[Freshwater] Forest Snakehead

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[Freshwater] Forest Snakehead

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Forest Snakehead (Channa Lucius)

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Snakehead

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In video one,are the two fish mating? Because they are two fishes there..I realised snakehead beathe air so they can survive abit longer then other fish on land

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Snakehead

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I don't think they're mating, there are more than two snakeheads around and they're no signs of courtship either. When they have younglings, both the parents will stick together and guard them. I believe this species of snakehead isn't as hardy as haruans when out of water.

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opps ok thanks for correcting me...is like u are very professional in fish and fishing dude :D

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Snakehead

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Better known as a bujuk
Urrrgh, no time to fish now~

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