ID please

[bsplenden]

I just bought this today and it was not labeled at the LFS.
I was contemplating between this, and Channa asiatica.
Truth is I was more interested in the asiatica as they seem much more aggressive. They were already flaring at each other at about 3". But the asiatica is sub tropical and I can't provide that.

So I settled for this, which I'm thinking is a Parachanna obscura. The shop owner doesn't know either.
Anyone can help to verify this?

It's currently about 3-4" in a 10 gallon. I've yet to set up the 3 X 1.5ft tank which have been empty for some time.

I snapped this picture immediately after acclimatization because it will be much harder if I waited for the colour to come back.

And I was right... Didn't take the fish a min to find its new home. And it has been there since.

Help please!

Regards.

 

[King-eL]

Looks like an African Snakehead.

 

[Adrian Dziki]

yop

it is obscura ...parachanna obscura

 

[-DC-]

yup, obscura , very nice

 

[south coast nelly]

That my friend is parachanna obscura, a stunning snakehead,truely stunning,wait til it grow's..grow it will very quick, mine went from 4inch to 11inch in a matter of months...Now however i have sold it due to possible moving abroad,it may seem a peaceful channa but do not under estimate it at all, it moves so life like and looks like a brach floating in the water then like lightning bam....

seriously grow quick and would need a bigger tank than a three footer..took mine around 3 weeks to get used to the tank and tank mates, then after that was always out and about,i miss it soo much..

 

[bsplenden]

thanks for the replies guys!
some of the snakeheads just looks so alike!

is the 3ft tank insufficient? i thought it should suffice since the obscura maxes out at 14". i won't be having any tankmates with it... apart from some frogs and small fishes, which probably won't last long in the tank.
if not, what size tank is good?

 

[tokyogasmask]

Great SH.
Is indeed an Obscura.
Tank size ? The bigger the better.
Though you say it will be a display fish, so I would say minimum 75gal.

You could probably get away with a little less, but wouldn't advise it.

 

[benzjamin13]

Nice Obscura!

 

[Shaihulud]

I have one as well, got it at 3 inches. In fact, it just learnt to eat bloodworm. I keep it in a 2ft tank at present, when it is bigger it will go to my 4x2x2 ft tank with my bichir and odoe pike. i have a bit of worry about the odoe pike as it has worried a similr sized marulius to death. In the meantime, I have another 4ft tank with some cichlids, but they are even worse with tankmates.

 

[gigas12]

Hi,nice channa!