Giant Snakehead (channa micropeltes) is Top Fresh Water Predator. A native fish from Borneo Island and Sumatera can be huge untill 20 kgs, this is big fish monster. Today in America this Giant Snakehead become an invasive fish. But in Indonesia which people free fishing every day this fish not actually as threat fish. People still using ilegal fishing metode to find and catch a fish.
In Java island this Giant Snakehead adapted with the ecosystem in Java Island. The most succesfull introducing this species in Cirata West Java. Nowdays many place provide this species as sport fishing agenda. Some fishing pound use this Giant Snakehead as a mascot of their sport fishing pound.
Succesfull programing in Cirata Lake giving some idea to another place in Java island to introduce int the fresh water ecosystem. Most people still giving doubted answer for this kind idea. They are aware when this species invasifed to the native fish in Java but nowday the nile fish which not a native fish invasif first before this species. More read about Waduk Mulur reservoir
To make a balance the ecosystem i think this Giant Snakehead can be a balancer for the Nile Fish. Giant Snakehead has a big power to fight as a predator fish more than others Snakehead family. One of the purpose to introduce Giant Snakehead into fresh water in Java Island for sport fishing recreation, but before that we should take a survey about the ecosystem to reducing the impact of damage for ecosystem.
Giant Snakehead aka Toman can be an Indonesian Fresh Water mascot, this species has a beautifull skin like a Batik hand crafted painting. So we should keep this still alive and save them from rarely damage. What about you?
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