Channa lucius Information.

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Jack Dempsey
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Could someone explain to me what they mean by this ?


**Channa lucius (Splendid Snakehead) should not be kept in aquariums smaller
than 2/3 of the species size.**


Thx.
Ruo
 
A wild guess would be 2/3 was supposed to mean 2 to 3 times the size(length) of the fish... probably still too small but I dunno crap about channa...
 
I'm 99% sure that's a typo. What they meant was "should not be kept in aquariums WITH FISH smaller than 2/3 of the species size" because it will eat them. 55g is too small. These fish reach 16" and it wouldn't even be able to turn around in a 55g
 
bottles;5087061; said:
I'm 99% sure that's a typo. What they meant was "should not be kept in aquariums WITH FISH smaller than 2/3 of the species size" because it will eat them. 55g is too small. These fish reach 16" and it wouldn't even be able to turn around in a 55g
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Any Size suggestions ?
 
you could probably get away with a standard 75gal 48''x18'' as they are very inactive. i have a 7-8'' lucius in a 90gal atm and he spends 99% of the day hiding in one end of the tank
 
Mines around the same in size and behaiviour, he's in a 55g tank with my oscar, most of the day he hangs around the surface near my plants and bog wood. Rescently he's started to bury himself in the gravel.
 
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