A swarm of snakeheads!!

[Cheese Specialist]

wow, there's so many of them!!

 

[lucky62]

That is so cool .

How big will those get ?

 

[CFC]

Channa gachua usually max out at around 6 to 8 inches and are even safe to add to communities of larger fish, people have successfully kept them in asian themed tanks with clown loaches and larger gourami species.

more info here http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34886

 

[Puffer_freak]

and for those who have no idea what fish they are here a picture of the mother (taken before the fry were hatched)

Now, of course, I'm no expert...but I rekon they look a bit like giant bettas!

Cool fry!

 

[freshmike]

holy crap........

 

[Dwarfs]

and for those who have no idea what fish they are here a picture of the mother (taken before the fry were hatched)

Now, of course, I'm no expert...but I rekon they look a bit like giant bettas!

Cool fry!

They could probably eat bettas Do both parents guard the fry? Good luck!

 

[Vip]

Thats cool cfc, did you have any idea they had eggs or did you just wake upto the fry one day?

 

[zoraak]

I’m sorry to say this but you’re breeding a monster. Any of those fish released in the local river system will simply destroy any native fish and small invertebrate. They eat everything, breath air and jump on to land to wriggle their way into new waters.

This snakehead fish which you have bred is banned in north America, and yesterday it was in news that snakeheads even have invaded the great lakes... they call them “Frankenfish” in here, and anybody caught breeding them will face prosecution.

I'm not sure about the regulations concerning this fish in UK, but I strongly suggest you read more about this fish and its affect on the environment before breeding them.

I would suggest you contact your local fish/livestock authorities for more info.

I'm suprised that most of the members have no info on this fish, otherwise they would not have been so enthusiastic about your snakeheads.


check this out: http/www.channel3000.com/sports/3825244/detail.html

 

[Dwarfs]

I believe you mean one of the huge moster sized snakeheads I'm pretty sure this is a dwarf species, and CFC has no intention of dumping them into a river sytem Watch out for the 6 inch monsters!

 

[zoraak]

I believe you mean one of the huge moster sized snakeheads I'm pretty sure this is a dwarf species, and CFC has no intention of dumping them into a river sytem Watch out for the 6 inch monsters!

That’s quite naive of you to say that... I don't want to get into the whole ethics of fish keeping. I just wanted to point out a very important fact that snakeheads are a pest there is nothing "cool" and excting about breeding/keeping them...

"Frankenfish:" The Facts

* All 28 species of snakehead can tolerate low oxygen conditions in water because they are air breathers from an early age. When prevented from surface access, adult snakeheads will die due to lack of oxygen.
* Snakeheads usually breed in the summer, but some species are known to breed throughout the year.
* The female northern snakehead is capable of spawning five times a year. Northern snakeheads can live under the ice of northern climates. Northern snakeheads are the most available species of live snakeheads in the fish markets of New York and Boston.
* When snakeheads mate, they are usually monogamous for an entire breeding season, and perhaps throughout their lifetimes.
* Parent snakeheads guard their young vigorously. One species (C. micropeltes) reportedly attacked, and in some instances killed, humans who approached the mass of young.


Two species of snakehead are mouth brooders. The male holds the fertilized eggs, and later the fry, in his mouth.

* Scientists do not know how many species of snakehead are capable of overland migration, but several are known to do so. Migration is probably an instinctual behavior for species which make their homes in areas subject to seasonal wet/dry conditions. These areas include much of southeastern Asia where the majority of snakehead species are found.
* Some snakeheads bury themselves in mud during times of drought. During droughts in Thailand, people looking for food will slice through mud until they locate a fish.
* The giant snakehead Channamicropeltes, the most predacious of the species, and one which is known to attack humans, has been collected in waters in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where the climate is not conducive to establishing reproducing populations. If it were to be released into subtropical waters in Florida or Hawaii, giant snakehead might be able to reproduce successfully.
* Based on water temperature alone, all US fresh or brackish waters would allow some member of the snakehead family to establish itself.
* Because snakeheads are so predatory, they pose a high risk to endangered species. Of all endangered species in US aquatic habitats, 16 amphibians, 115 fishes, and five of the 21 federally protected crustaceans would most likely be affected by snakehead introductions.

 

[rvm]

I believe you mean one of the huge moster sized snakeheads I'm pretty sure this is a dwarf species, and CFC has no intention of dumping them into a river sytem Watch out for the 6 inch monsters!

That’s quite naive of you to say that... I don't want to get into the whole ethics of fish keeping. I just wanted to point out a very important fact that snakeheads are a pest there is nothing "cool" and excting about breeding/keeping them...

"Frankenfish:" The Facts

    * All 28 species of snakehead can tolerate low oxygen conditions in water because they are air breathers from an early age. When prevented from surface access, adult snakeheads will die due to lack of oxygen.
    * Snakeheads usually breed in the summer, but some species are known to breed throughout the year.
    * The female northern snakehead is capable of spawning five times a year. Northern snakeheads can live under the ice of northern climates. Northern snakeheads are the most available species of live snakeheads in the fish markets of New York and Boston.
    * When snakeheads mate, they are usually monogamous for an entire breeding season, and perhaps throughout their lifetimes.
    * Parent snakeheads guard their young vigorously. One species (C. micropeltes) reportedly attacked, and in some instances killed, humans who approached the mass of young.


Two species of snakehead are mouth brooders. The male holds the fertilized eggs, and later the fry, in his mouth.

    * Scientists do not know how many species of snakehead are capable of overland migration, but several are known to do so. Migration is probably an instinctual behavior for species which make their homes in areas subject to seasonal wet/dry conditions. These areas include much of southeastern Asia where the majority of snakehead species are found.
    * Some snakeheads bury themselves in mud during times of drought. During droughts in Thailand, people looking for food will slice through mud until they locate a fish.
    * The giant snakehead Channamicropeltes, the most predacious of the species, and one which is known to attack humans, has been collected in waters in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where the climate is not conducive to establishing reproducing populations. If it were to be released into subtropical waters in Florida or Hawaii, giant snakehead might be able to reproduce successfully.
    * Based on water temperature alone, all US fresh or brackish waters would allow some member of the snakehead family to establish itself.
    * Because snakeheads are so predatory, they pose a high risk to endangered species. Of all endangered species in US aquatic habitats, 16 amphibians, 115 fishes, and five of the 21 federally protected crustaceans would most likely be affected by snakehead introductions.

Regardless of that. I would still be very surprised if CFC decided to dump them into the local river system!!!! Besides living in london, the local river is the Thames, I doub't they'd survive that long in that!!!

 

[CFC]

I'm afraid that is you who is naive and it is narrow minded fools like you that spoil things for everyone else. The impact of Tilapia being introduced to Madagasca has had terrible implications for native fish in that country but does this mean that ALL Cichlid species are terrible and that we should all now cull our Cichlids and stop keeping them and breeding them? Of the 50 or so known snakehead species only one is able to survive in anything but tropical temperatures, the now infamous Northern snakehead Channa asiatica. This is a fish that has rarely been kept in the aquatics hobby and is more likely to have been introduced by the Asian community which make a dish of snakehead soup from this fish and until the recent ban they were commonly sold alive in Asian supermarkets. There is and are no plans whatsoever to ban tropical snakeheads from the UK and you will find many species on sale in most good fish shops, the Northern snakehead has been on the prohibited list for some years now along with almost all North American native species and many other fish which might be able to survive in our cold northern climate.
In your attached artical it states that if released into waters in Florida or Haiwaii snakeheads might become a problem, what it fails to tell you is that a huge ammount of non native predatory species are already present in the Florida canals and Haiwaii lakes in the form of Cichlids and catfish, Peacock bass ( Cichla ocellaris, a 3 foot long predatory Cichlid) were deliberatly introduced for sport fishing purposes. OH MY GOD!! LETS BAN ALL CICHLIDS AND CATFISH BECAUSE SOME IDIOTS HAVE DUMPED THEM INTO A RIVER OR LAKE.
The hype around snakeheads is mainly down to the media and its need to sell news, headlines wouldnt be half as interesting if they actually told the truth. Tropical snakeheads are no more a threat than any of the larger catfish or Cichlid species but because the media has jumped on them and dug up a few old articals about giant snakeheads (Channa microplets) attacking people in Asia they are now seen as a threat to national security.

 

[bunjiweb]

Zoraak get a grip will you, CFC is an experienced and caring fish keeper who wouldnt release a load of snakeheads into the rivier or any rubbish like that...

It seems some people just go out on these forums LOOKING for someone to beat up about SOMETHING......

Great babies CFC, I hope you find homes for them all! Or you could just get another 200G tank lol.

Ben

 

[CFC]

yeah Im going to tip £700 worth of fish into the nearest river arent I, at £3.50 each trade price for 2" fish i'm going to be selling every last one of them

 

[zoraak]

I just made a point and he calls me a fool, the other lackeys also join in... That’s a great sign of "experienced fish keepers"... I don't give a rat's ass what you breed; I just wanted to share my opinion.

Like a give a %^*( about rivers in UK.

/... sigh