Category: Snakehead

These posts cover aspects regarding snakehead whether culture, feeding and handling

Excessively crowded Snakehead fish in a thin film of water – Video

Video credit: Hai DO Xuan (Vietnam) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)       The video has been filmed in a temporarily aquaculture facility in Vietnam. One can easily see how specimens of snakehead in such excessive density while sliding, jumping and moving in such thin film of water. Snakeheads …

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Pond feeding of snakehead using extruded feed in Vietnam – Video

Video credit: Hai DO Xuan (Vietnam) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Source: www.fishconsult.org       Carnivorous snakehead is a popular freshwater fish in Vietnam because of its fine flesh and flavor as well as its important role in human health. The main species of snakehead farmed in Vietnam is …

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Fish marketing and consumer preference in Lao PDR

Photo credit: MK19 – Fisheries and Aquaculture Production in Reservoirs in Lao PDR Technical review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         The inserted photo shows the display of the indigenous snakeheads and barbs for sale in Thonkhankam Market in Vientiane. These fish were caught in the new Nam Theun 2 Reservoir, which supports …

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Culture of Snakehead (Channa striatus) in Thailand

Photo credit: Wanna Thawinwan (Thailand)                   Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Snakehead is one of the most common staple food fishes in Thailand. The decline in the harvests of wild snakehead, due to overfishing along with other reasons were behind the interest in farming snakehead in Thailand especially …

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