My Mekong Great Snakehead

[Oleoleole]

Thie is my first channa. I keep her (I think) 2-3 years ago from 4". Someone id as "channa grandinosa", someone id as "channa aff. marulia (Mekong)". But comom name is "Mekong Great Snakehead" (Mekong is ths great river, form Tibet, china, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Combodia, Vietmam). Anybody have this fish? Pls. show to me.

[vinson lim]

nice looking Snakehead...!!!!!!
some ques here....

1) how big was she now ?

2) how big was your tank ?

3) i like the bckground of yr tank, haha, its a poster or what ???

4) what did u feed your fish??

5) or...... did u feed your fish....?????

[hermandrum]

veli nice.....

[pallestopheles]

Hello........

I have got 4 of them ,in a size of about 65 cm........

I think that they wre 2 couples!

The males are smaller and thinner,also they are not as colourful as the females!!!

I got them with the "Channa spec Mekong" name,But I hve seen them with "Channa spec Salween" ,too

I have to give one couple to someone els ,because the Aquarium is MUCH too small!!!

What is the tank size you are keeping them in?

Cheers and merry christmas to everybody (no matter which religion)

Pascal

[mohammad taufiq]

hope they breed soon.. :nilly:

[channarox]

look kinda like great SHs.
i think i saw some juvies at the lfs.

[Weylin]

Nice looking Snakehead..

[pirarucu319]

nice SH..luv the pattern..:D

[intrxz]

really a beauty..

[Oleoleole]

Her size now grow up to 24", I keep in 48" glasstank and feed with live small fish and die shrimp.

[Oleoleole]

Hello........

I have got 4 of them ,in a size of about 65 cm........

I think that they wre 2 couples!

The males are smaller and thinner,also they are not as colourful as the females!!!

I got them with the "Channa spec Mekong" name,But I hve seen them with "Channa spec Salween" ,too

I have to give one couple to someone els ,because the Aquarium is MUCH too small!!!

What is the tank size you are keeping them in?

Cheers and merry christmas to everybody (no matter which religion)

Pascal
This fish form Mekong (Thia-Laos) , not Salween (Thai-Burma). But I just got 3 SH from Salween last month, size 10-12". I will show you next time

[hermandrum]

which 1 is from thai??
1
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/marulia4.jpg


2
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/marulia1.jpg


3
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/fish.jpg


4
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/d4.jpg

5
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/83-20060518004228.jpg

6
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/izabera10.jpg

7
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/marulioides.gif

[Super Ape]

they are very beautiful!!
i used to have one, but it died when it tried to eat a ctenopoma that was to big :(
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=24673&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=24673&size=1)

more pics of it here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/3024

[Oleoleole]

Hi hermandrum
Answer your question
1 = I don't sure, look like from Mekong
2 = I think it from Thailand "Channa aurolineatus"
3, 6 = I think it from "Mekong"
5 = From "Salween", Burma & Northern Thailand
7 = I think it from India "channa malurius", I have 1 but color not yellow like this pic.
4 = Maybe form Thailand (special variety?)
How do you think, please comment?

[Oleoleole]

they are very beautiful!!
i used to have one, but it died when it tried to eat a ctenopoma that was to big :(
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=24673&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=24673&size=1)

more pics of it here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/3024
So sorry with your lost.
I buy them 2, but she bit another die.

[hermandrum]

Hi hermandrum
Answer your question
1 = I don't sure, look like from Mekong
2 = I think it from Thailand "Channa aurolineatus"
3, 6 = I think it from "Mekong"
5 = From "Salween", Burma & Northern Thailand
7 = I think it from India "channa malurius", I have 1 but color not yellow like this pic.
4 = Maybe form Thailand (special variety?)
How do you think, please comment?
i oso donno.. the ask u whether know wat kind of species

[wally 666]

NICE SNAKHEADS

[vinson lim]

NICE SNAKHEADS


huh? u frm England?? u kept a snakehead too bro ??? a channa micropeltes??? :naughty:

[hermandrum]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/d3.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/224.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/Channa_marulia.jpg
can identify plz??

[nonogon]

Awesome SH!

[gomezladdams]

Great snakeheads thanks for the pics!

[Opiate]

stunners!!! fark i wish i could get sum!

[Oleoleole]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/d3.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/224.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/Channa_marulia.jpg
can identify plz??
1 I think it is "channa aurolineatus" , pic not show enough pattern on the body, cannot ID it from Salween or Me-Klong river.
2 "channa marulius" from India
3 I don't know, it look like juv 2?

[hermandrum]

1 I think it is "channa aurolineatus" , pic not show enough pattern on the body, cannot ID it from Salween or Me-Klong river.
2 "channa marulius" from India
3 I don't know, it look like juv 2?

1channa aurolineatus... never heard be4.. but now i know
2marulius india is black colour, marulius thai(mekong) is yellow colour.. ic
3 i donno too....

[hermandrum]

http://www.siamensis.org/images/Webboard/432006122020.jpg
tis is channa aurolineatus???

[hermandrum]

http://www.siamensis.org/images/Webboard/432006122724.jpg
new species again?? indonesdia marulia mix marulius???

[Oleoleole]

http://www.siamensis.org/images/Webboard/432006122020.jpg
tis is channa aurolineatus???
yes, my understanding>> malurius form india and Thailand&Burma very difference.
From india, I call malurius.
From Thailand&Burma(Salween), I call aurolineatus.

[Oleoleole]

1channa aurolineatus... never heard be4.. but now i know
2marulius india is black colour, marulius thai(mekong) is yellow colour.. ic
3 i donno too....
some SH from Mekong is Black&yellow, some is Black&white. I think depend on sex (don't sure). But I will try to find and take pic to show you

[Oleoleole]

http://www.siamensis.org/images/Webboard/432006122724.jpg
new species again?? indonesdia marulia mix marulius???
I don't know, pic. too small.
I never heard that Indonesia have malulius, I think there have only maluioides & melanopterus.

[benzjamin13]

Very nice!

[hermandrum]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/hermandrum/post-8321-1123087334.jpg
tis species is from indonesia...

[Oleoleole]

Great! What is it name?
It can buy in a fish shop in Indonesia?

[hermandrum]

no name now... but they called marlia... malaysia can get it last month... lol

[intrxz]

oleoleole

pls post more pic of your stunning beauty ..i search around for this variant but couldnt find..compared with indonesia and thai variant..yours d best..take k of it properly

[Oleoleole]

Great snakehead in Thailand that I known, it have
1. Channa sp Mekong (this thread, someone claim "Channa grandinosa ")
2. Channa aurolinetus, I think it have 2 variety..
Meklong (Western Thailand) variety. (Orange spot on tail)
Salween (Border Thailand & Burma) variety. (Orange spot on tail and full with white scale) Some fish like a flower, I used to keep 6 flowers but it jump from the tank and die before I take a picture. Some fish continuousl patetern of white scale (I Keep them 4, 12-15" long).
Now I haven't Meklong variety because the pattern less beauty than salween.
I don't know why I can npt post pics in this reply, I will post a new thread nextime after prepare all pics. Hope to answer your question.

This is the list of my snakehead :
1 Channa sp Mekong
2 Channa aurantimaculata
4 Channa sp Salween
6 Channa marulioides (Malaysia)
1 Channa marulius (India)
1 Channa melasoma (Just got it yesterday, condition not so good, I hope to can keep it alive)

[intrxz]

ok waiting forward to see your collection bro

[hermandrum]

waiting your photo 2...

[intrxz]

found from d net..mekong spec

[Super Ape]

i think this spec. look even better than marulioides... i miss mine a lot, and i probably wont ever see them again. :(

but anyway! intrxz, do you often see them for sale in Malaysia?

[intrxz]

depends on d flowers..oleoleole's current fish is superb compared with d two pics i found in d net. If compared his with maruloides, i go for his. I only came across once in d LFS where i purchased my gold channa micro and at that time this so called mekong spec were selling RM 8:00 each about 10" and i really regretted for not buying some to keep..at that time all were juveniles n does not possess any blotches or flowers...

[Super Ape]

yeah thats true!

but imagine one of each (about the same size) in one tank... that would be so awesome :drool:

[hermandrum]

any new photo???

[intrxz]

update pic please...love your mekong spec