I live in Massachusetts,and i can't find anything about these guys Distribution.I know they are SUPER ILLEGAL so i'm not gonna ask anything incriminating so as not to anger the Mods (Gods).But as i said,i can't find any good info about 'em,so i was wondering,do these things Winter?? If they die in winter,then why do we bug out,Can they Decimate Popoulations of Natives that quick? (While it's still warm,before winter)Thanks.
Just want some info.......
- Thread starter Horiyoshi III
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i keep an auranti and some bleheri and i just keep it cooler in winter and although mine don't hibernate the auranti is a lot less active and hardly eats through the winter but they don't die and the auranti is reasonably peaceful except to his own.
A lot of people seem to think the auranti will destroy anything but it's just not true, i have fish about 3" with him and he pays no attention to them. the only fish he ever quarrels with is my bocourti and that's just a "king of the tank" battle as my bocourti lords it around the tank and the auranti gives him a little chase every now and then just to show him who's boss. Other species such as the micropeltes would just annihilate the US freshwater population as they are pretty much the freshwater great white shark. Unfortunately unless you wanna move to canada i can't see how you could ever keep a channa, i feel for you guys as they are a joy to keep.
here's a pic of my auranti and my bleheri
i keep an auranti and some bleheri and i just keep it cooler in winter and although mine don't hibernate the auranti is a lot less active and hardly eats through the winter but they don't die and the auranti is reasonably peaceful except to his own.
A lot of people seem to think the auranti will destroy anything but it's just not true, i have fish about 3" with him and he pays no attention to them. the only fish he ever quarrels with is my bocourti and that's just a "king of the tank" battle as my bocourti lords it around the tank and the auranti gives him a little chase every now and then just to show him who's boss. Other species such as the micropeltes would just annihilate the US freshwater population as they are pretty much the freshwater great white shark. Unfortunately unless you wanna move to canada i can't see how you could ever keep a channa, i feel for you guys as they are a joy to keep.
here's a pic of my auranti and my bleheri
Largemouthbadbass;641712; said:
The northern snakehead (Channa Argus) can survive even in cold water. ... and reports quite a few like Channa maculata can stated low temperatures. A few hibernate (Some species of snakehead can live for long periods of time burrowed in mud) so thats not a problem for them. It is very unlikely the giant snakehead could survive the cold water as this is a tropical species but the one that has got every one up in arms is Channa Argus a.k.a northern snakehead. hope this helps
