Channa harcourtbutleri

[bottles]

Hey MFKers
Are these guys tropical or sub-tropical? I've read that they are both from the little amount of info that I could find.
Also are they compatible with my sp. assam's

thanks

 

[bottles]

I assume that nobody has combined these species before and that' s why I'm getting no responses.

Well I did it (feel free to call me crazy). I wanted to pick them up before someone else did. So far no fights and I do have a spare tank if things get ugly. No nipped fins or anything. Hopefully they'll color up as they get more comfortable.

Temp is currently 75F (and rising now that summer is coming)

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Channa Harcourtbutleri


Channa sp. Assam

 

[bottles]

I'm at 76 views without a response. If I hit 100 I will beat my girlfriend.




Just kidding, but don't tell her. She's counting on YOU.

 

[yh_loh]

Not sure on the combination...but is a nice fish...hope it work for you.

 

[octofasciatus]

You aren't getting many responses as harcourbutleri are fairly rare in the channa trade and I only know 1 user (Brucki) who keeps them. The usual advice is not to mix variants of channa to prevent cross-breeding and therefore diluting the strain. I can't comment on the temprement of harcourt as I have never kept them. If you are intending on keeping all of the fish alive I would suggest moving them to another tank at the first signs of damage (ripped fins etc).

You could try asking around on another site that specialises in channa (snakeheadforum.com) you may have better responses.

Good luck (to you and your lady)

 

[fish_sauce]

Your Assam looks awesome.

 

[bottles]

Thanks guys
They were all eating krill and live blackworm yesterday. No flaring gills or aggressiveness yet. I'll keep a close eye on them. I do have an extra tank if needed.

Thanks again.

 

[Brucki]

Hi,

I do NOT keep Channa harcourtbutleri, I keep a species that was sold as harcourtbutleri by a german wholesaler named aquarium-glaser. But its not sure that these fish really are harcourtbutleri, MOst people think they are a gachua variant from Lake Inle (Myanmar) and not Channa harcourtbutleri (that comew from the same area) .

To differenciate these fish from others they are calle Channa sp. "glaser-harcourtbutleri" so everyone can easily see, what they are.
I do know only one person who keeps the real harcourtbutleri, his username here is pallestopheles. His harcourtbutleri are big massive fish, no wonder he has them for several years now.

The "glaser-harcourtbutleri" look like this :

 

[chronick]

Hi,

I do NOT keep Channa harcourtbutleri, I keep a species that was sold as harcourtbutleri by a german wholesaler named aquarium-glaser. But its not sure that these fish really are harcourtbutleri, MOst people think they are a gachua variant from Lake Inle (Myanmar) and not Channa harcourtbutleri (that comew from the same area) .

To differenciate these fish from others they are calle Channa sp. "glaser-harcourtbutleri" so everyone can easily see, what they are.
I do know only one person who keeps the real harcourtbutleri, his username here is pallestopheles. His harcourtbutleri are big massive fish, no wonder he has them for several years now.

The "glaser-harcourtbutleri" look like this :

i have an identical fish sold to me as a black rimmed gachua from malaysia. hmm...