Please ID my channa

[rumblesushi]

The hard part is that he's an albino

Pushing 9 inches.

I used to think he was a striata, but now I'm not so sure. Notice how big and round his tail is compared to his body, I'm not sure striata's tails are that big.

 

[rumblesushi]

voila - sorry about the pic, I have no digital camera.

 

[rumblesushi]

nobody has an idea?

 

[DanDanUK]

nobody has an idea?

Ahhhhhhh what is it with us Brit's and Channa's .....lol

We can't ID them ha ha ha your the third UK bloke including myself who's had a queary about a Channa species !

 

[contender]

maybe barrow a friends camera for a better shot?

 

[tigerfish]

albina

 

[ashdavid]

I would say it is an albino Channa striata Var. It is hard to say but that waht it looks like to me.

 

[rumblesushi]

Cheers Ash - that's what I've always thought it was - but recently I've noticed how huge and round the tail is and striata's don't usually have tails quite that big.

 

[rumblesushi]

albina

 

[contender]

i've never seen a striata hang out like that before either.
my bleheris do that though...