My Channa from India and Rest of the World

[chronick]

what an awesome collection

 

[jgordon]

Now those are some real nice fish. Wish I could find some more somewhere.

 

[Tabby7]

Thanks gigas12, chronick and jgordon.

 

[Decker504]

Hi all

I've been into Channas for a while now and registered here today. Really pleased to see a lot of Channa enthusiasts from all over the world! Hope to learn and share about Channa which is the only type of fish I keep in over 30 tanks.

Sharing some pics today to begin with.

The main one, Channa barca 1 (60 cm plus)

Channa sp. Assam

Channa stewartii cf. Garo Hill Green

Channa gachua cf. Turquoise 'Bangalore'

Channa sp. Albino striatus

Channa punctata adult

Channa bleheri

Channa stewartii cf. Garo Hill Green

Channa sp. True Blue/Moonbeam Galaxy

Channa aurantimaculata pair

Channa barca 2 (19 inch now)

Channa barca 3 (15 inches)

The biggest barca I have viewed seated from my living room.

I will keep updating with time, thanks.

Unbelievably beautiful collection my friend.

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[Chris.West.Curtis]

Hi,the first barca is really beautiful.

 

[Tabby7]

Hi and thanks Decker504 and Chris.West.Curtis.

 

[Decker504]

Hi and thanks Decker504 and Chris.West.Curtis.

I just showed your pics to the manager of one of our local pets shops down here, they were amazed.

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[Tabby7]

Thanks again, I've a few more Channa species apart from these. You're from the US? It's a pity that some of the beautiful smaller ones also can't make it there but there have been constant exports to Canada I'd believe.

 

[fishy_123]

great collection you got! the 1st barca is a real winner!

 

[Tabby7]

Hi fishy_123 and thanks for the appreciation.