giant snakeheads (channa micropel) really that aggressive? please read and comment..

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i have a very large tank with 2 peacock bass about 6 inches and a tsn the same size,i want 2 giant red snakeheads there in the lfs at 2 inches,the not illegal in the uk to own and even with the cold waters we have i would never release them into the wild there is always 4 options ,eat,kill (in a humane way),give back to lfs or zoo, never any excuse to release into wild!!
just wondered if you can easily keep these with other fish as you see so many videos on you tube with them happy with all sorts,yes i know you get the vids with them tearing other fish apart but i always suspect there wild cought or starved then fed to make an aggressive video,comments please :) ..
 
redtailbeasts said:
i have a very large tank with 2 peacock bass about 6 inches and a tsn the same size,i want 2 giant red snakeheads there in the lfs at 2 inches,the not illegal in the uk to own and even with the cold waters we have i would never release them into the wild there is always 4 options ,eat,kill (in a humane way),give back to lfs or zoo, never any excuse to release into wild!!
just wondered if you can easily keep these with other fish as you see so many videos on you tube with them happy with all sorts,yes i know you get the vids with them tearing other fish apart but i always suspect there wild cought or starved then fed to make an aggressive video,comments please :) ..
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NO such thing as killing something 'in a humane way'. I will not get into details for fear of flaming.
 
you best tell that to all the suppliers of your meat products ( including some fish and reptile foods),or do all the meat and fish we eat every day all die of natural causes? hmmm
 
redtailbeasts said:
i have a very large tank with 2 peacock bass about 6 inches and a tsn the same size,i want 2 giant red snakeheads there in the lfs at 2 inches,the not illegal in the uk to own and even with the cold waters we have i would never release them into the wild there is always 4 options ,eat,kill (in a humane way),give back to lfs or zoo, never any excuse to release into wild!!
just wondered if you can easily keep these with other fish as you see so many videos on you tube with them happy with all sorts,yes i know you get the vids with them tearing other fish apart but i always suspect there wild cought or starved then fed to make an aggressive video,comments please :) ..
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I'm not that good at math, but you listed only 3 options (two of which are basically the same; Eat and Kill).

I'm also thinking about buying some fish that I don't have the resources to keep and I'm curious what my options are when the fish outgrows my tank.

Thanks.
 
it could work, ive seen them kept with Os and syno cats
 
I had a redline snakehead when they were legal in the states years ago. He was 2 feet and smashed out the glass of a 125. I then made a cement pond in my basement 10' x 10'. I could not keep anything with this fish. it was expensive to feed and kind of boring and not worth all the extra work. I gave it to my lfs then the DNR conviscated from them. Now I only keep fast peaceful schooling fish and enjoy them more. They will be ok till they get some size on the then all hell will break loose. Just my experiance with them.
 
Allan01230 said:
I had a redline snakehead when they were legal in the states years ago. He was 2 feet and smashed out the glass of a 125. I then made a cement pond in my basement 10' x 10'. I could not keep anything with this fish. it was expensive to feed and kind of boring and not worth all the extra work. I gave it to my lfs then the DNR conviscated from them. Now I only keep fast peaceful schooling fish and enjoy them more. They will be ok till they get some size on the then all hell will break loose. Just my experiance with them.
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might just stick to my bass and get a couple of datnoids i would be gutted if they were dinner!
 
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