first impression
2. Overall appearance
3. Overall color brightness
4. Fish scales and five other senses
Live performance
6. Swimming and paddling
First impression: The first impression is mainly about grasping the overall feeling of arowana and comparing its temperament.
Overall appearance: judging the shape of arowana-the standard shape of arowana should have a streamlined aesthetic feeling, and the fins of all parts are flat and open, with beautiful curvature, which is equivalent to the proportion of the fish.
Overall color brightness: the color of arowana is the most important point in judging, and its magnificent color is often an attractive tonic. According to the variety of arowana, there are different standards for color.
Fin: Tail fin should be large and open, pectoral fin should be large and long, and the radian should be beautiful, so as to show the aesthetic feeling of arowana.
Eyes: the standard of beauty of eyes is to stick to cheeks, not droop, rotate naturally, be symmetrical, bright and vivid, and have distinct colors.
Beard: A beautiful beard should be long and straight, not long and irregular, and the color of the beard should be the same as that of the fish.
Gills: Fish gills should be delicate and shiny, and there should be no signs of deformation, contusion or gill turning.
Mouth: a beautiful mouth shape should be closed, the upper and lower lips should not be uneven, and the lip tip of the chin should not have fat.
On-the-spot performance: On-the-spot performance is a performance of arowana's adaptability to the on-the-spot environment.
Swimming style: Arowana should be able to swim gracefully horizontally, with all fins extended, straight beard and smooth turns, showing imperial domineering, and its body should be horizontal, and it is not allowed to swim up and down or askew.