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saeseejim
11-11-2005, 9:29 PM
Hey I just found this site and discovered the snakeheads and they look freaking awesome. How much do they normally cost? and do they eat each other. I've been told that black pirahnas do.
kentobizmol
11-11-2005, 9:33 PM
i'm pretty sure that they are illegal to buy anymore of them now.
i think if you had it before 2003, you can still keep your snakehead.
but how much did they cost?
lizardfishman
11-11-2005, 9:35 PM
welcome to MFK. because i live in the US and dont ever remember seeing SN's before the ban, i cant help you. i do know that reds are extremly aggressive and will kill anything. o, the get huge to.
saeseejim
11-11-2005, 9:43 PM
I live in Canada usually they aren't as quick to ban stuff as Americans, are they legal in Canada?
guppy
11-11-2005, 11:03 PM
They are still legal there, I have seen at least one Canadian member mention buying one, I think it was in BC. I don't remember the price mentioned. Ontario is considering banning them.
RobD23
11-12-2005, 2:40 AM
Ontario has banned them ...but montreals just a short drive away :naughty:
One of the deciding factors of a ban will undoubtedly be whether they can survive in the wild if set free.Snakeheads are very adaptable,can take poor water quality but most importantly can breath air so they can migrate from pond to river etc.Some species can even take ice if still able to take air through holes.Many people fall in love with the small cute micropeltes and when it grows into a monster and kills their tank contents they dump them in the nearest stream,pond river or lake.In some parts of the world they have resorted to poisoning to try to eradicate the threat to some ecosystems.
hogan2000
11-12-2005, 9:24 AM
I live in dubai, two red snakehead will cost 20 AED about 5$ :clap :clap
contender
11-12-2005, 9:44 AM
in BKK micropeltes is .25 USD : )
if you have no fear, you can catch them in America for free... But be ready for some awesome fines when the dept. of F&W come knocking on your door.
I don't know where Calgory is but the Calgory Aquarium Society has a member who sells them.
kentobizmol
11-12-2005, 7:24 PM
me and my friends went fishing yesterday, no luck finding that baby red snakehead.
so we went go-carting instead.
Cyclop3000
11-15-2005, 2:20 PM
Well I live in Montreal, Canada, and just bought a juvenile snakehead about 3 hours ago... the lfs named it "3 Spot Snakehead". I grabbed the bigger in the tank, he's about 3-4 inches. The smallest fish in my tank is a pair of 6" albino oscars. So hopefully I can enjoy it for a while while it grows, after which he will have a tank of his own.
I dropped the snakehead in with a dozen goldfishes, to keep the others busy. I am afraid my shovelnose will try to have him for lunch. Now he is hiding in the rocks...at least I hope he is and that he did not already disappear :)
I'll send pictures when he I see him...lol
unknownuza13
11-15-2005, 2:25 PM
there 50 here.....
I don't know why you state that like it's the going price in stores here.
Queued
11-15-2005, 2:55 PM
is piranas illleage in usa?
Cyclop3000
11-15-2005, 2:59 PM
For one 3-4" snakehead in canada: 19.99 CAN (that's like 13$ USD)
the lowest price i have form 4 diferent people here int he usa is 50 plus at least 50 for shipping
unknownuza13
11-15-2005, 3:39 PM
the lowest price i have form 4 diferent people here int he usa is 50 plus at least 50 for shipping
Oh you must be talking about gachuas I forgot that they are readily accesible
here in Portugal cost 5 Euros ,about 6USD :ROFL:
here in Portugal cost 5 Euros ,about 6USD :ROFL:
:p lol
is piranas illleage in usa?
They are in Florida, go to the Piranha forum, there is a map(sticky) of which states allow them.
Camazotz
11-15-2005, 6:40 PM
I got a three inch red snakehead a couple of months ago, he's just over eight inches now.. he cost me £5 !!
miro_red.D
11-16-2005, 1:46 AM
how mnay months exactly?
HeADNIC321
11-16-2005, 1:59 AM
the guy from germany......what the hell are you talking about? snakeheads used to be as common as goldfish on long island but now they give you more **** about them then piranhas.
TheUnhappiest
11-16-2005, 2:50 AM
If you know certain ppl, you can get SH's. A couple years ago they had a report on my local news network about them.
Camazotz
11-16-2005, 8:27 AM
how mnay months exactly?
not sure exactly, less than 3 months though.. growing fast!!
Queued
11-16-2005, 9:58 AM
like whre could i catch one of these guys
wayne the pain
11-16-2005, 10:26 AM
like whre could i catch one of these guys
they must be in Florida?? everything else has been released there
Vince
11-16-2005, 10:38 AM
like whre could i catch one of these guys
Okeefenokee, or okeechobee. I've seend Roland Martn catch a nice 16 incher channa, but I think it's striata, not redline. Striatas are not as voracious as the micropeltes.