Rescued Snakehead, ID and tips?

[Aircut64]

yeah, a "Channa Punctata". Congratulations!

 

[TheAlmostPanda]

Ahhhh, thanks for de bunking them. Any who i still love em to peices

 

[Alexkirk]

Hi I got a cobra snakehead and I was wondering how rare are they ? I haven't seen anything or anymore like it ? And how big do they get mine right now is about 19 inches and still growing thanks

 

[TheAlmostPanda]

Pics will help

 

[Alexkirk]

Here he is he is pretty sweet tho


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[Chrisplosion]

So your in LA and you have a snakehead? You realize they are a illegal to own them United States right?

 

[Alexkirk]

I'm not from L.A I'm from black diamond , Alberta ,Canada


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[ocellatus]

I'm not from L.A I'm from black diamond , Alberta ,Canada


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You should start a thread about him, and let me know where you got him from! (also in Alberta.....)

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[TheAlmostPanda]

I'm in Bombay now, but my I am renturning to LA (where I have lived all my life this summer). Ok Another question for the experts, what water temp should they be kept at, currently they are in a tropical tank.

 

[tokyogasmask]

Here he is he is pretty sweet tho


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OK, first off Marulius are not rare at all. Super common!
They are also one of the biggest. You have a fish that will grow huge, and become a very difficult pet needing a pond or a pond like aquarium.

Yours is being kept in what looks like discussingly small conditions.
You can clearly see it is a stressed out Channa from the black barring, and the fact there are zero Marulius "flowerings".

Do yourself and the fish a favor, and pass it on to someone who can care for it.