Is channa gachua can live with channa kerala??

[grease monkey]

Happy New Year to everyone

can i mix the channa gachua with the channa kerala in one tank???
the kerala is about 3-4 inch and the gachua is about 2.5 inches.
can they live together for a couple of months temporarily or they will
kill each other.
they are 4 gachua's and 6 kerala's on a 5ft tank
any inputs?? ideas???
thanks!!

 

[grease monkey]

need some advice here...

 

[south coast nelly]

no your best not to keep diff channa's together....

second are sub tropical where as channa gachua usually are tropical .....however species complex the range in indeed far and wide, upper range is 36deg in some hot springs in sri-lanka to 13deg in parts of afganistan , it is therefore important to try and find out the oragin country of your fish , as this lets you set up the aquarium to the best possable situation for your fish.

 

[gigas12]

Hi,dont mix species!

 

[grease monkey]

thanks guys... i really appreciate it

 

[octofasciatus]

I don't think there is much info available of the Kerala with them being relatively new. The general rule is not to mix up your channa. This also helps to limit the potential of cross-breeding thus resulting in hybrid channa which seems to really annoy the experts.