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[south coast nelly]

agreed with king el.....i had three of these,channa marulius....

ah sorry thought el you said marulius. that is what i had three of and this looks exsact same

 

[Oleoleole]

I don't sure it is 7 bands, until see more clearly pic.
Ole'

 

[King-eL]

I don't sure it is 7 bands, until see more clearly pic.
Ole'

second pic shows it already.

 

[King-eL]

agreed with king el.....i had three of these,channa marulius....

ah sorry thought el you said marulius. that is what i had three of and this looks exsact same

head is way to thick for a channa marulius.

 

[south coast nelly]

haha yes after studtying again, i shall now agree with you king, i see the bands..hehe

 

[iinkeren]

second pic shows it already.

Those are two different fishes. The one in the first pic, lack of flower in his body

 

[King-eL]

Those are two different fishes. The one in the first pic, lack of flower in his body

Well they are still both emperor snakeheads. The second one looks very promising.

 

[iinkeren]

Ya......any advice to maintain the flower to be shown up when they are adult?

 

[King-eL]

Ya......any advice to maintain the flower to be shown up when they are adult?

The flower pattern will start to show up as they grow. I was told keeping them in a less crowded tank and at a very low PH and they will develop more flower patterns.

 

[iinkeren]

full of them: