ID of gachua please...

[peterek]

Hello all!
Can any1 help?
I bought 2 snakeheads as gachua bengal super blue(~5cm).
They have an eye spot at the rear of the dorsal fin.
They look like gachua Turquoise...
Are they tropical or subtropical?
Could you tell me what temperature they prefer?
Sorry-poor pics...






Thanks

 

[chronick]

looks like a rainbow snakehead to me

 

[peterek]

looks like a rainbow snakehead to me

Are u sure?

 

[pyromaniac]

yeah they are gachua.they do have that spot at this size,disappear as they get older.they are subtropical.

 

[peterek]

yeah they are gachua.they do have that spot at this size,disappear as they get older.they are subtropical.

But Bengal or Turquoise?
Would 20c be low enough?
Thanks!

 

[chronick]

yeah they are gachua.they do have that spot at this size,disappear as they get older.they are subtropical.

how do you know? to me i see spots on the tail fin and gachuas don't have that, only bleheris do

 

[scorp]

First off, they are C. gachua for sure.

Not all gachua are subtropical and since you can't tell which variant it is, 20°C is definitely too low. Try to keep the temperature at around 23-24°C, should be fine for either.

 

[peterek]

First off, they are C. gachua for sure.

Not all gachua are subtropical and since you can't tell which variant it is, 20°C is definitely too low. Try to keep the temperature at around 23-24°C, should be fine for either.

Thanks!

 

[peterek]

More pics as they got better colours:

 

[chronick]

that guy is an idiot... it's a channa bleheri for sure