Indian Pike Conger

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Indian Pike Conger

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I hope this is the right fish ... Caught this at Tanjong Rhu earlier tonite ..

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Yep, this is the right fish and it is pretty well taken too. Do you think you can contribute this picture to this site as a specimen photo? Thanks. :flower:

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Peace wrote:Yep, this is the right fish and it is pretty well taken too. Do you think you can contribute this picture to this site as a specimen photo? Thanks. :flower:
Sure .. go ahead .. if u need the higher resolution pic .. let me know

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Okay, I have edited and changed the picture. Thanks desleyhan!

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Looks a bit more like an eel to me
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this eel can survive without water for 2hrs. i caught this fish after 2hrs it slither out of my box and struggle on the road. scaring the **** out of ppl

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farkhead wrote:this eel can survive without water for 2hrs. i caught this fish after 2hrs it slither out of my box and struggle on the road. scaring the **** out of ppl
Thats scary!! .... I threw it back at sea after photo taking

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farkhead wrote:this eel can survive without water for 2hrs. i caught this fish after 2hrs it slither out of my box and struggle on the road. scaring the **** out of ppl
That's pretty tough. It's pretty amazing how fishes can survive without water. But it requires proper the condition to keep alive; cool and moist like in the icebox. :) The Pike Conger is a very aggressive fish, do take extra care when handling it.

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haha my ice box has no ice. it is jus empty styrofoam box

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