Hi is it possible to have in the same aquarium polys and parachannas ?
this parachannas are realy cheap at my LFS but i don´t want to loose my polys
this parachannas are realy cheap at my LFS but i don´t want to loose my polys
Polly vs parachanna obscura
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Hello,
what polys do you imagine to keep together with Parachanna obscura?
Obscura grows very fast and is able to eat very big fish - the fish you will keep together should have more than the half size of the obscura (better 2/3).
I've seen obscuras kept together with endlis in the same size. I think this will work, also lapradei, ornatipinnis, teugelsi and congicus in a safe size.
Other bichirs (like senegalus, polli, palmas, retropinnis) maybe food in the future.
Greetings
Uwe
what polys do you imagine to keep together with Parachanna obscura?
Obscura grows very fast and is able to eat very big fish - the fish you will keep together should have more than the half size of the obscura (better 2/3).
I've seen obscuras kept together with endlis in the same size. I think this will work, also lapradei, ornatipinnis, teugelsi and congicus in a safe size.
Other bichirs (like senegalus, polli, palmas, retropinnis) maybe food in the future.
Greetings
Uwe
Thanks for the reply
i have 4 senegalus i know its a risk but in my readigs i saw that in aquarium this parachanna doesn´t get much larger than senegalus and i would love to have some ornates too
i have 4 senegalus i know its a risk but in my readigs i saw that in aquarium this parachanna doesn´t get much larger than senegalus and i would love to have some ornates too
Hello,
obscuras with 40cm kept here in Germany aren't rare ... and they grow very very fast!
I think it will not work with your senegalus. The obscura will be larger than your senegalus in a short time.
I'm also keeping snakeheads (gachua and pulchra) and have searched for as much informations about Channa i could get. There are more insectivorious and more carnivorious (in the meaning of fish-eating) species. Parachanna obscura (now named Channa obscura) is a fish-eater.
My Channa pulchra is also a fish-eater with enormous abilities about the size of the feeders - he eats a feeder of 2/3 size in less than a second ... in a rapid fast way you cannot see how!
I'm keeping him with Senegalus, Weeksi and Ornatipinnis and the sizes of all fish are comfortable - any smaller fish would be eaten by the Pulchra.
But Obscura is another story! They are known to be very agressive and wild hunters ... and known for their rapid growing!
Greetings
Uwe
obscuras with 40cm kept here in Germany aren't rare ... and they grow very very fast!
I think it will not work with your senegalus. The obscura will be larger than your senegalus in a short time.
I'm also keeping snakeheads (gachua and pulchra) and have searched for as much informations about Channa i could get. There are more insectivorious and more carnivorious (in the meaning of fish-eating) species. Parachanna obscura (now named Channa obscura) is a fish-eater.
My Channa pulchra is also a fish-eater with enormous abilities about the size of the feeders - he eats a feeder of 2/3 size in less than a second ... in a rapid fast way you cannot see how!
I'm keeping him with Senegalus, Weeksi and Ornatipinnis and the sizes of all fish are comfortable - any smaller fish would be eaten by the Pulchra.
But Obscura is another story! They are known to be very agressive and wild hunters ... and known for their rapid growing!
Greetings
Uwe
its risky obscura are one of the more aggressive snakeheads and like all can eat pretty big fish with senegals its a pretty big risk it could work but its all up to the snakehead that being said theres a pretty big chance of the polys getting killed or eaten hope it works out for you
killerfish;1726658; said:
I will not try to mix them i love my sensUwe thaks your answers saved my polys
UWE, I need to pick your brain since you seem to know about about channa. I'm just curious, will African parachanna work with polys? I tried research but unable to locate much info on this specy of channa.
parachanna obscura is the african snakehead.
as stated,it can eat very big fish nearly its own size and grow very fast.
they are also one of the more aggressive snakeheads.
as stated,it can eat very big fish nearly its own size and grow very fast.
they are also one of the more aggressive snakeheads.