FISHIOLOGY

Some Channa Marulioides var in Malaysia do comes in Orange color. The famous orange variant is from Terengganu of course but other states has their orange variant as well.  One of the place that I've had the opportunity to explore is the sg. Dusun variant. They are found in the tributary along this river. I was there during 1991 - 1996. We had caught a number of orange and very bright yellow variant adult fish. The fingerlings of the dusun variant cannot be ID so don't waste your time chasing for this variant. Unless your source are incredibly reliable which is rare nowadays. The fingerling shows a strong golden hue when they're around 3". Then they change to a dull deep yellow/orange when around 6". Their finnage starts losing the batik and will eventually turned black. The adult fish display an impressive of color play from cream to yellow to orange according to thier mood. Recently I saw an orange marulioides being posted at facebook and I was ...

My 2nd pc of sp Borneo is being kept in a fgt on a higher ph that is 7.6PH, tds 120ppm, 29C running on organic filtration. RGB LED 18w lighting. Food comprised mainly on market prawn and live tilapia. With this odd parameter the white scale develop quite well, the color is weak mainly because this is only a 10-11" fish.

After 3 months with me the fish is fully stable. A beautiful fish indeed. This pc is kept at 5.5PH, 100ppm TDS, 30C, 1000liter tank. Food is market prawn and frozen seluang. Water changed are done every 3 weeks or so at 20-30%.

I've so many pm from hobbyist asking me how do I groomed my maru with so beautiful flowers. The secret is not in the grooming it is in the fish gene. I would like to share my secret of how to select a champion fish. Since ppl keeps getting conned. This technique will provide you with almost 99% failed safe. No more toman belang. Bunga can be selected with fingerlings of 3". You just need to know the technique. Take note of the shimmering at the edge of the scales. And that shimmer will eventually turned into bunga or white patches. Maintaining the white patches and encouraging more white patches/bunga to grow is also important. And if bad husbandry is provided the bunga may disappear and never return. You need to hv a good eye sight and patience. Selecting fingerlings usually takes hours and you will soon be a nuisance to the fish store owner. So the next time someone tries to sell you a grade AAA terengganu but the fish hv no tell tail signs of...