Channa lucius

[Auranti]

A pair in the wild, guarding their brood .

Very excited to witness the beauty and grace of a wild pair. Please, please enjoy these photos as much as i enjoyed taking them .

Please note that i only took pictures and videos, no specimens!! They are needed to bring back the diminishing population. Tried to disturb them as little as possible too.



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr


Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa lucius wild by Aristoheliam, on Flickr

Video

[video=youtube;bZCYS5ZFoP4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZCYS5ZFoP4[/video]

Now... where can i get my own lucius?? Hahaha!!

 

[Miguel]

Beautyfull Splendids!

Did you shoot them near your place?

I have 6 growing. Whish they become as nice as those

 

[justarn]

very nice shots and gorgeous fish well done.

 

[Auranti]

Beautyfull Splendids!

Did you shoot them near your place?

I have 6 growing. Whish they become as nice as those

Thank you Miguel . Not near my place, had to trek for a while before i reached their habitat.

very nice shots and gorgeous fish well done.

Thank you

 

[Amber n The Boss]

Very nice shots! Fish are always more beautiful in their native habitats.

 

[BuffaloPolypteridae]

Woah that's awesome, I'd find northern snake heads in Maryland in similar settings, we were bowfishing for em though

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[Auranti]

Very nice shots! Fish are always more beautiful in their native habitats.

Thanks . Yes. they are have much more vibrant colours!!

Woah that's awesome, I'd find northern snake heads in Maryland in similar settings, we were bowfishing for em though

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Whild Channas are awesome indeed! I would love to see an argus pair in real life, their huge size should be jaw dropping to witness!

 

[-DC-]

Wow, great shots I would love to see channa in the wild some day!

 

[BuffaloPolypteridae]

Thanks . Yes. they are have much more vibrant colours!!



Whild Channas are awesome indeed! I would love to see an argus pair in real life, their huge size should be jaw dropping to witness!

Yes they were, If they weren't invasive I wouldn't of speared/shot any lol really tasty fish though honestly better then anything else I caught and ate the whole trip. I had some pics on my old phone of ones in the water, biggest one was 20 inch and thick as my arm. If your ever in the Potomac area they are pretty easy to find

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[cpm6t]

Very nice. Love the shots.