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Beauty blooms in hidden places
10/02/2026

Beauty blooms in hidden places

06/01/2026

Underwater footage of
Copper Mahseer/ Chocolate Mahseer (Neolissochilus hexagonolepis) in their nature habitat

08/12/2025

Chilling after cleaning


04/12/2025

Copper mahseer/ Chocolate mahseer (Neolissochilus hexagonolepis) in their nature habitat


30/11/2025

A tank full of Angel fish

Spotted some beautiful oddball native fishes today in Galiff StreetMacrognathus pancalus (Yellow Spiny Eel)Mastacembelus...
02/11/2025

Spotted some beautiful oddball native fishes today in Galiff Street
Macrognathus pancalus (Yellow Spiny Eel)
Mastacembelus armatus (Tyre-Track Eel)
Xenentodon cancila (Indian Gar)
Botia dario (Bengal loach or Queen Loach)
Trichopsis pumila (Croaking Gourami)
Channa punctata ( Spotted Snakehead)

Lost for more than 85 years - rediscovery of ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘  (McClelland, 1845), the worldโ€™s most elusive snakehead spe...
31/01/2025

Lost for more than 85 years - rediscovery of ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘  (McClelland, 1845), the worldโ€™s most elusive snakehead species (Teleostei, Labyrinthici, Channidae)

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JAYASIMHAN PRAVEENRAJ, TEJAS THACKERAY, NALLATHAMBI MOULITHARAN, BALAJI VIJAYAKRISHNAN, GOURAB KUMAR NANDA, Lost for more than 85 years - rediscovery of ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘  (McClelland, 1845), the worldโ€™s most elusive snakehead species (Teleostei, Labyrinthici, Channidae). Zootaxa, Vol. 5583 No. 1: 31 Jan. 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5583.1.4

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The Chel Snakehead or Bora Chung, ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘ , is a large snakehead species endemic to the Himalayan region of India. Channa amphibeus was last recorded from specimens collected in the years between 1918 and 1933 (Shaw & Shebbeare 1938), leading to speculations that it may have gone extinct.

Here, we report the re-discovery of the species after more than 85 years, based on three specimens collected in the year 2024, and additional photographic records. We also provide the first live image of ๐ถ. ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘ , along with biometric, and genetic data.

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๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘ , showing live colouration (A) KUFOS-AN-2024.12, 205.0 mm SL, female (B) ca. 270.0 mm SL, male (C) ca. 350 mm SL, male (D) ca. 500 mm SL, adult male (B, C, & D, not fixed and catalogued).

Copyright ยฉ 2025 the Author(s). Published in Zootaxa journal.

Emerged growing aquatic plants:Limnophila sessilifloraHygrophila polysperma(Guess the 3rd plant....) ...
30/11/2024

Emerged growing aquatic plants:
Limnophila sessiliflora
Hygrophila polysperma
(Guess the 3rd plant....)

Terrarium (Moss)
20/11/2024

Terrarium (Moss)

Zipper loaches (Acanthocobitis botia) areย ray-finned fish that can be found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangla...
16/11/2024

Zipper loaches (Acanthocobitis botia) areย ray-finned fish that can be found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Butan, Thailand, Burma, and Myanmar.ย They are generally peaceful and can be kept in a community of fish that enjoy current.

Care: Live in fast-flowing, clear streams and rivers. Appreciate rockwork or driftwood for secure cover, plus good aeration and reasonably good water movement.

Feeding: Accepts all regular aquarium foods, particularly loves Bloodworm and Daphnia.

Water parameters: pH: 6.5 -7.2 Hardness: Medium Max dh:

Temp: 75.2ยบF to 78.8ยบF (24 - 26ยบC)

Breeding: Breeds in the wild around May to June. Has bred in aquaria, though it appears to be rare and accidental when it happens.

This fish is a common import and relatively easy to keep. They habitually sift sand through the gills, extracting microscopic foodstuffs from within it. Therefore, they should be provided with a soft substrate.

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