FISHIOLOGY

Kelakai re-experiment with : 14" kalimantan PH6 5" Terengganu PH5 The focus of this experiment is to gather data if kelakai will help to color up the fish and how far it can work. My previous experiment with the smaller Kalimantan had orangy tint on the scale below the lateral line. Both this fish as you can see do not have any orangy tint, we shall see if the previous experiment was the effect of the Kelakai or its just the original trait of the Kalimantan. We will also add in the Terengganu, given that it is still a bit too young to color up but what the heck since I've too many Terengganus to experiment with. Day 1 Day 1

As per my request to my collector for more samples of Terengganu Marulioides I'm glad he took the task seriously and after our expedition he had ventured into more areas to get more samples of the Terengganu Marulioides. As shown previously of the river marulioides collected 50km south of the variant Terengganu habitat Last weekend he went the other way 100km southeast of the variant Terengganu habitat and returned with the below samples. Now these really blurs the line of the variant Terengganu. As from the above image, the scale flowers has some adjoining type on the black spotting, the finnage is typical Var. Terengganu, but they have lesser band. At the variant Terengganu site I have not seen a single piece with 4 bands, the lease of them are 5 wide bands. Where else the river type has shorter and lesser bands but still clearly chevron pattern bands. Typical of river marulioides or open water marulioides they have less flower naturally. Lets hope ...

One of the question I get most of the time; "Is pellet good for my fish?" well it depends on what fish we're talking here and what type of pellet we're discussing. I'm a predator fish keeper and predator fish like Arowanas, Snake Heads, Datnoids, big Cats, Peacock Bass and most fishes with sharp teeth are carnivorous fish. Carnivorous fish have a short intestinal tract, and a large stomach to hold their prey. Their digestive system has no ability to digest vegetable matter, so even though they might eat plants, they cannot extract nutrients from them. They are design to consume animal protein. They required a diet of at least 45 - 70% protein.  Protein should be the main component in the diet of carnivorous species of fish. Carbohydrates like starch, gluten, sugar and cellulose also provide energy. Typically, carbohydrates enter the body via plant matter so most carnivorous species of fish do not get, nor do they require, a high level of carbohydrate in th...

- What I've learned from the Terengganu expedition was indeed invaluable towards my research and understanding of the Marulioides. -The first I would like to share is the term called One Dragon literally translated from chinese 一条龙. When my collector kept calling out the one dragon I wasn't sure what it was and thought it was  the snakeskin until I paid closer attention and indeed i could see the formation of the chinese dragon as below So we now know that we have the stick flowers, the snakeskin and now the one dragon. 一条龙 - The next subject will be the the low oxygen environment which unfortunately I forgot to get the O2 tester. Not much to conclude but based on the video below you can clearly see that there are some movement or flow in the water, sort of like an under current but the surface is dead still as if there is an invisible borders separating the 2 layers. Watch until the end and you can see leaves and debris will remain stagnant on the surface. ...

Actinic and CO2 update, progress is going well

My recent study of the Channa Marulioides variant Terengganu had got me really curious of this fish and I just have to see their natural habitat for myself of this very special variant  before all is gone. During my arowana days I kept wishing that I was there before the last wild golden Arowana was captured but it was a little too late for that. Too little was done by the authority to preserved the Arowana and it is now a sad history. For the Terengganu var I still have the chance and I will not let this get by. I'm sure many of you are just as curious to see the habitat as well. I spoke to a marulioides collector and explained that I was running a blog and I wish to document the variant's habitat before it goes extinct. After some negotiation they finally invited me for an expedition to Terengganu to document the habitat with a non disclosure agreement especially the exact location point, the capturing technique of adult maru and the baby maru. Also how they transport t...