Article about Giant Snakehead in local newspaper..

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Muadzam shah(Malaysia): story about toman (channa miropeltes) eat monkey in Rompin river are interesting story to hear. orang asli in Gadak village say that toman also aggresive as ikan tapah (Wallago maculatus).
Giant SH also always bite fisherman hand although the fish had landed on ground. But for villager, story about snakehead aggression doesnt scare them to catch large giant snakehead for money.

Sali Don, 24, (picture) villager live near Rompin river always hope to catch large size giant snakehead. "demand for this giant snakehead very high" he said. he said, pond owner are their regular customer.
some of customers keep giant snakehead in aquarium. giant snakehead were sold RM8 per kg. RM8=US$2.20.

Villager using some types of fishing net to catch toman. To fishing toman (giant snakehead), cat fish or frog were use as bait. toman eat everything that moving. they always searching for food.



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I got my mussels at an Asian market, they had snakeheads there. They called them Mudfish.
 
ewurm;723484; said:
I got my mussels at an Asian market, they had snakeheads there. They called them Mudfish.

mudfish (neochanna) and giant snakehead (channa micropeltes) are totally different.. here some pics of my giant snakehad.. 17" and 14"..

:) :)

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Mudfish are known as bowfin down here. us locals call them junk fish so we dont pay attention to them. But they are as legal as it gets in america for a sh :).
 
deangelo;724440; said:
nice channas' phen..looks like they just had lunch..:)

thanks.. they eat a lot.. they only stop eating when their bellies full.. :)
 
good story phen i have to pay for my snakeheads :( ,,,,, (milkman hows about them amia calva ,,, so cool):drool:
 
my 17" snakehead can swallow whole body of 8" catfish.. and i'll feed them with whole chicken when they reach 1 metre.. :) i just can't imagine how they can attck monkey.. they were real predator..

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