Family: Cyprinidae
A peaceful carnivore cyprinidae from the Yangtze, Pearl and Amur rivers of China — moderate care.
Chanodichthys erythropterus of the family Cyprinidae is an aquarium-kept Cyprinidae. Peaceful and carnivore; quality prepared foods with variety; regular frozen or live foods, it grows to 71.4–102 cm and prefers 18–26 °C water. Other Chanodichthys species in our database include Chanodichthys dabryi, Chanodichthys mongolicus, Chanodichthys oxycephalus.
Difficulty: moderate. Peaceful. Solitary, pairs or small groups.
Hold 18–26 °C and keep it stable — community-standard range; verify locally. Standard heater to hold the mid-range steadily.
Full size is 71.4–102 cm. Minimum tank: 1020 L, with open swimming space along its mid-water swimmer habits.
Carnivore; quality prepared foods with variety; regular frozen or live foods. It forages naturally over dark fine gravel or sand, so let some food reach the bottom.
Peaceful; solitary, pairs or small groups. Good company: Northern Snakehead — Similar size and water needs, Indonesian snakehead — Similar size and water needs, Asian Snakehead — Similar size and water needs. Keep away from Fish under half its size — May be eaten, Small fish and shrimp — Live-prey size.
Comes from 中国长江、珠江、黑龙江等水系: clear streams, rivers and still waters. Expect moderate flow and average oxygen needs.
A confirmed jumper: fit a tight lid and lower the waterline slightly.
In the aquarium: spawning; condition with rich foods and simulate seasonal changes. Males are typically slimmer and more intensely colored; females fuller-bodied.