Channa micropeltes golden

[Ben]

I kept one toman emas till more than 24inches. at some point it will morph and when adult looks exactly like micropeltes to me. just as aggressive too.

[sepp]

Originally Posted by Ben

I kept one toman emas till more than 24inches. at some point it will morph and when adult looks exactly like micropeltes to me. just as aggressive too.

Hi Ben (it's been awhile &#128522,

The toman emas (as per Dr. Ong vid), is a different species from micropeltes? Is this the same as Maruliodes? Those commonly found around 6-8 inches in LFS?

I am tempted to add a same size into the comm tank.

[sepp]

Did some online research and found most Channa will turn mean overnight and might slaughter the entire tank. 😮

Only pleuro and Maruliodes have some degree of comm success. Might go that route instead of getting a micropeltes.

[nutx]

very nice!

[mictok]

Originally Posted by Ben

I kept one toman emas till more than 24inches. at some point it will morph and when adult looks exactly like micropeltes to me. just as aggressive too.

Like that will feel kana cheated due to the price of Emas

[mrnyunus]

Have a 16incher in comm....crazy lines on body but ya looks like normal micro....so I agree at the price of a Toman emas...feel kinda cheated LOL.

[Ben]

Originally Posted by mictok

Like that will feel kana cheated due to the price of Emas

the cost of the fish is not the problem, the problem is that it will eat up many more times its worth in tankmates