Channa Barca

[redtailfool]

How rare are they and what are the going prices for them ?

 

[kido]

barcas are pretty rare from what i've heard.. i think i saw a site before which had the only 2 pcs ever photographed.. i'll try and look for it

 

[rayman45]

about 10 of them in tanks
easily 2k a fish

 

[kido]

here's the link: http://www.tomhalvorsen.co.uk/info/fish/barcash.htm

and here are some pics: http://www.tomhalvorsen.co.uk/miscfish.htm

 

[jelly]

5 in captivity, 3 preserved. Two of the five are for sale in the UK for £5000 or $8870 at the current rate at www.tomhalvorsen.co.uk

I understand they are very rarely seen in the wild.

I want them, but can't afford them.

 

[PhullTank57]

true barca is beautiful... for quite some time, aurantimaculata was mistaken for barca.

 

[jelly]

I had heard this also, not sure how they got confused, I have a Aurantimaculata and it looks nothing like a Barca. Maybe to the untrained eye!

 

[PhullTank57]

Limited or unknown resources, I'm assuming? I mean if rare in the wild, makes it that much harder to attain data on them.

 

[redtailfool]

Thanks for the info guys. Any reported breeding in captivity? Havent had the time to fully read the site.

 

[jelly]

No breeding acheived yet, Although I believe Tom Halvorsen are attempting to do so with the pair they have.