Morch Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) A few days of almost non-stop rain. Not a big deal like other places, no floods or anything, just muddy and wet. On morning tour of the garden found one of the fish...the sort that can slither/jump around out of the water. Then a couple more, and another. About 15 cm long, bony barbs on back. The dog was very excited about these, being previously a city dog maybe not familiar with them. Proceeded to chase them around, and hunted one (that I know of), looked very proud munching on it. Other than the bones, is there any serious danger/harm there? Toxic somehow? Carrying parasites/worms? Edited October 11, 2020 by Morch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Probably snakeheads aka pla chon, they tend to walkabout at night in the rain looking for new ponds. If you can nab a few you can sell for about 60 baht a kilo, bony but tasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Mister T said: Probably snakeheads aka pla chon, they tend to walkabout at night in the rain looking for new ponds. If you can nab a few you can sell for about 60 baht a kilo, bony but tasty. Ah, that would explain what she's chasing in the tall grass these last few nights. Was worried it was a snake or large monitor (although surly, they'll come after these fish too...?). So far she seems to have no problems with their 'thorns', so guess we can skip this week's bone run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoko Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The "thorns" sound like a Clarias, or walking catfish. Big clariids are food fish in SEA and Africa, but ornamental elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Motoko said: The "thorns" sound like a Clarias, or walking catfish. Big clariids are food fish in SEA and Africa, but ornamental elsewhere. Thanks, but no, these aren't catfish nor snakeheads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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