View Full Version : Set my snakeheads free today :(
sgland
10-03-2005, 11:36 AM
Ok, i no sh keeper no more.....just set em free today..... :(
already missing them :( no more sh videos from me, least for the time being
rumblesushi
10-03-2005, 11:38 AM
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :confused:
Jesus SG - I was actually going to PM you today asking when he next brilliant video would be. That catfish vid was the best feeding video I have ever seen.
May I ask why?
contender
10-03-2005, 11:14 PM
i just saw that vdo.
excellent !
curious on my and where you released yours.
in Thailand micropeltes can only be found in the jungle lakes, rivers and resevoirs in national parks.
did you relase yours in an area with snakeheads or in the canal in your neiborhood?
i would choose the later.
piranha45
10-04-2005, 12:02 AM
you should have eaten it.
rweedon
10-04-2005, 2:11 AM
this is why sh's are illegal in the U.S. because they thrive in the wild where ever they are released and decimate local pop. I hope you sold it to a pat store...
The TRUST
10-04-2005, 3:12 AM
I believe they are native there.
DeLgAdO
10-04-2005, 3:25 AM
so what does eat a snakehead besides people and CM?
Sh are eaten by birds, snakes, turtles, and other fish. It just depends on size.
rumblesushi
10-04-2005, 5:12 AM
this is why sh's are illegal in the U.S. because they thrive in the wild where ever they are released and decimate local pop. I hope you sold it to a pat store...
What are you talking about? SG is from Singapore - snakeheads come from Asia, they are native fish there. Nothing wrong with throwing them back in the wild.
sgland
10-04-2005, 6:28 AM
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :confused:
Jesus SG - I was actually going to PM you today asking when he next brilliant video would be. That catfish vid was the best feeding video I have ever seen.
May I ask why?
Yeah wanted to feed them ADULT bull frogs or maybe some lizards if i got my hands on some.
I gave in to temptation and decided to get an aro. So that i did knowing plain ****ing well that sh + aro = FREAKIN TIMEBOMB. I still did it because you know I really wanted to try it and perhaps overtime they'll get used to each other. But the constant small fights resulted in scratches and reduced appetite on the 2 sh. They also had split fins and 1 of them got that "spooked look". The aro, at 15" was ok. There were no full-blown fights but it hurts to see them chasing each other and irritated. So before guts get spilled out, one had to go. Phoenix and Serpent, which should i let go? I personally like the serpents but everybody else like the phoenix......
There's a chinese saying that goes "same mountain cannot house 2 tigers".Well i was hoping these 2 could get used to each other and live in peace. It was sad letting go the 2 sh, they are awesome beautiful predators.
Apocalypse
10-04-2005, 6:56 AM
I just had an opportunity to see your video of them tearing up that catfish. It sucks that you had to let them go. :(
rumblesushi
10-04-2005, 8:05 AM
that sucks SG, personally I would have kept the channas. It looked like 2 brilliant specimens you had there.
What type of aro do you have?
contender
10-04-2005, 8:05 AM
i didnt realize singapore was such a lush environment for micropletes...
do you live outside of the city sgland ?
IoStrisciare
10-04-2005, 8:49 AM
i didnt realize singapore was such a lush environment for micropletes...
do you live outside of the city sgland ?
dude, technically the whole island is city... :grinyes:
contender
10-04-2005, 12:20 PM
oh. i've never been to singapore.
there must be some pockets of jungle. did you see sgland's gallery?
micropeltes survingin in the city? never heard of them in the urban jungle.
sohfatfish
10-04-2005, 12:52 PM
The drains around the central catchment area and nature reserves have a lot of them. Canals also have them and are pretty easy to catch.
contender
10-04-2005, 9:48 PM
The drains around the central catchment area and nature reserves have a lot of them. Canals also have them and are pretty easy to catch.
oh yeah? cool!
i have to travel 3hrs to a national park to go fishing for them here. and they're not easy to catch. it's all about equipment, because landing them is the hardest.
do they got monster sizes, like 5 - 8 kgs, in s'pore??
IoStrisciare
10-04-2005, 10:22 PM
oh yeah? cool!
i have to travel 3hrs to a national park to go fishing for them here. and they're not easy to catch. it's all about equipment, because landing them is the hardest.
do they got monster sizes, like 5 - 8 kgs, in s'pore??
i've seen 3ft monsters at farms before.... Some exceeding 3ft... :WHOA:
rweedon
10-04-2005, 10:27 PM
sorry for some reason thought he was from england maybe it is his name "sgland" looks like england... ha ha ha :rofl:
Fish_are_fishfood
10-04-2005, 10:28 PM
Sorry you had to let them go, but what is the name of this movie that everyone keeps talking about, or just send in a link plz?
rweedon
10-04-2005, 10:30 PM
look right under his posts... 8" cat vs. 11" snakehead
Fish_are_fishfood
10-04-2005, 10:36 PM
Holy Guacamole, those are some awesome monsters there.
contender
10-04-2005, 10:49 PM
i've seen 3ft monsters at farms before.... Some exceeding 3ft... :WHOA:
biggest you seen in the wild?
IoStrisciare
10-04-2005, 11:01 PM
biggest you seen in the wild?
Havent seen any in the wild that i could measure...
But i once saw some disturbance in the water indicating an individual of above 2ft...
contender
10-05-2005, 2:08 AM
bigger than 3' is pretty big.
i bet they are fed very well in a farm. probly less competition for food.
IoStrisciare
10-05-2005, 2:32 AM
bigger than 3' is pretty big.
i bet they are fed very well in a farm. probly less competition for food.
fed foot long catfish and meat by products :grinyes:
sgland
10-05-2005, 5:46 AM
that sucks SG, personally I would have kept the channas. It looked like 2 brilliant specimens you had there.
What type of aro do you have?
Yeah i would keep the channas too but the aro cost MUCH MUCH more considering the channas were wild caught
The aro is a 1.5 red. Kinda inferior red......
sgland
10-05-2005, 5:49 AM
i didnt realize singapore was such a lush environment for micropletes...
do you live outside of the city sgland ?
well the whole country is a city but i live in the lesser-urban area :)
sgland
10-05-2005, 6:03 AM
i caught em here, just couple mins from my home. Don't let the pic fool you, i don't live in the jungle. If my aro dies i be back to getting them again!!!!! :D this time no more crazy ideas
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5308&stc=1
rumblesushi
10-05-2005, 6:12 AM
that looks beautiful
Nice pic. always nice to see natural photographs.
rumblesushi
10-05-2005, 8:48 AM
Nice pic. always nice to see natural photographs.
as opposed to a studio lit jungle? ;)
contender
10-05-2005, 9:29 AM
indeed. that is no urban jungle..
as opposed to a studio lit jungle? ;)
LOL ;)