Channa Sp White Pearl Lemon

[bottles]

Good info, DC.

If you blow up this photo, you can see that I've dotted all of the dorsal rays. I hope that I didn't miss any. I counted 48, which would make me think C. Argus. I'm very interested to see how this progresses.

 

[Miguel]

Haha...

Would i love a chinese Argus sp....

I will def keep us posted. Am in love with this beastie and its metal sheen.

 

[JayP]

Beautiful looking for sure

 

[-DC-]

If you figure out what it is let me know, I may just get a few myself if i knew for sure they were argus. Ironically the argus are legal to import , but the tropical Striata is the one channa species that's regulated in canada lol

 

[Miguel]

I will try to get shots of its snout. May help us along the way to a positive id....

 

[Miguel]

If it is any help, it is piscivore much than anything else.
It refused wonder worms, mussels, etc...

It has started picking cut in half silversides from the bottom and gobbling them down

( only other piscivore species i have is Lucius )

Nobody else digs silversides, micros included.

 

[Miguel]

If you figure out what it is let me know, I may just get a few myself if i knew for sure they were argus. Ironically the argus are legal to import , but the tropical Striata is the one channa species that's regulated in canada lol

If you go to You and search for " sp platinum " vids You see a couple of them Devon. I acnnot say that mineis any different from any of one of those ( one vid describes a platinum Argus...)

They may have more or less black subcutaneous dots, but I really cannot tell any difference from this guy.

Only so called distintive trait would be, if it happens, the orange/ yello tail and finnage as it matures, they say....( won't bet on that though )

 

[-DC-]

Well i think i've cracked this one,

Chinese name is 白甲乌鳢, or 白乌鱼.

I dont speak chinese but from what i can gather through google translate in english to argus var. Kimnra HAs been farmed in china for over a decade now. It is in fact Argus. I cannot believe in this day and age wholesalers can get fish like this on the market and pawn it as rare! Apparently it commonly comes with yellow , grey black or white fins.

http://translate.googleusercontent....712641&usg=ALkJrhim0xztgIMEvwqt-ESym_9fchqgRQ

http://sannong.cntv.cn/program/nongguangtd/20131208/103655.shtml

I plan to get a few now that i know they are argua, but i dont think i'll jump on this batch that is currently floating around, I want black fins, and i suspect the price might drop a bit because i doubt i'm the only one who managed to track this down!

Looks like i have a new summer project, forget koi I want a Black fin platinum pond!

 

[bottles]

My LFS has White Black Stick coming in next week.

 

[-DC-]

My LFS has White Black Stick coming in next week.

That means i need to check some lists!