Although it is not a regulatory requirement, we also maintain our own database with the mother registered as part of our internal traceability system. When DNA results from our fry come back, we can use that information to verify and document the complete genetic line.
Traceability is not a marketing word to us. It is a system.
Every single Arowana at our farm can be traced back to its pond and its exact parents — even when pond rotations have taken place.
So how do we work towards producing and guaranteeing the quality of the final product from our fry?
We back our breeding with science.
Selective breeding, DNA profiling, genetic records and continuous evaluation allow us to make breeding decisions based on data rather than simply breeding fish and hoping for the best.
And there is another important part people often overlook — the law of large numbers and economics of scale.
When you operate a proper breeding programme with multiple breeding grounds, large numbers of broodstock and substantial fry production, you have the ability to evaluate, select and retain the better genetics over generations. It is not about getting lucky with one fish. It is about building a system capable of consistently producing better fish.
After a good harvest, our Reds are currently being given shrimp heads to help replenish them after their period without food.
Breeding Arowana is not just about putting two fish together.
It is genetics.
It is science.
It is record keeping.
It is scale.
It is selection.
And above all, it is responsibility.
Arowanas? That’s our specialty.
Imperial Arowana Breeding Farm
Selective breeding • DNA profiling • Genetic traceability
CITES Registered Farm: A-SG-529
Farm Licence: AF24055