channa micropeltes growth rate

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hi all,
on my school i am running an aquarium with 3other monsterfishkeepers,we having currently an 120gallon tank and one 220 gallon tank.
the biggest aquarium isnt filled but we may only have one aquarium on my school.
so we just want the 220gallon tank with some predators.
at the local LFS they where selling channa micropeltes.
and we are all channa freaks so where planning a special channa tank,with no other tankmates then some carps(feeders) and some pleco's.
the are arond 2inch right now.
where planning to buy 3 channa micropeltes.
how fast wil they grow?
 
I was told that they grow to about 2-2.5" a month during their juvie stage. Mine grew 2" last month. :D

If i remember it right, it will grow to 12" in less than 6 mos. Idk, but they are crazy growers. They will need larger tanks when they grow, and that will be like..... VERY SOON!

cheers
jk
 
hi mate , they abtain 3ft in around 2.5 to 3 years . 1st and second year will see the highest growth .

to be honest , i would go with pleuro , that tank will hold them for life and a fully grown pleuro is just as impresive as a fullygrown micro , but much more colourfull , also a group of pleuro is much more interesting , as the sholl and hunt together.

a 220 will only be good for one micro within 18 month to 2 years. andthere is a good chance they would kill each other as they grow ,


but hey , your looking after the tank you do what you feel best , just make sure to have a plan for the micros when they eventually outgrow the tank . see if you can get a public aquarium to agree to take them when too big ,before you purchace them. or be prepered to put them to sleep when they out grow the tank. dont be just leaving school with 3 micros for someone else to take care of , that just not fair .:ROFL:




cheers col
 
tropheus;2628430; said:
hi mate , they abtain 3ft in around 2.5 to 3 years . 1st and second year will see the highest growth .

to be honest , i would go with pleuro , that tank will hold them for life and a fully grown pleuro is just as impresive as a fullygrown micro , but much more colourfull , also a group of pleuro is much more interesting , as the sholl and hunt together.

a 220 will only be good for one micro within 18 month to 2 years. andthere is a good chance they would kill each other as they grow ,


but hey , your looking after the tank you do what you feel best , just make sure to have a plan for the micros when they eventually outgrow the tank . see if you can get a public aquarium to agree to take them when too big ,before you purchace them. or be prepered to put them to sleep when they out grow the tank. dont be just leaving school with 3 micros for someone else to take care of , that just not fair .:ROFL:




cheers col
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hi mate,
the aquarium is at our school,it's also from our school,i started a project to get an aquarium on our school,and last year we got a big tank.
in may last year,our setup was a succes,we had an aquarium with some regular fish.
we after al where thinkin about monsters.
in our vacation,we got a big problem,at first the feeding of the fish,and when we got the solution and go to our wel deserverd vacation,did the aquarium broke.
the bottom glas was torn in 2.
after the vacation,we had sold nearly al the tropical fishes,and some died.
the aquarium is fixed now,and we our al snakehead fans.
the only problem is that we have a very smal budget for new fish.
so we just wanna buy the ultimate freshwater fish,and keep them for a while.
we have notest that they can kill each other when they grow up.
but they are selling currently 3 at our lfs,and we wanna start with a group of micros.
they are easier to handle in vacations,cheap and monsters.
we will take the responsibilty to find an new home when they are big.
we have atleast 18month's to find a new home for them.
and most zoo's don't have snakeheads at all in holland.
so we will see,a question i got left,are they difficult to feed at 2inch?
 
no mate , very easy to feed . the problem comes from being stressed , a stress micro will not eat , and will sometimes perish .

so as long as they are comfortable you will be ok , to make them comy and not stressed provide them with floating cover , they will then hang out under this most of the time , also provide retreates for them to hide if they wish , the more they feel secure and that they have somewhere to retreat to , the more they will be on display.

as long as you take responsability when the time comes , then i say go for it. they are a very good and entertaining fish to grow out.

they may take a few days to start eating after getting them but should soon start again . make sure they are eating in the shop and ask what they are used to , this will help a lot settle them in , then you can slowly swap them on to whatever you want to feed them

cheers col
 
i think stress might be a problem,at first the students how are watching the tank,it's possible to watch from als sides,we will make enough shelter,but fish sometimes just needs some rest.
at second the carps that come in the tank,there quite big some are reaching 8inch.
the aren't agressive or anything like it,but they swim constantly,and they are fish that wil eat everuyhing you throw in the tank.
we notest this problem and where thinkin that maybe feeders is a nice way to solve the problem.
some fish like tetra's?
 
we did,someone ever had an juvinele snakehead in an public aquarium?
 
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