Channa gachua burying under the sand? Why?

[JESTERX626]

I think I seen pics of somebody elses snakehead doing this. Why is that? Should I care about it?

 

[stotty]

Some species of fishes partially bury themselves in sandy or muddy and Channa gachua is one of them DONT PANIC! It’s normal. they live in burrows during the dry season so he is just doing what they do.

 

[varanio]

mine do it ... dont worry theyll be fine... they also do it alot when the male is holding eggs.... do you have more than one and are they a pair?

 

[Euge]

aww no fair. i wanna see mine do it. Do you guys have sand in your tanks?

 

[stotty]

aww no fair. i wanna see mine do it. Do you guys have sand in your tanks?

Yes when I had my ones I had sand in the tanks . They are mouthbrooders and one of the easiest snakehead species to breed. My ones just got on with it not a problem.

 

[JESTERX626]

Yea i have sand in my tank. Thanks for the replies

 

[PhullTank57]

from what i've heard... it is very normal for them to do this.

 

[Euge]

makes me wanna change my tank to sand. just so i can see them do it

 

[JESTERX626]

My gachua looks pretty funny when he just comes out from burying in the sand. He swims around with sand on the top of his body like he doesnt even notice it.