Pair of Channa Gachua

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@DC thanks for your response! Im hoping that they are possibly mates, they are constantly sharing the same hiding spots and one will only eat of the other does so as well, but i have a back up plan if they start fighting (plenty spare tanks).

Ive gotten hold of two very large and nice looking driftwood pieces that i plan on adding but im trying to soak/boil them as i dont really want brown water.Will definitely be adding more plants, especially floating ones.

Mine were pigs and attacked the bloodworm the second it hit the water haha, they still eat now but they wait for the lights to go off then eat bloodworm off the floor and plants. Im hoping once they settled they will go back to normal.

A big thanks on the temperature warning, being in South Africa im not 100% what would be the ideal temperature as we tend to get hotter weather, any suggestions?
 
Not much you can do unless you want to setup a chiller, keep them in your coolest room , basement is normally best if possible. I live in Canada My basement is the perfect temperature. What temp's do your tanks sit at without a heater ?
 
you posted pic's while i was typing, They look good.

I have pic's of mine a few posts down, I'm growing out a few pairs myself! Also spotted a temp in the pic's 24 is not bad.
 
Ive added some more plants and a large piece of driftwood. They definitely seem to have become more confident. They spend some time hovering in the floating plants but still make a duck for cover when i walk into the room.

It also seems that one has completely outgrown the other and manages to eat almost all the food i put in the tank!

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Females will typically grow larger and faster then males so that might be a good sign ! are the pictures in your last 2 posts all of the same one ? and is it the larger of the 2 ?

A pair of males , or pair of females the same thing will occur but there would also be fighting, one would chase the other off aggressively when food is offered, and they typically don't spend too much time together hiding if they are the same gender. With a pair the females tend to be the more bold and are often out more often and quickest to eat, wile males in my experience hang back let the female go eat an come out after seeing it's safe lol
 
Im not 100% sure if thats the same one, as that photo was taken by my sister because it was the first time they decided to come out haha.

I might be lucky then!! The much bigger one shoots out from wherever it is and grabs the bloodworm before it touches the water, the other smaller one then immediately swims to it and grabs the pieces that remain. They havent seemed to fight as of yet and are always seen hiding in the same spot or very close to eachother.
 
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