SH in the Philippines

[fishyguy]

The Philippines has 3 species of snakeheads... Locally known as "Dalag" or "Bulig" in some parts of the country, and a host of other names.... after all we have about 7100 islands...

Snakeheads are locally considered a food fish.

The most common species is the C. striata. This is available in most fish markets and may be seen or caught in most freshwater waters.... from narrow canals to rivers.

C melasoma and C maculata are said to be native species but I have never seen one alive, dead in the fish market or at the end of my fishing line...


In the aquarium hobby, the only species offered is the C micropeltes. This was introduced in the hobby since the early 1980s. For about 20 years this has been the only species offered to local hobbyists.

The past 2 years, I have been involved in the local aquarium industry and have offered Filipino hobbyists with the following:

C. bleheri

C. sp Assam

C. burmanica?

This was sold to me as C. burmanica.... but many have said it is not... anyone pls care to properly identify?


C. aurantimaculata

My favorite....


C. panaw

C. marulia

C. lucia

C. pleurophthalma

P. obscura

 

[paopanlilio]

how much for
C. bleheri
C. sp Assam


i already have ur number just want price for those 2

 

[south coast nelly]

wow stunning array, shame your so far away, i would have had those obscura

 

[tropheus]

hello mate ,all id's are correct apart from the burmanica , the burmanica is a new species that has been exported worldwide as burmanica , but is suspected to be a gachua or stewarti varient. but tests are still being carried out to determine

this is the true channa burmanica -http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/at...0&d=1116683684 it is very closly related to channa belheri


very nice pics by the way


cheers col

 

[Knowdafish]

Way cool! Nice pics!

 

[cichlid fiend]

ill take 1,4,and 8.

Just a wish!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fishyguy]

hello mate ,all id's are correct apart from the burmanica , the burmanica is a new species that has been exported worldwide as burmanica , but is suspected to be a gachua or stewarti varient. but tests are still being carried out to determine

this is the true channa burmanica -http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/at...0&d=1116683684 it is very closly related to channa belheri


very nice pics by the way


cheers col

been searching for info about the burmanica and ended up empty... Thanks for the pic buddy....


actually 2 of the 9 species were mislabeled when I got them

 

[fishyguy]

wow stunning array, shame your so far away, i would have had those obscura

Thanks for the compliment...

 

[fishyguy]

Way cool! Nice pics!

Thanks buddy... I am an amateur photog... thanks for DLSRs... you can simply delete ugly pics and get a few good ones from a hundred takes... hahahaha

 

[fishyguy]

ill take 1,4,and 8.

Just a wish!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep I agree.... those are the good ones