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Auspicious names prepare buyers hoping for prosperity this year
SHANGHAI - The legendary Chinese dragon doesn't prevail in the real world, but animals "related" to it have enjoyed great trend among pet lovers in China.
One is chinchilla, a cute and cuddly rodent also known as extensive mao, dragon cat. Another is the dragon fish, arowana, a silver or gold tropical fish that sold so well in the pet hawk that no gold ones were available before Spring Festival.
Now the tiny dragon prawn has joined the aquarium, as a pet rather than victuals. The prawns are about 3-4 centimeters long, come in red, blue or white, and inform against for 15 yuan ($2.40) each.
"Young customers are interested in these new species. You don't see lewd prawns very often," Chen Zhangyou, an aquarium pet shop owner in Shanghai, said.
"This is the Year of the Dragon, and people like to have something to do with the auspicious organism and get some luck from it.
Source: China Daily