info on channa aurantimaculata

[kido]

hi guys, i'm planning to get one of these guys and would like to get some info on them especially some hands on experience with keeping them.. i've actually seen some pics of these guys and thought they were channa barcas before.. but recently i've learned that aurantimaculata was their true scientic name..

any one keep these guys? what is their max size and how aggressive are they? what is their diet? has anybody ever got them of feeders?

[aapl76]

hi guys, i'm planning to get one of these guys and would like to get some info on them especially some hands on experience with keeping them.. i've actually seen some pics of these guys and thought they were channa barcas before.. but recently i've learned that aurantimaculata was their true scientic name..

any one keep these guys? what is their max size and how aggressive are they? what is their diet? has anybody ever got them of feeders?

hi!!!! brudder kido, i just bought one 4" channa auranti. yesterday.

from wat i read about them, e max size is about 40cm in the wild. they are also quite aggressive. as for their diet, i fed her with feeder platies which is about half her size. i place total 6 platies last nite and she took 4 of them till today....very big appetite....will take some pixs when i am free... :)

[kido]

thanks for the reply, what fish do you keep yours with? i'm planning to keep mine with an endlicheri of the same size and some redhooks and black barred silver dollars.. do you think this will work? is your aggressive towards its tankmates?

[aapl76]

thanks for the reply, what fish do you keep yours with? i'm planning to keep mine with an endlicheri of the same size and some redhooks and black barred silver dollars.. do you think this will work? is your aggressive towards its tankmates?

currently she is too small to house with the rest of my fishes....definitely will become feeder snakehead to them...so i house her separately. should be no problem if you house your snake head with fishes around her size. but do take note they can deliver very nasty bite to your other tankmates. :)

[kido]

thanks aapl76, hey could you post some pics of yours? how big is she now?

[freeform]

hi!!!! brudder kido, i just bought one 4" channa auranti. yesterday.

from wat i read about them, e max size is about 40cm in the wild. they are also quite aggressive. as for their diet, i fed her with feeder platies which is about half her size. i place total 6 platies last nite and she took 4 of them till today....very big appetite....will take some pixs when i am free... :)

bro appl76, where did you buy this from. been looking for this a long long time.

[The TRUST]

Ricky is that you?

[PhullTank57]

Hi Kido,

From my experience with Channa auratimaculata, they can be quite aggresive fishes... but still capable of being kept in community tanks w/ other fish. beleive it can be sucessfully done, if you choose appropiate fish as tankmates, and acheive the "right balance" in your tank. I have kept them in both, community & species tank. Fish I've housed with before were arowana, stingrays, gars, bichirs, dats, perch, ATF, FRT and others. :)

As for their diet, I have fed raw shrimp, krill (freeze dried), Hikari Gold pellets, earthworms/nightcrawlers, freshly killed mealworms, frozen fish, and crickets. I am not sure what their true max size is?... I've also heard/read it to be 40cm/ 16inch?... but I know for certain, that they grow larger than this. (know & seen some in the 17-18"+ range) :grinyes:

I hope that this has been some help to you, but if you have any other questions you'd like to ask... go ahead and feel free to PM me. Good luck! :cheers:

[kido]

nope, this is chris.. are you talking about ricky lim?

[kido]

Hi Kido,

From my experience with Channa auratimaculata, they can be quite aggresive fishes... but still capable of being kept in community tanks w/ other fish. beleive it can be sucessfully done, if you choose appropiate fish as tankmates, and acheive the "right balance" in your tank. I have kept them in both, community & species tank. Fish I've housed with before were arowana, stingrays, gars, bichirs, dats, perch, ATF, FRT and others. :)

As for their diet, I have fed raw shrimp, krill (freeze dried), Hikari Gold pellets, earthworms/nightcrawlers, freshly killed mealworms, frozen fish, and crickets. I am not sure what their true max size is?... I've also heard/read it to be 40cm/ 16inch?... but I know for certain, that they grow larger than this. (know & seen some in the 17-18"+ range) :grinyes:

I hope that this has been some help to you, but if you have any other questions you'd like to ask... go ahead and feel free to PM me. Good luck! :cheers:

thanks for the info :) .. those are great auranti's you got there :headbang2

i'll try to put her together with my endlicheri, they are both almost the same size.. hope it works out since i've heard from others that they tend to be aggressive towards tankmates that look like snakeheads :idea:

do you think aggression differs by gender? could a female be more passive than a male? and what temp you do keep yours in? i've heard that they should be in cold water since they have a hybernation period in assam?

[The TRUST]

nope, this is chris.. are you talking about ricky lim?

NOt quite sure of his last name. He helped me out a couple years ago getting those divider suction cups to my Dad in the Philippines so my Dad could send it over to me in the USA.

This was a while ago.

What username that Ricky Lim usually go by? It might ring a bell in my head. I forgot it as well :(

[EFeX]

NOt quite sure of his last name. He helped me out a couple years ago getting those divider suction cups to my Dad in the Philippines so my Dad could send it over to me in the USA.

This was a while ago.

What username that Ricky Lim usually go by? It might ring a bell in my head. I forgot it as well :(


Yo bro Trust :) . Was wondering if you were refering to me, hope those suction cups were useful. :grinno:

Kido - I see your researching. :)

[The TRUST]

Hmmmmm.

Maybe You never know. :D Do you rememebr hooking someone up in the US with suction cups sent by his Dad who got it from a very helpful fish fanatic back in Manila? :D

If so then maybe it is u :)

Glad to see you here :)

[EFeX]

Hmmmmm.

Maybe You never know. :D Do you rememebr hooking someone up in the US with suction cups sent by his Dad who got it from a very helpful fish fanatic back in Manila? :D

If so then maybe it is u :)

Glad to see you here :)

Ya cool site you have here. :cheers:

[The TRUST]

THanks! Glad to See MFK has reach The Philippines :)

[PhullTank57]

thanks for the info .. those are great auranti's you got there

i'll try to put her together with my endlicheri, they are both almost the same size.. hope it works out since i've heard from others that they tend to be aggressive towards tankmates that look like snakeheads

do you think aggression differs by gender? could a female be more passive than a male? and what temp you do keep yours in? i've heard that they should be in cold water since they have a hybernation period in assam?

Thanks, Kido! :)

Yes, at times i've noticed my auranti being quarrelsome with my endlicheri.
Also have noticed hy female to be more passive than my male. Male always flares up, everytime someone passes it's tank! Currently in 72-76 degrees F.


First 3 pics below are of male... Last 2 pics are of female.

[piranha45]

how are these sh's sexed?

[kido]

Yo bro Trust :) . Was wondering if you were refering to me, hope those suction cups were useful. :grinno:

Kido - I see your researching. :)

hey ricky, yup been researching :) .. any news as to when she will arrive :grinno:

[kido]

Thanks, Kido! :)

Yes, at times i've noticed my auranti being quarrelsome with my endlicheri.
Also have noticed hy female to be more passive than my male. Male always flares up, everytime someone passes it's tank! Currently in 72-76 degrees F.


First 3 pics below are of male... Last 2 pics are of female.

i figured.. from those who have said that theirs were aggressive towards their tankmates most were males :)

thanks again :)

[kido]

how are these sh's sexed?

males have more spots at the bottom or belly area from what i hear, while females have bigger orange area :)

[PhullTank57]

Quote:
Originally Posted by PhullTank57
Thanks, Kido!

Yes, at times i've noticed my auranti being quarrelsome with my endlicheri.
Also have noticed hy female to be more passive than my male. Male always flares up, everytime someone passes it's tank! Currently in 72-76 degrees F.


First 3 pics below are of male... Last 2 pics are of female.



i figured.. from those who have said that theirs were aggressive towards their tankmates most were males

thanks again

YW, Kido! :headbang2

P45, if you get a chance... check out this PowerPoint file from snakeheads.org and download. :)

snakeheads.org (http://snakeheads.org/aquaristic/species/aurantimaculata/sexDimorphism.ppt )

[EFeX]

I'll let you know as soon as possible. The guy who's Channa I'm getting for you is still moving his stuff to a bigger facility, I was able to email him & he said no problem about getting a female.

[kido]

alright, thanks ricky :)

[aapl76]

thanks aapl76, hey could you post some pics of yours? how big is she now?

sure...will take some pixs tomorow...she is currently about 5"+ now. :)

[aapl76]

bro appl76, where did you buy this from. been looking for this a long long time.

i bought her last week at CF :)

[freeform]

i bought her last week at CF :)

thanks bro.

[aapl76]

thanks bro.

no worries...brudder..ya :welcome: ... :)

[IoStrisciare]

i bought her last week at CF :)

was there earlier... the big one is gone. Only left with one 8"...

whoa... mod already...

[aapl76]

thanks aapl76, hey could you post some pics of yours? how big is she now?

heres some pixs....

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2212

[aapl76]

was there earlier... the big one is gone. Only left with one 8"...

whoa... mod already...

i think e one that is left is a female... :)

thanxs........ :cheers:

[kido]

heres some pixs....

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2212

nice pics :) , is that a male you got or a female?

[Aggro_07]

Any one got pic of their cobra SH?

[aapl76]

nice pics :) , is that a male you got or a female?

its a male.... :)

[Heppy]

anyone have experience adding a female to a la rge male my 12'' male is kept on its own after itr basically tries to kill evry fish i own, im considering adding a female but if its just gonna kill it then obviously i won't bother any ideas?

cheers

[phen_dox]

nice aurantimaculata.. :)