Familia: Channidae
Assamese Snakehead es un cabeza de serpiente de agua dulce originario de Assam, India. Alcanza 22.3–32.7 cm; temperatura 22–27 °C.
A Channidae species native to Assam, India: Channa stewartii lives bottom-dwelling over still and slow waters among vegetation. An ambush hunter; tankmates must exceed its gape. Adults reach 22.3–32.7 cm. It is one of the aquarium-kept Channa species we profile, alongside Channa argus, Channa asiatica, Channa aurantimaculata.
Dificultad: moderada. An ambush hunter; tankmates must exceed its gape.
Rango ideal: 22–27 °C. Evita cambios bruscos.
Alcanza 22.3–32.7 cm; es bottom-dwelling. Acuario mínimo de 500 L.
Refuses vegetation; feed fish, prawn and quality carnivore pellets. Forraja sobre soft sand: deja que parte del alimento llegue al fondo.
Sí, con criterio. An ambush hunter; tankmates must exceed its gape — combínalo con A bonded pair in a very large tank — Only for the experienced. Aleja Any fish smaller than itself — Food, not company.
Su hábitat natural es Assam, India, en still and slow waters among vegetation.
Esta especie salta: mantén la tapa bien cerrada.
Floating bubble-nest builder; both parents guard the fry. Males have a narrower head.