Channa mariolides
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Hiya erik and welcome to MFK, if your fish is small now you have a while to make arrangements, I had a friend who would grow out large fish to around 18" (the largest he could keep) then donate them to Public aquariums and schools, the trick is to make the arrangements well in advance. Like now, submit pictures and a species profile along with an estimate of when the fish would be ready, include genus/species, species origin area, and where you got it, as well as species parameters. Given enough lead time many aquariums are happy to get unusual specimens but they need time to evaluate if they have a place for it. Most people who try to give institutions fish wait until the last minute and the aquarium has no suitable accomodations. Even if they can't take it they might be able to steer you to who can.
_erik_ said:Okay, well then I have to get rid of it. Too bad, it´s a very nice-looking fish... I don´t want to take the risk of having to get rid of it when it gets over two feet in lenght...
Erik contact me if you want to get rid of it, i can house it AND i live in Sweden(Stockholm)
Before you get rid of it try to definitely identify it.First try www.snakeheads.org for more info.Second try to find where it was imported from.If it was India it is a marulias.If around Indonesia it is marulioides.See my gallery for mine,yours looks identical.The side markings look like flowers,hence its name of flower snakehead in some countries.If it is a marulioides it will likely grow to 20"-24" and can only be put in with another if the tank is huge.They are one of the more sociable snakeheads for their size and only seem to get heated at feeding time.A beautiful fish.
Erik,
i'm not sure why you would want to get rid of it?
just becuase of the size it will get?
marulius really is a beautiful fish. it's also called the peacock snakehead , from the spot on the tail. mine is a juve, and the color change it does is cool, and it can also be monster predator.
again, a beautiful fish, and i can't wait to see mine get bigger.
i'm not sure why you would want to get rid of it?
just becuase of the size it will get?
marulius really is a beautiful fish. it's also called the peacock snakehead , from the spot on the tail. mine is a juve, and the color change it does is cool, and it can also be monster predator.
again, a beautiful fish, and i can't wait to see mine get bigger.
(primary because it´s cool way of eating shrimps
). And really hoping it´s not an marulia.... 