a pair of Channa Bleheri

[contender]

just got a new paie of Channa Bleheri. they are shaweet!!
wonder how old they are, hey at about 2 inches, but havent developed a skill to hunt fish yet...?

great colors and look very healthy specimens.

very excited to get these , and also rescued a pair of Bullseye Snakehead (Channa marulius) , just barely frys.!

[iheartfishies]

ummm. bad ass...

I'm so jealous I can't all kinds of channas!
You lucky *******!

They're beautiful!!
Good luck getting a pair!:hearts:

[Ronin]

WOW those look so sweet. I wish i could get some but i have to go far and do things not so legal to get them. :swear:

[fishnthings]

WOW those look so sweet. I wish i could get some but i have to go far and do things not so legal to get them. :swear:

at least you can get em :swear:

[Tainted Glory]

I think my next mission is to get a channa species. It's only a matter of time!!!!

[Leicharti188]

Wow, very nice.

What size tank they going in?

[contender]

thanks,

they will be going into a 20gallon, and then into a 45....
from what i've been reading on the net, the growth rate isn't nearly as fast as a micropeltes, and the max size is under a foot, give or take an inch...

when they get sttled in, i'll take another shot when they get into the 20gal.

[jelly]

Give or take 6", they only reach about 6" maybe 7" for a very big one.

Nice fish :) I want some, I want to try to breed them.

[PhullTank57]

Congrats! shaweet pickup!!... :thumbsup: Gorgeous pair of bleheri!

[MossOnGrass]

Ill trade ya !



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/patrick5874/DSC00248.jpg

[contender]

very nice specimens there MOG !
nice photo as well...

do you notice any differences in male and females? like, attitude, physical features? i'm not sure if i have a breeding pair or not...

6 - 7 inches is very manageable.... my micropeltes has grown through the roof, and it looks like i'll have to seperate him & my striata soon....

[contender]

MOG oh yeah, what species are they?

[contender]

to bleheri owners:

wow, these guys are pretty mellow. they don't even really go for live fish... at least not now... and they pretty shy.

anyone with similar characteristics with their bleheri?

i mean, my striata is a psycho neurotic, my micorpeltes is a freakn monster, and these bleheri are like the,,, monks of fish ??

[PhullTank57]

Yes, my rainbow was very mild mannered as well. :)

[contender]

nice PT57 !

size?

whats that other? looks wicked .

[Apocalypse]

:drool: Only in my dreams. :(

[rayman45]

i need a female:( then i can supply the us with then

[contender]

how can you sex it?

does that sound bizarre?

oh yeah,

PT57, i see you use sand. what kind of sand, and how do they like it?

filter?

thanks in advance ; )

[PhullTank57]

nice PT57 !

size?

whats that other? looks wicked .

Thanks, Contender! :)

Bleheri is about 4.5" or so in that pic. The fish above is Rhaphioidon vulpinnus.

[PhullTank57]

PT57, i see you use sand. what kind of sand, and how do they like it?

filter?

thanks in advance ; )

That is just regular store bought sand from my LFS... (Not the "PLAY SAND" that's sold at Home Depot). Was labled "Monterey Sand" on the bag when i bought it.

Fish are fine with it. My fossilis catfish would sometimes burrow in it.

Used a regular old HOB power filter... (Penquin or Aquaclear?) just put a piece of sponge or filter padding around the intake tube, just in case sand would get sucked up. :)

[MossOnGrass]

as for gachuas the females have the attitudes

[rayman45]

http://snakeheads.org/images/specAssam/cSpecAssamDifferentSexes300dpi075.jpg

A couple of C. spec. Assam. Left hand the male with its broader head and its more colorful dorsal fin. Right hand, the female whose head is not so broad but its belly.

[contender]

i think i have a male and a female....

think there is a market fot these guys in EU ?

[PhullTank57]

gachua male on top, female on bottom. :)

[contender]

nice one!

yes, the oversize head and the extra colors on the male bleheri can really set them apart...