please help id this fish

[GarNiac]

hi all, firstly, I know that I should not post this on the forum, but I am so wanting to know about this fish, a friend gave these fish to me, he has them for a while and didn't know the name of the fish, ups,
hope you guys can help me, here are the picts, thanks
ow just a little info, these fish are aggressive, will eat anything that moves, and love feeders badly, that is all I know after I kept them for a week, thanks again

 

[Ransom]

its a Giant Snakehead

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Redline Snakehead, Channa micropeltes
aggressive airbreather that reaches about 4'
LUCKY!! we cant get em here...

 

[GarNiac]

thanks a lot guys, well there are plenty other interesting fish over here, but I just dont hv a clue of what their names are, anyway thanks again

 

[tropheus]

hi mate , have your self a read through the sticky section , in the giant snakehead thread and also the keeping condition (the one that says being updated) thread for lots of info on your fish and how to correctly set up your tank ect .


cheers col

 

[hopelessamor]

Redline Snakehead, Channa micropeltes
aggressive airbreather that reaches about 4'
LUCKY!! we cant get em here...

i agree.its a redline SH/channa micropeltes/red SH/giant SH.....sorry,man,but up here in vancouver,they are so common.one lfs has 2"-4" for $9.99 canadian and another lfs has FAT 5 inchers for $29.99 canadian each.they seem to grow exponentially,every time i visit the store,every week.they've been there for 6-8 weeks now.....regards

 

[gigas12]

Yes,channa micropeltes or red line snakehead(juev).For aquarium standards it gets huge and requires a huge tank.

 

[jk41589]

They grow to a maximum size of 2.5' to 3' in aquaria. They are awesome fish, and when they reach their maximum size, they will be a great sight to behold. I like them more than aros.

 

[GarNiac]

yeah, they do grow really fast, they got fatter too, a bit greedy though, but looks alright to me; well the only thing to do now is to get a bigger tank for them, they do look nice when they are huge in size, I saw pictures of them in the web, anyway, thanks a lot guys