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Tropical Fish Keeping => General Fishkeeping Chat => Topic started by: brian c on November 15, 2014, 12:38:08 AM
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i have alwats thought about getting a rainbow snake head.but if i plan to get a snake head i must know if i could get a permit to keep one in georgia.also are the permits like yearly?
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here in the uk i dont think you need a permit
to keep snake heads i will ask my mate angus
tomorrow oh i am see my buddy tom i will ask
him but things might be different in the states
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wow that was fast.well thanks because i do intend to keep one....one day.
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I know that snake heads are banned in certain states but I have no idea which ones. Probably the ones where the fish could survive in the wild.
You need to ask whichever state department deals which such things.
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Here you go Brian,
This any use to you??
http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/1202
Snakesheads are stunning fish but i'm not sure i'd fancy keeping one in a tank!!!!
FC76
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Looks like snakeheads are banned in Georgia then.
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aww what???NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!then i am not gonna stay in georgia i am gonna move somewhere else.besides this place only has a petco and a petsmart.
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The banned list in that link does say
Snakeheads; all species of genera Ophicephalus and Channa
You'll need to move to a more northern state; somewhere it gets cold enough to kill snakeheads in the wild in winter.
Personally, I'd stick with the warmer weather and do without snakeheads ;)
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I reckon snakeheads are kept by the same people as keep pitbulls - look at me, I'm a big tough guy because I keep big tough dogs and fish.
The only thing snakeheads are good for is eating. They're pretty ugly, greedy and nasty.
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You'll need to move to a more northern state; somewhere it gets cold enough to kill snakeheads in the wild in winter.
Wouldn't help I'm afraid; They have been recorded in Maine, Vancouver and the Great Lakes!
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Ahh, in that case maybe not. Though as snakeheads aren't banned in all states of the US, it would be a case of finding which states did allow them.
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well i will move when im older cuz i AM gonna get that snake head one way or another.heck maybe the same thing will happen to me with that guy who has a giant snake head but with a jewel snake head..here's the story.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/rocky_gets_reprieve_snakehead.html
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I actually feel quite sorry for Rocky. He lives in a barren tank that is way to small and he has been there for 11 years. That would be like spending 11 years in a cupboard!!!!! ( but without the reprieval of a place in Hogwarts to save you!) :(
FC76
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i think that rocky died some time ago..it briefly mentions that he got it from a local pet store.so maybe the same thing can happen to me.*feeling lucky**:)*
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Is there a reason you want to keep these?! They don't seem like a particularly suitable pet to me... you'd need an absolutely huge tank for just one fish. I think I'd rather have a nice community tank!
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Brian, have you ever come across this chap breeding Channa ornatipinnis (a dwarf snakehead) back in 2009. It's the first time anyone had reported breeding them in captivity.
link #1 (http://forum.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/showthread.php?t=39161)
link #2 (http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/272298-channa-ornatipinnis-have-laid-eggs-drawf-snakeheads/)
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@ jenna no i dont want one of the big ones.i want the rainbow snake head.it only grows to about 6-8 inches.have you seen their colors?
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well no i haven't but that was a good post.i read in my book that because there are not enough foods suited for the baby fry of rainbow snake heads the parents bring the food.so if that is true then the toughest part of the breeding would be getting a m/f and not sucking up and babies during a water change.