Abt to purchase a baby blehri(sp)? snakehead.

[Euge]

Hey guys,

i'm about to purchase a snakehead and would like to know the water conditions that snakeheads live in. Do they like a current, water temps, salinity as well as the type of decor i should have.

I use to have one about 8 years ago and it was al lgoing real well .I even slowly taught it to jump out of the water and bite a piece of food i was holding abt 6 inches from the surface of the water. i forgot to close the tank lid one day. Went away for the weekend found 'em all dried up. So sad....

Anyways any info would be much appricated.

Thanks,

 

[jelly]

To be honest there generally not fussy about water conditions, avoid extremes.
A little cave or pipe to hide in. Some SH like a little cooler water. If it is bleheri
They go between 16c winter and a 30c summer in the wild.

No salt.

I am after a similar SH, Channa Sp. Assam. sometimes called Channa bleheri blue although it is a different species. only gets 4-5"

 

[wenjun]

they are consider hardy fish...no worry mate.

 

[Euge]

sweet, thanks for the reply.

 

[Euge]

Hopefully i'll be getting my SH within the next week.

 

[darkemotion]

actually I had one in my last home and when I had it it got sick and wasn't eating much and I added salt and sold them off because I could'nt care for them..they aren't as hardy as reds but they are beautiful mines only ate bloodworms...