Positive ID please

[ironmunki]

Sorry I but my digital camera sucks and these guys would barely hold still for a single moment. I tried capturing them for the past couple of hours now and everytime I turn on the light they are in constant motion about the tank. I think they are bleheri but not 100% sure because they also look like orientalis or channa sp. assam.

 

[ironmunki]

Also 3 of them have a spot near the end of their dorsal fin and that one of them does not. Does this have anything to do with the sex of the channa? I thought I read somewhere awhile back that in some species the spot, i believe it was referred to as an "eyespot", was only present in males.

 

[Timmy]

For a positive ID, we WILL need a photo.

 

[deangelo]

^^ i agree

 

[Timmy]

What size are they?

How many are in the tank? If alot, they could be stressed and have changed color.

 

[ironmunki]

i must have posted incorrectly then. on my screen i see 3 photos in my first post. can you all see this:

 

[ironmunki]

What size are they?

How many are in the tank? If alot, they could be stressed and have changed color.

there are 4 of them in my 55 gallon. they are in with 4 bichirs. then don't seem stressed. they've been eating well and swimming about.

 

[Timmy]

there is no indication that the "dot" is only present in males. Currently i am putting my two groups of bleheri through a winter phase to try to breed them.

What size are those you have?

 

[ironmunki]

they are about 3-3.5"

 

[Timmy]

Nice, they are Bleheri.