Leustitic snakehead

[Rghfor]

Hi I'm new to snakeheads . I have seen this snake head through a local fish seller . I have a few questions , what species is it , is it truly Leusititc and does it have any significant value

 

[Rghfor]

Another photo

 

[kno4te]

Looks more xanthic there. But I'm no expert on snakeheads.

 

[Rghfor]

Looks more xanthic there. But I'm no expert on snakeheads.

Ok . Cheers

 

[-DC-]

It's Channa Striata, commonly farmed for food in many countries so the oddball ones pop up in the pet trade from time to time

 

[Rghfor]

It's Channa Striata, commonly farmed for food in many countries so the oddball ones pop up in the pet trade from time to time

Worth picking up or no ?

 

[Siddons11]

They look very cool but from what i understand they dont have much value at all since they are farmed for food in Asian countries

 

[-DC-]

Value really depends where you are and on the abailability ! They get fairly large would require a solo tank , if you like the look , the price is right and you wanna dedicate very large tank to itthego for it , all channa are fascinating to keep!

 

[adamjavaguy]

very rare in my country. once they hit 10" it would be awesome