Need help identifying these Snakeheads
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HI,
something out of the marulia/marulioides complex.
Channa sp. "isabella" was a trade name.
Brucki
something out of the marulia/marulioides complex.
Channa sp. "isabella" was a trade name.
Brucki
I agree with Brucki - Ch. Marulioides or Marulius
If you can find out what the origin of the fish is then it would be a lot easier to establish.
Emperor Snakehead are only native in Malysia and Indonesia.
Cobras are native in Thailand, India, Pakistan, Myanmar etc. etc. (and Florida
)
cheers,
Peter
ps. Brucki: Could it be Ch. Melasoma ???
If you can find out what the origin of the fish is then it would be a lot easier to establish.
Emperor Snakehead are only native in Malysia and Indonesia.
Cobras are native in Thailand, India, Pakistan, Myanmar etc. etc. (and Florida
)cheers,
Peter
ps. Brucki: Could it be Ch. Melasoma ???
Ch. Marulioides i would guess at looking at head shape , will be much easier to tell as they grow abit , but def either Ch. Marulioides or ch. Marulius complex as brucki stated ( poss channa pseudomarulius)
hi mate channa pseudomarulia is part of the marulia complex and is sometimes sold under the trade name Channa sp. "isabella" as brucki pointed out , see the the link for pictures of when it has coloured up some , i was uncertain what it was at 1st but pascal pinned it down for me http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140921
note the slightly diferant shape head to normal and lack of eye spot on the tail fin (most of the marulia and Marulioides show some sort of eye spot
cheers col
note the slightly diferant shape head to normal and lack of eye spot on the tail fin (most of the marulia and Marulioides show some sort of eye spot
cheers col
hmmmmm they look so cute!!
i wander if they stay that small.
but pls dude do us a favor clean ur tank
b4 getting a picture its embarrasing!
just llok at all those brown algae
lol!
i wander if they stay that small.
but pls dude do us a favor clean ur tank
b4 getting a picture its embarrasing!
just llok at all those brown algae
lol!
Hi again Tropheus
Read your other thread... fascinating stuff - you learn new things about SH inhere everyday
I find the Marulia complex very interesting - there's so many variants and they are extremely hard to ID from eachother....
Thank god for Pascal - he truly is a SH expert
Anyway very nice collection of SH you got! Hope your job-problems gets sorted out soon.
Cheers,
Peter
Read your other thread... fascinating stuff - you learn new things about SH inhere everyday
I find the Marulia complex very interesting - there's so many variants and they are extremely hard to ID from eachother....
Thank god for Pascal - he truly is a SH expert
Anyway very nice collection of SH you got!
Hope your job-problems gets sorted out soon.Cheers,
Peter
pdwh1971;1798463; said:Hi again Tropheus
Read your other thread... fascinating stuff - you learn new things about SH inhere everyday
I find the Marulia complex very interesting - there's so many variants and they are extremely hard to ID from eachother....
Thank god for Pascal - he truly is a SH expert
Anyway very nice collection of SH you got!
Cheers,
Peter
cheers mate ,
yes pascal is truly channa expert , i have learnt so much from his channa keeping conditions thread ,and he has inspired me to try and start breeding channa ,
you are right marulia are quite hard to id , and there is many in the complex , i also find them fascinating