Snakeheads in Malaysia

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Candiru
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OH! So your the one who caught those wild gachuas!! Damn, you make me envious! lol. For some reason, I love gachuas. They're so easy to look at and are have beautiful finnage. And they don't get too big.
 

na_cheers

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thanx man,yup gachuas do looking nice to look at and having a great personality! btw I'm not the supplier or anything like that.i caught and keep for my self.
 

ernest

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na_cheers;902679; said:
hi, i'm Nas and this is my 1st post.Maybe someone here already know me and saw my fish pics in another forum.anyway,I'll post again here

Below are channas/ snakeheads I've caught in the wild. Using casting, hook and line or netting.



Channa micropeltes/ in malay 'Toman batik', caught in perak.lakes and rivers in peninsular Malaysia, already introduced species in Sarawak river.



Channa Lucius/ in malay 'Bujuk', caught in sarawak. clear water/blackwater streams and swamps, can be found both east and west Malaysia.





Channa Gachua/ in malay 'Haruan todak', caught in perak and sarawak. Clear water streams,can be found both east and west Malaysia.





Channa Bangkanensis/ In Malay ' haruan Hutan ', caught in tanjung malim and Sarawak. Peat Swamps and small streams. can be found almost peat swamp forest in sarawak and certain part in west malaysia.








Look at the eye! super black

Channa Melasoma/ In malay 'Haruan Palas'. Caught in Sarawak, can be found in Perak. Peat Swamps and small streams. certain place in Sarawak and west Malaysia









Channa Baramensis/ In Malay ?.Caught in Sarawak(habitat only in Sarawak).Blackwater Swamps and blackwater streams,both peat swamps forest and Kerangas forest.





Channa Striata/In Malay 'Haruan'. Caught in Perak and Sarawak.The most common Snakeheads in Malaysia, can be found almost any lakes,swamps,streams and even drainage.

Below are channas I've bought in LFS here.





Channa Maruliodes/ in Malay 'Toman Bunga'. Streams and lakes, deeper part into the jungle. only in west Malaysia.



Channa striata Albino.

Next month I'll be doing a Hunting trip In Sarawak, hopefully i'll post my trips here later!!
nice pic bro keep us updated tks
 

flemming

Gambusia
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welcome,
i see you love channa's
whats the biggest one you've ever caugth?
 

mad ness

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Euge;902697; said:
oh my lord. Those are some BEAUTIFUL snakeheads. You are very lucky that you can catch channa's in the wild, i would love to do that. I've heard back in Hong Kong there are a couple places where u can catch them but i don't now where.
there's a resovoir in tuen mun somewhere.
 
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