rainbow snakehead (Channa bleheri)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

22–27 °C

pH

6.5–7.5

GH-Härte

5–15 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

10.8–15.8 cm

Mindestaquarium

300 L

Schwimmebene

Bottom-dwelling

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Predatory and best kept alone or in a carefully planned pair

Herkunft

NE India

Artübersicht

From the waters of NE India comes Channa bleheri, a member of the family Channidae. A patient ambush predator that surveys its domain from cover and strikes in one burst. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 10.8–15.8 cm. Singles for life; a true pair is the exception. Over-filter, under-stock, and cover the tank like it owes you money. Maintain 22–27 °C at pH 6.5–7.5. Best suited to a keeper who can match its natural water.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Still and slow waters among vegetation

Strömung

Still to gentle

Gelöster Sauerstoff

Tolerates low oxygen; air-breathing

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Soft sand

Harte Dekoration

Dense cover and caves

Pflanzen

Dense planting

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Singles for life; a true pair is the exception

Fütterung

Committed piscivore — whole fish, shrimp and meaty foods

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Nothing practical in a community — Adults see tankmates as meals

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Invertebrates — Disappear overnight

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Males have a narrower head

Fortpflanzungsart

Surface-nesting with committed biparental guarding