Snakeheadfish????

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Hi and thanx to al the information.. I have to snake heads and they er both Channa Marulius. They both have that spot on there tale. the are now about 10 cm. They have grown about 3 cm in 4 days.. I am from norway so itsn not illegale here :) il try to put some pictures out on the net but not sure i know how to do it..
If you want pics or videos of them send me a e-mail and i can post some pics and videos.. :) My mail is p_thorsen@hotmail.com. Thanx again :)
 
Hiya Nymokilla,
In the "frequently asked questions" forum you will find a sticky that will guide you through one method of posting pictures into a thread.
According to what I read from the Indian Government they grow pretty quickly the first couple years and then slow down.
 
guppy;204876; said:
Channa marulius is the giant snakehead, cobra snakehea, or Indian snakehead, as opposed to the much smaller Channa marulioides.
This one has been recorded at almost 73 1/2 " (183 cm) and 66lbs (30 kilo).
I have not kept one but according to an Indian government report on aquaculture the grow fast, reaching a meter in under two years in ideal conditions, they like weed grown water, deeper than most channas. They become sexually mature in 2 years. and are found in China, South East Asia, India, and Pakistan. The males are territorial and so are more suited to cage culture than pond culture, When young they can be quite attractive, here is a pic by Chan Sowyan
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Waaay off.

No Snakehead grows to 183cm.

Channa Marulius will most likely max out in home aquaria at around 90-100cm.

They are territorial, and most definatly not suitable for most home aquaria.
 
Specialk314;4948118; said:
Guppy posted a MAX length, and MAX weight (aka- record), not average

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=5144
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Yes, but that "record" is a joke.
In aquaria you will never see anything near that.
Infact in the wild you will never see anything like that.

I keep/have kept both Marulius and Marulioides, and their growth rate was pretty much on par with each other.

The Marulius very quickly outgrew my small pond, and has gone to pastures new (and very very large) but still hasn't reached the 80cm mark yet, and thats after almost 2 years.
 
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