Where to post id of non catfish?

robby1619 · Post by **robby1619** » 22 Jun 2006, 19:00

I have 2 fish that i need id of but they are not catfish..where should i post the pics?
Thanks,
Rob

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 22 Jun 2006, 19:04

You're in the right place.

robby1619 · Post by **robby1619** » 22 Jun 2006, 19:08

Okey!
Here are the fish..
The one is bichir..but what kind and how big those it get?
The other one is Snakehead..what kind and how big do it get?

Thanks,
Rob

harsmann · Post by **harsmann** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:10

The fish at the bottom picture looks like an adult Red Snakehead, Channa micropeltes. According to Baensch Aquarium Atlas it grows to 39"/100cm.

Post by **Silurus** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:19

The bichir looks like the regular Polypterus senegalus. The snakehead is subadult. Adult C. micropeltes do not have any orange at all.

robby1619 · Post by **robby1619** » 22 Jun 2006, 21:16

The snakehead is not an adult..he is only 6-8cm big!!
I have posted at 2 other sites and there they say it's an red Channa Micropeltes?

harsmann · Post by **harsmann** » 22 Jun 2006, 21:46

Yes - my mistake. Got confused by a photo off another species.

robby1619 · Post by **robby1619** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:00

Thanks guys.

Post by **Silurus** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:05

Should've been this.

robby1619 · Post by **robby1619** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:27

One more question...do you think the Polypterus senegalus will be ok with plecos.clown loaches and raphael catfish in a 75g tank?

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 23 Jun 2006, 14:16

until it outgrows that tank, yes. p senegalensis can reach 20"/50cm at least (sometimes even bigger) and it can and does prey on other fish.
non-spiny non-nocturnal fishes less than half its' own length are eaten.

The Red Snakehead, like the famous RedTail and the TigerShovelNose, is not a pet at all. I see them popping up as brighly colored juveniles in many LFS, but with an adult length of 1 metre and a weight up to 20kg (about 40 pounds) it's more like a carnivorous "aquatic hog"; suitable for the BBQ not the fishtank.

btw in many countries C micropeltes is viewed as a pest; people dump their overgrown pets into the wild and all mayhem breaks loose for the local fauna.
I believe they might be banned in Florida (dunno for sure, though) because of this.