Channa aurantimaculata

[irwini]

how to sexes them apart??
pics of my channa http://www.arofanatics.com/members/irwini/channaaurantimaculata/

 

[kido]

i've heard that females are have more yellow in the belly and less spots.. yours is probably male

 

[Vince]

purty.

 

[contender]

vey nice!

whats the common name for this?

 

[irwini]

dun tink there's a common name 4 it.

izzit possible to see whether its a female at around 6inch long???

 

[jelly]

Common name: Golden Cobra Snakehead. there are probably more but thats the one I know of.

Good clear pics.

 

[PhullTank57]

Very nice pictures, Irwini! Not quite sure what sex your speciman?.. but my thoughts would be it a male. Your best bet would be to download this file from snakeheads.org and see for yourself. GL!

http://snakeheads.org/aquaristic/species/aurantimaculata/sexDimorphism.ppt