My female King Cobra Snakeskin

[Namn8r]

Your thoughts please...

[nicholas76]

Now thats a great looking fish,

Great colour and pattern, eye is nice and red not dark brown.

Second picture shows that the fish has a bit of a beak problem but apart from that overall you have done nicely

[scott bowler]

i agree with nic it is a very nice fish , the colour is very nice and the eye is red and that is good . it dose look like it have a little bit of a break. but my fish used to have it two , i think it is a health thing so with good food and water it will fix up. over all it is a very nice fish well done

[Namn8r]

So what causes the beak look?

[nicholas76]

ANdrew SOH's book explains it the best..

many factors

genetics, foods, overcrowded grow out tanks etc etc .

It wont really grow out of it but you can help hide it by fattening the guy up

[samir]

its a nice fish. why is it a "King cobra" ?? i'd just call it a blue snake skin.

[Namn8r]

Dont know samir, thats what it was titled when I bought it...?

[scott bowler]

i was thinking the same thing , to me it is a blue snake skin too but you know how it is breeder and people will call them what ever thry like.not a bad fish though

[nicholas76]

you got to love the names dont you.


for example how many variations of pigeons have you seen ? FOU, ribbons, checkerboard, etc etc etc all just pigeons to me.

It can give you a indication to what farm they came from and in some instances its simply a LFS with greater imagination.

e.g i know the FOU and anakondas came from a particular farm in Penang
My RGD came from singapore farm etc etc


I have heard of the king cobras before though , nice fishy

[Namn8r]

Exactly..its just when a particular colour variety becomes more refined from breeding it needs a new name!