Red SN?

[Leicharti188]

Does anyone here have Red snakeheads?

What are your experiences with them? Did you keep them alone cos they ate anything that moved or do you keep them with other fish? If so what?


Just interested in them as my local LFS has one? However, they don't usully stock them as someone traded it in as it was killing all their fish!!

Anyone from Sydney here, and know anyone who can import these things?

I know there illegal in the US but im not so sure about their status in Aus. It very rare that i see them at the lfs.

Any info would be great.

Cheers

[piranha45]

I havent kept any myself, but I've learned lots from others' experiences.

They are extreme jumpers. The tank they are being kept in must be FULLY sealed, and the top must be weighed down with bricks/other very heavy objects. Or you'll come home one day and find it dried out--and potentially dead-- on your floor.

They grow 2"-3" a month, if fed well. You can generally keep other similarly-sized fish with them (pacu, larger jardinis, adult tall-bodied CA cichlids, giant gouramies, RTCs) in a very spacious tank. If NOT fed well, don't keep them with anything.

They'll easily hit 2' in the first year if fed well. Of course, they have the potential to reach 4', but I dont think I've heard of anyone who's kept one beyond 3'.

These things are pretty much like pacu and RTCs in terms of tank size requirements; bigger than 240g is needed long-term.

I have some stellar videos of juvenile red snakeheads eating/mauling kois and mice, that I'll send to you if you have AIM...

[rayman45]

mine is a little under 3 feet 30-33"

wont eat dead fish
check the gallery for feeding video

cant put anything with him

i took an eel from china town around 4 feet
he ate in withen a day


water dosen't have to be perfict b/c they breath air

p45 send them videos to me or post in gallery

[Leicharti188]

Eating machines ay?

But generally as a rule, if the fish is at least 2/3 the length the SN should'nt eat them?

I imagine the eel even though it was so long, the width of it probably fit in the the mouth of the SN just right!! haha

Also even if the SN can't swallow the fish, will it keep attacking or terrorising other tankmates like red devils? I guess although I like snakeheads, I probably don't want to sacrifce my Leichartti. But then again i've seen pics of someone keeping a snakehead with asian arowana!!! They were the a little larger than the snakehead though...

Pirahna45, I would be definitely interested in looking at the video, however, what's AIM?

[piranha45]

http://www.aim.com instant messenging program. its easy to install.
if not, neo will put up the videos tonight anyway

[rayman45]

they bite in half

that eel was bit in half

[moxxommox]

Are you after the giant sh or r-sh?

;)

There is a lady in sydney who has one not for sale :P but it's quite big and cleaning her tank is a b*tch can't put anything near it, it attacks everything.. I s*it myself each time :P She knows people who know people. =)


one of my mates has a red for sale.

email me the_lexx@hotmail.com

[pikefisher]

Leicharti188: What do you mean by SN?
I am used to the term SH, RSH, and BSH, for snakeheads.... I may be slow and scandinavian, but please fill me inn..
Best regards
Thomas

[ashdavid]

I didn't know you could get snakeheads in Aus???

[Euge]

I didn't know you could get snakeheads in Aus???

i always thought they were illegal. Anyways this post is over a year old

[moxxommox]

I didn't know you could get snakeheads in Aus???


:P You can't hehe but if you know people who know people, you can get anything? :/ which is a shame, but I can understand why they put the laws in place!

[ashdavid]

i always thought they were illegal. Anyways this post is over a year old
Ha,Ha... Did not look at the date.

Mox, I am Aussie living abroad and I can tell you, Australia really sucks when it comes to keeping fish. The goverment over reacts to anything(Same as anywhere I suppose). Wouldn't it be good if we could get permits to keep these kind of fish, I suppose it dose not matter to me any more ,living in a country that gets the best fish in the world( But we do have to pay a price to get these great fish)

[moxxommox]

kinda did AFTER I posted! LOL... yeah i know where are you from now?