Too far. Lol

Hello! Aiman here.

Hi, since this thread is somewhat dead, and I cant sleep, and im a fish freak, here is a chronological story of my channa tank.

First off, went to LFS to get some driftwoods and slow plants

Driftwoods:




Got my 3 x 1.5 x 1.5ft clear glass tank from amirolzaris for a bargain.

After initial lazy setup with only a java fern:



Using 2 filters, a top filter and a canister (SunSun). Top filter purely sponges, whereas canister with bio rings, aquaclay for the bacteria colony.

Since it was too boring, went back to the LFS and bought some more plants, java ferns and anubias. Also got some nirox almond leaves to have blackwater.



Left the tank for 12 days for a proper fishless cycle, and also for the bacteria colony to properly adapt.

Rounghly 2 weeks, after doing some research, apparently my lighting is not sufficient for the plants in the tank, plus the blackwater makes the light even harder to penetrate to the bottom.

Stumbled upon wei jie's planted tank thread here in LYN so contacted him for some plants n proper lighting. Got him a plant n ordered java moss 10cm x 10cm fro him. Lights put on hold for a few days as it costs quite a bomb, Aquazonic T5HO 24wx4tubes 2.0 ft.

Added new plant, Sagittaria Subulata (left)



After got the lights + java moss, voila:

Then starts the search for channa. Wanted bleheri but had that before. So after poisoning my mind on the species of dwarf snakeheads out there, decided on looking for a channa assam @ andrao. Asked Bluegrass Aquatics to source it out (thanks to fellow forumers on whatsapp group ), they have quite a few juvi's going for RM25 each. So ordered the healthiest male n female n had to wait for 2 days.

Upon arrival:

Supposedly Male


Female


Acclimitaze them for about 20 mins, then released them into their wilderness



After more thorough research, apparently they need a proper temp of at least 24C for them to really thrive. Current temp is at 29C, and on hot days can go up to 31C. So this is a big no-no. Asked Luqee for some DIY ideas and he proposed of putting 2 pc fans, DIY-ed connected to acdc adaptors.

After a day or two, i got the temp down to 24C average, overnight with the aircond on lowest recorded temp was 21.5C.

Then after a few days, due to my prompt LFS shopping instincts, bought some more plants.

The shrubs on the left:


Dunno whats this


No idea



This post has been edited by aimank_88: Mar 27 2014, 05:43 AM

After a week or so, the channas started to really blend in, with its diet mainly on sinking pellets and ghost shrimps:





And also due to the stable temp on the tank within its recommended range, their colors start to be more vibrant:









They've grown for about 1.5cm now after 3 weeks, and latest pic:




Sekian sahaja posting saya pada hari ni.

Inb4 Primitive Fish is my diary and Genie dont mind.

This post has been edited by aimank_88: Mar 27 2014, 05:47 AM

Ok update.

Just got a green terror cichlid imported from Seremban thx to awansakti.

Im having Channa Assam. All dwarf snakeheads are territorial, even with themselves sometimes. So best if u keep only their kind in one tank. And with lotsa hiding places.

As Luqee said...

The guppies will be food for d snakeheads, d snakeheads will be food for d kaloi n aro.

I have one! About 1 feet plus. Had it since it was 4-5 inches long.

It endagers if u release it into the wild. Like most fishkeepers do, when it gets too big, they just release it into rivers and lakes. Just be responsible. Keep the fish until it dies of old age. If u cant afford to keep one, then dont.

In Sg buloh selling for RM200. Haha

Roughly around 6-7 inches?

Wah thats a lot of fishes! How big is ur tank?

RTC can hand feed la! Hehe. Initially hand fed mealworms. Now and then i just give steamed fish, selar kuning. If ur afraid to put ur hand in, buy this:

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Ok thats big. Haha

In time u can teach d rtc to eat pellets. Their sense of smell is astounding, so good quality pellets preferred la if u wanna teach it to eat them.

My RTC currently eat pellets too, but not all d time la. I enjoy more seeing them eating feeder fishes.

Yea same with mine. Eyesight poor. Wait, ur gar eats pellets ?

Wow ur lucky ur gars are eating pellets. I have to go buy LFS everytime to buy FF. Its like my 2nd home edi lol.

Thats because they are naturally ambush predators, they just wait. Like antzz suggested, try feeder fishes. My suggestion would be feed the koi's with pellets first, then put in the feeders. Higher chance for the feeders to survive till ur goby gets a chance to eat them.

Spotted gar with arapaima? Awesome!

Chit pooodahhhh

Chit pooodahhhh ptuihhh


Ni extra utk ko hahahaha

Channa Andrao 1

Pic taken 27th March 2014




Pic taken 19th May 2014




Pic taken today:



This post has been edited by aimank_88: Jun 22 2014, 04:48 PM