area and colour growing which is most important period for keep the fish into a fish tank. 70% - 80% colour will develop in this phases if you put a fish in a fish tank. The second phase is from 3 years to 5 years old, we call the phase is “Adult phase colouring”. The fish will get more deep red colour for attract the male/female fish for have the baby fish in wild, however, that is not going to be very apparent thing if you keep it into your fish tank. The final colouring phase is from about 6 year. In this phase is almost every fish will lose the thin red colour and become thick and deep red shape but we could control that if you want this happen later. After this period, all the red aro will drop eye. Henward, firstly, in your fish tank, I can see there is strong wave in your tank and I can hear very noise water sound. That is no good for red aro. Red aro is different with gold one. Red aro likes quite and peace place. You can not find any breeder in Indonesia even put a small water head in the tank because the water wave could increase the metabolism of the fish. We want the 60% of food go to the scale colour and 40% of food to go the fish body. We want the food stay in scale to colouring up and not JUST growing and growing to huge/ monster fish (like your RTG) and just keep pink red colour. Shrimp with shell could give more red colour to the fish, especially the shell! Yes, shape is important but colour is more important for a red aro! Otherwise there is no different between the No.2 and VIP red… Secondly, the light. Darkness environment is necessary for red aro. Your tank is too bright. Yes, you said you will put water light after one year then you will lose the phase 1 colouring which is most important period for red aro in a fish tank. Also the too many fishes in your tank. “Never mix fish for a good aro because it’s dragon” I still remember Mr. Xie said that to me when I visit him in Indonesia. He is F4 red aro creator... Also there are more and more about your tank. Too many details… Mate, I only just give you my suggestion from my experience. I saw my client to keep a good fish and I also saw a sad story in the past. Please do not get me wrong and that is ok if you don’t want take my suggestion. BTW, can you public the email I sent to you, I mean the photo of Sean’s fish. He just take that photo after 8 month since he got that vip---- no mix fish, darknees light, two water lights, one top lights(red), water water, very very quiet tank, no water head. PH6.3, exactly he did as I told him. You could see the deep deep red colour… don’t you want the same thing happen to your fish after 8 month?

Henward, ask Phil to email you his VIP red which is from me 3 years ago. He did same thing as i said. I emailed you Sean's VIP red who is my client and that photo is taken by white light. Public here and show to everyone(sorry i dont know how to paste here). Let everyone to judge my 15 years experience with how to treat a red aro. Bro, all i want --- is give you suggestion to make your VIP nice and nice!!!

To be honest, i do think the fish got very nice color now but I told you need to keep it in right way... I do not think that fish even could show is 60% color after one year in your current tank(I watched the video)

Pellet just will get your fish growing faster and fat... but not good for the red color, expecailly not good the the Blue/Green Base growing. In Asian, we do not use the pellet because that is cheap food and not good for fish. In Asian, we feed centipede, criket, shrimp to red aro and those food will coloring up your fish very nice...

Pellets is not good for Red Aros. You will see after 1 year...