My Gachua pics updated

[Tyrone]

I havnt posted pics of my gachua on here since october last year! so i thought i'd show you how hes getting on...hes about an inch longer and a fair bit fatter than the last time you guys saw him

I hope you like!

 

[ironmunki]

nice lil', G! is he alone and what size aquarium? looks like a sandstorm in there!

 

[Vandecruz]

Nice Cute little Baby,one of my favourite SH that i haven had a chance to get my hand on yet but soon...hehe and yeah look like he is building up some sand castle

 

[Tyrone]

Thanks guys!

He's on his own in a 30gal...i know that its a small tank but he will be moving into a 55gal next month

Yeh he's constantly thrashing about kicking up the sand...He even used to burrow himself in it...Once i came home from work and i thought he had escaped...Untill i noticed a quarter of his head and one of his eyes were poking up out of the sand...i was amazed!

For some reason though he wont eat live fish! I know it sounds crazy...Thats what snakeheads do but for whatever reason he doesnt...Whenever i put live fish in with him...He kills them but wont eat them...But when i feed him dead food...Like mussles or whatever...They dont even touch the sand...He demolishes it...Anyone else ever heard of this kind of behaviour?

I dont complain though...Hes got great character

 

[phen_dox]

i never heard that sh bury them self in sand, that was amzing and unique. its good if ur channa only accept on frozen food, lower risk of disease and cheaper.

 

[Brucki]

Hi Tyrone,

some channa like to bury themselves in sand. I've heard from some gachua variants and from punctata and panaw.

gachua are not the big fisheaters, I thinkl he just wants too keep his area without others.

Cheers Brucki

 

[benzjamin13]

Cool Dwarf!

 

[Tyrone]

Thanks for the comments guys

Sup Brucki! I kinda assumed all SH's preferred live food but obviously i was wrong...Cheers for the knowledge mate

 

[tropheus]

Thanks for the comments guys

Sup Brucki! I kinda assumed all SH's preferred live food but obviously i was wrong...Cheers for the knowledge mate

hi tyrone , obviously in the wild they would eat live food , but as brucki said gachua are not big fish eaters ,instead they prefer things like mouse ,frog , insects and crustaceans . in home aquaria this diet would prove dificult and expensive , luckly they useally accept preperd food , frozen blocks ect ,without much trouble

 

[catfishlover106]

Thats a Nice looking Channa Gachua! =D