Dwarf or Large Snakeheads

[DannyLee94]

im new to the snakeheads, and was wondering which of the dwarves was closest to the larger varieties in temperment, all answers will be appreciated

thanks, Danny

 

[DannyLee94]

also i have read on a site about large, medium and dwarve snakeheads. could someone please enlighten me on the medium varieties, what they are and there maximum size ranges

thanks again

 

[south coast nelly]

Hello mate and welcome to the dark side

ok what is it your looking for?
do you have a tank to fill?if yes whats the measurment's?
is this going to be a specie's tank?most are best kept as a pair,, there are a couple of dwarf species that can be kept in group's namely,channa orientalis,Channa bleheri....

ok split into group's roughly

dwarf snakehead's ideal for smaller tank's,
Following snakeheads belong to this group:

channa orientalis
Channa bleheri
Channa gachua
Channa burmanica
Channa harcourtbutleri
Channa orientalis
channa bankanensis
Channa stewartii
channa ornatipinnis
channa pulchra
Channa panaw
Channa asiatica
Channa lucius
channa punctata

Channa spec. 5-stripe
Channa spec. lal-cheng, also known as blue bleheri and Channa spec. Assam
Channa spec. true-blue, also known as Channa spec. galaxy-blue
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Meduim sized channa which require more space....

Parachanna africana
Parachanna insignis
Parachanna obscura
Channa pleurophthalma
channa melasoma
Channa aurantimaculata
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giant snakehead channa that need a huge ammount of space

Channa barca
Channa micropeltes
channa marulioides
channa marulia
channa striata

 

[DannyLee94]

thanks and do you know what sizes the medium snakeheads grow to?

 

[dbb]

Read the sticky"channa keeping condition"thread by pallestopheles and the species guide by plausible.there you find all you need and more.

 

[south coast nelly]

channa orientalis--10 cm / 4 inches

Channa bleheri--Usually 15cm/6 inches

Channa gachua --from around 7" to around 12"

Channa burmanica --22 cm / 9 inches

Channa harcourtbutleri --16 cm / 6 inches

channa bankanensis--14 cm / 6 inches

Channa stewartii --30cm approx 11inches although varients reported larger

channa ornatipinnis--around 25-30cm

channa pulchra--around 25-30cm

Channa panaw --17 cm / 7 inches

channa punctata--30 cm / 12 inches

channa maculata--16 cm / 6 inches

Channa spec. 5-stripe --around 25cm

Channa spec. lal-cheng, also known as blue bleheri and Channa spec. Assam--around 20cm

Channa spec. true-blue, also known as Channa spec. galaxy-blue --around same as stewartii

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Meduim sized channa which require more space....

sp fluro green-- 35 cm / 14 inches

Parachanna africana--32 cm / 13 inches

Parachanna insignis -- about 45 cm.

Parachanna obscura --35 cm / 14 inches

Channa pleurophthalma--40 cm / 16 inches

Channa lucius--40 cm / 16 inches

Channa asiatica ---34 cm / 14 inches

channa melasoma--30 cm / 12 inches

Channa aurantimaculata --40 cm / 16 inches

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giant snakehead channa that need a huge ammount of space

channa argus--85 cm / 33 inches

Channa barca --up to 35" or 89cm

Channa micropeltes-- 3.5ft or 106cm

channa marulioides--65 cm / 26 inches

channa marulia--over 90cm or 36 inches

channa striata --90 cm / 35 inches

 

[Twixy]

Pretty comprehensive there

 

[south coast nelly]

sorry what do you mean?

 

[DannyLee94]

thats an imformative list thanks for your help anyway nelly

 

[south coast nelly]

your welcome