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channa aka snakehead
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channa gachua sp turqoise avalable
i cant own channas in where i live >Also your set up's and what's in the tank inc plants etc.......Any advice you seek post here and the growing channa lover's group will help as much as possible...
nelly---<1>channa keeper
Nelly's CHANNA ORNATIPINNIS
Tank rio 125...<A side note to remember, ensure tank has a good tight fitting lid, all holes to be blocked prior to keeping these beauty's..escape artist's so iam told..
occupants-- 1 male / 1 female approx 5inch's...
Rock's / slate / bogwood / plastic plant's /
Live floating plant's--- frogbit / duckweed / salvinia minima.....
Temp is at 20-21c at present, This tank requires no heating as these are sub-tropical....
Filteration is the standard jewul internal filter with angle pointing down towards the ground so the top is like a mill pond...
Water change's with these guy's are very minimul as and when required only<if test's come back negative>Even then only preform 10%...
Feeding these guy's dried meal-worms from wilkinson's, garden centre's also some pet shops, blood worm's took a while but got there in the end and loved them, also garden worm's.....Frozen blood worm work's well so iam told as doe's silverside's and prawn's shrimp etc![]()
The fry at present are chowing down deshelled brine shrimp egg's / very finely crushed pellets including dried meal worms which i ground to a very fine powder, also micro-worm's, tried them on crumbled tropical fish flakes last couple of day's and there happily taking these aswell
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I was at my mates house last night and was looking in his big tank when I spotted a channa lurking about 7 inches long and very fine looking, It was a Channa Stewarti and was absolutely gorgeous. I mentioned it and he said he didn;t want it and I could have it for nowt!!!
I shall be getting it in the week!!!
happy days
I was at my mates house last night and was looking in his big tank when I spotted a channa lurking about 7 inches long and very fine looking, It was a Channa Stewarti and was absolutely gorgeous. I mentioned it and he said he didn;t want it and I could have it for nowt!!!
I shall be getting it in the week!!!
happy days
ha you lucky ole gi#........i think you really should send it to me, for all the rude thing's you say to me and dave![]()
I was at my mates house last night and was looking in his big tank when I spotted a channa lurking about 7 inches long and very fine looking, It was a Channa Stewarti and was absolutely gorgeous. I mentioned it and he said he didn;t want it and I could have it for nowt!!!
I shall be getting it in the week!!!
happy days
ha you lucky ole gi#........i think you really should send it to me, for all the rude thing's you say to me and dave![]()
I was at my mates house last night and was looking in his big tank when I spotted a channa lurking about 7 inches long and very fine looking, It was a Channa Stewarti and was absolutely gorgeous. I mentioned it and he said he didn;t want it and I could have it for nowt!!!
I shall be getting it in the week!!!
happy days
ha you lucky ole gi#........i think you really should send it to me, for all the rude thing's you say to me and dave![]()
yeah sometimes very rude! "better than those mongrels your trying to shift on dave"
lol
very good simon i think they are very nice!
si you joking ha, don't beleive the evil zimmer man dave