channa micropeltis?
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There was a pet store near me that had a huge one close to 3' that looked very cramped in what I believed to be a 360 gallon.
A giant snakehead in a 210? Sorry to bring bad news, but I think it would need a far far larger tank.
channa micropeltes needs as a minimum 6'x3'x2' high for one adult that's around 225 gallons,but dimensions are important a minimum of 3' wide so it can turn around easily,i reckon 8'x4' are better but how many people can afford something like that let alone have the room in their house for it!Euge;997456; said:
Bsixxx;996596; said:
i wouldn't want to put one in your tank anyhow with your fish as they would kill or eat them all eventually
I don't think so, Giant Snakehead's max known growth is 4 to 5 feet.
A tank 6 feet in length would only give a foot or two feet of space to move forward? And definitely struggle to turn. The biggest I have ever seen is 3 feet, and they weren't full growns. Some guy here once said he had a 4 feet Giant Snakehead in a pond, I am not sure whether he posted a picture or not. Being in one of its native countries, trust me it needs bigger than that to keep a single happy easy swimming Giant Snakehead, or else you're gonna end up having your tank destroyed, or just with a sad and cramped Freshwater Great White Shark laying at the bottom and moving only to breathe air and feed...oh yeah, that would be the dangerous part, feeding..it would knock around and destroy the tank.
When I went to take pictures of three or four 3 feet Giant Snakeheads the shopkeeper was just so concerned with me to not distract the monsters. And I know exactly why...
A tank 6 feet in length would only give a foot or two feet of space to move forward? And definitely struggle to turn. The biggest I have ever seen is 3 feet, and they weren't full growns. Some guy here once said he had a 4 feet Giant Snakehead in a pond, I am not sure whether he posted a picture or not. Being in one of its native countries, trust me it needs bigger than that to keep a single happy easy swimming Giant Snakehead, or else you're gonna end up having your tank destroyed, or just with a sad and cramped Freshwater Great White Shark laying at the bottom and moving only to breathe air and feed...oh yeah, that would be the dangerous part, feeding..it would knock around and destroy the tank.
When I went to take pictures of three or four 3 feet Giant Snakeheads the shopkeeper was just so concerned with me to not distract the monsters. And I know exactly why...
i've never heard of one this big before your not likely to get one of that size in the wild so i doubt if you would in captivity and yes i know that some fish grow bigger in a tank than they do in the wild but 5'?! if you have pic's post 'em,that's almost on a par with a redtail cat! the biggest i have seen in the last 25 years was 3' and i've wanted one ever since but can't set up a tank of that size! 6'x3'x2' was a minimum by the waySarcosuchus;997522; said:
I have never seen a 5 feet Giant Snakehead, only read in an article as well as told by anglers. One cab driver told me about how monster Giant Snakeheads jumped from river to attack the monkeys that climb down from the trees to drink water.
You say it is unlikely to get Tiger Snakehead / Giant Snakehead of that size in the wild, yes and that's only due to excessive fishing. And no I am not talking about some fish growing bigger in the tank than in the wild. It is possible to have a Giant Snakehead growing smaller ( stunted ) in captivity than in the wild due to tank size. And yes the biggest I have ever seen is 3 feet too, if you come to Malaysia you can hear lots of crazy stories from anglers, even stories of swimmers being killed by them. There are reports of them as well.
But the problem with Malaysia is that, for an example...if you wanna look for a fish online, most websites are international websites, any local ones are full of crap, they only talk about cooking..just annoying, it shows how much they appreciate their native fish other than knowing to fish and eat.
You say it is unlikely to get Tiger Snakehead / Giant Snakehead of that size in the wild, yes and that's only due to excessive fishing. And no I am not talking about some fish growing bigger in the tank than in the wild. It is possible to have a Giant Snakehead growing smaller ( stunted ) in captivity than in the wild due to tank size. And yes the biggest I have ever seen is 3 feet too, if you come to Malaysia you can hear lots of crazy stories from anglers, even stories of swimmers being killed by them. There are reports of them as well.
But the problem with Malaysia is that, for an example...if you wanna look for a fish online, most websites are international websites, any local ones are full of crap, they only talk about cooking..just annoying, it shows how much they appreciate their native fish other than knowing to fish and eat.