Familia: Channidae
rainbow snakehead es un cabeza de serpiente de agua dulce originario de noreste de India. Alcanza 10.8–15.8 cm; temperatura 22–27 °C.
A Channidae species native to NE India: Channa bleheri lives bottom-dwelling over still and slow waters among vegetation. Predatory and best kept alone or in a carefully planned pair. Adults reach 10.8–15.8 cm. It is one of the aquarium-kept Channa species we profile, alongside Channa argus, Channa asiatica, Channa aurantimaculata.
Dificultad: moderada. Predatory and best kept alone or in a carefully planned pair.
Rango ideal: 22–27 °C. Evita cambios bruscos.
Alcanza 10.8–15.8 cm; es bottom-dwelling. Acuario mínimo de 300 L.
Committed piscivore — whole fish, shrimp and meaty foods. Dos pequeñas comidas al día.
Predatory and best kept alone or in a carefully planned pair. Compañeros recomendados: Nothing practical in a community — Adults see tankmates as meals. Evita Invertebrates — Disappear overnight.
De noreste de India: still and slow waters among vegetation, con still to gentle.
Esta especie salta: mantén la tapa bien cerrada.
En acuario: surface-nesting with committed biparental guarding. Males have a narrower head.