Monster fish??

[Sarcosuchus]

Those who think Channa Micropeltes / Giant Snakehead is not really mean or a pound for pound fish, are you guys talking from experience or simply being hypocrites?

I know Micropeltes babies are sold as feeders although I am yet to see that being in one of their native countries, and the adults are not eaten as if it's one of primary fish sold as food. Yes there are those who eat Channa Micropeltes just like those who eat Piranha.

A Giant Snakehead / Channa Micropeltes is a fish with aggression I am yet to see in any other fish. An Aimara Wolfish is very aggressive, but I have no experience with one...however from the videos I have seen, it sure is one of the top predators. And this Micropeltes, is really the freshwater Great White Shark. For someone who grew up hearing stories about them, I can go on talking about their aggressiveness, fierce personality.

Sorry guys I just feel when people talk about Giant Snakehead without any experience. For knowing them, I have so much respect for them. But then of course, every single fish is different, even among its own species just like us. And those who grow Micropeltes feeding chunks of meat or have them died young or eaten by its tankmate for being too small, please don't try to make your judgment. None of you are yet to show proof of keeping an adult Giant Snakehead. This fish have killed humans in the wild.

 

[mercury904]

Those who think Channa Micropeltes / Giant Snakehead is not really mean or a pound for pound fish, are you guys talking from experience or simply being hypocrites?

I know Micropeltes babies are sold as feeders although I am yet to see that being in one of their native countries, and the adults are not eaten as if it's one of primary fish sold as food. Yes there are those who eat Channa Micropeltes just like those who eat Piranha.

A Giant Snakehead / Channa Micropeltes is a fish with aggression I am yet to see in any other fish. An Aimara Wolfish is very aggressive, but I have no experience with one...however from the videos I have seen, it sure is one of the top predators. And this Micropeltes, is really the freshwater Great White Shark. For someone who grew up hearing stories about them, I can go on talking about their aggressiveness, fierce personality.

Sorry guys I just feel when people talk about Giant Snakehead without any experience. For knowing them, I have so much respect for them. But then of course, every single fish is different, even among its own species just like us. And those who grow Micropeltes feeding chunks of meat or have them died young or eaten by its tankmate for being too small, please don't try to make your judgment. None of you are yet to show proof of keeping an adult Giant Snakehead. This fish have killed humans in the wild.

adult? I guess mine is just at it's adolescent stage

 

[Sarcosuchus]

I guess I had to talk like that to make you post those pictures? You could have posted before, my bad I didn't see if you had. How many Micropeltes do you have? And have you kept this one from small? How long and old is it? Thanks for sharing.

 

[mercury904]

I guess I had to talk like that to make you post those pictures? You could have posted before, my bad I didn't see if you had. How many Micropeltes do you have? And have you kept this one from small? How long and old is it? Thanks for sharing.

I have 4 but the dwarf SH jumped yup I kept them since they are 2.5 inched .but this big bad guy is raised in a pond

 

[virgildonatifan]

so....how aggressive is the micropeltes?do they have teeth?

 

[benzjamin13]

I've never owned one, but my Uncle has one in Thailand and my Dad has stories of a Giant Snakehead that rammed my Uncle when they went fishing once. I saw my Uncle's Snakehead the last time I went to Thailand. It jumped out of the water to attack a piece of chicken that my Uncle laid out about 1' away from the water's edge. Dragged it back into the water. It was the craziest theing I've ever seen

 

[Danyal]

<This fish have killed humans in the wild.>
do you have a link or something?i thought giant snakeheads maxed out at around 3', doesn't seem like something that could kill a person.

 

[guppy]

I don't know of any confirmed deaths, just rumors, but I could have easily missed it. As for teeth,

 

[virgildonatifan]

its so pretty!!how large does my tank have to be if I want to keep 1 of these monsters?

 

[Sarcosuchus]

That's one awesome story Benz, thank you for sharing.

Micropeltes' max size is not 3 feet, it's more and a precise growth rate has not been stated, if you check online you would see 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet and locals have stated to have seen more but they could have exaggerated from shock as it's not common to see such specimen when fishing is excessive. Such big ones are caught using rope tied to a tree. The locals would tell you about them, Micropeltes do not grow max in captivity, unless you have one in a pond like Mercury, we would just have to wait and see.

Lifespan is said to be from 15 to 20 years, many die long before that ( the ones in captivity I mean ), mistaken to have died out of old age. And it's not easy to find such old specimens in the wild as well when fishing is excessive as I stated.

Sad story indeed, just like it's rare to see a full grown Arapaima in the wild today that can grow up to 15 feet long.

Speaking of deaths, yes there are and have been in local news, I cannot find any data on it though, just texts and stories.

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