Snakeheads in Malaysia

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OH! So your the one who caught those wild gachuas!! Damn, you make me envious! lol. For some reason, I love gachuas. They're so easy to look at and are have beautiful finnage. And they don't get too big.
 
thanx man,yup gachuas do looking nice to look at and having a great personality! btw I'm not the supplier or anything like that.i caught and keep for my self.
 
na_cheers;902679; said:
hi, i'm Nas and this is my 1st post.Maybe someone here already know me and saw my fish pics in another forum.anyway,I'll post again here

Below are channas/ snakeheads I've caught in the wild. Using casting, hook and line or netting.

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Channa micropeltes/ in malay 'Toman batik', caught in perak.lakes and rivers in peninsular Malaysia, already introduced species in Sarawak river.

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Channa Lucius/ in malay 'Bujuk', caught in sarawak. clear water/blackwater streams and swamps, can be found both east and west Malaysia.

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Channa Gachua/ in malay 'Haruan todak', caught in perak and sarawak. Clear water streams,can be found both east and west Malaysia.

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Channa Bangkanensis/ In Malay ' haruan Hutan ', caught in tanjung malim and Sarawak. Peat Swamps and small streams. can be found almost peat swamp forest in sarawak and certain part in west malaysia.

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Look at the eye! super black

Channa Melasoma/ In malay 'Haruan Palas'. Caught in Sarawak, can be found in Perak. Peat Swamps and small streams. certain place in Sarawak and west Malaysia

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Channa Baramensis/ In Malay ?.Caught in Sarawak(habitat only in Sarawak).Blackwater Swamps and blackwater streams,both peat swamps forest and Kerangas forest.

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Channa Striata/In Malay 'Haruan'. Caught in Perak and Sarawak.The most common Snakeheads in Malaysia, can be found almost any lakes,swamps,streams and even drainage.

Below are channas I've bought in LFS here.

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Channa Maruliodes/ in Malay 'Toman Bunga'. Streams and lakes, deeper part into the jungle. only in west Malaysia.

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Channa striata Albino.

Next month I'll be doing a Hunting trip In Sarawak, hopefully i'll post my trips here later!!
nice pic bro keep us updated tks
 
welcome,
i see you love channa's
whats the biggest one you've ever caugth?
 
Euge;902697; said:
oh my lord. Those are some BEAUTIFUL snakeheads. You are very lucky that you can catch channa's in the wild, i would love to do that. I've heard back in Hong Kong there are a couple places where u can catch them but i don't now where.

there's a resovoir in tuen mun somewhere.
 
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