Rainbow Snakehead in 65 gallon with medium sized barbs???

[Justepic]

Yo, rainbow snakeheads look like awesome oddball fish however there is little to no info on them.
In a 65 Gallon, how long do they grow and how peaceful are they?
Can they be with big rosy barbs and giant danio?

Thanks,

 

[tlindsey]

Yo, rainbow snakeheads look like awesome oddball fish however there is little to no info on them.
In a 65 Gallon, how long do they grow and how peaceful are they?
Can they be with big rosy barbs and giant danio?

Thanks,

headbanger_jib

 

[headbanger_jib]

headbanger_jib

Rainbow snakehead usually means either Channa bleheri or Channa andrao

They're quite easy to keep, max size I've seen are 7", can be kept in groups and are to some extent tolerant of each other

 

[Justepic]

Rainbow snakehead usually means either Channa bleheri or Channa andrao

They're quite easy to keep, max size I've seen are 7", can be kept in groups and are to some extent tolerant of each other

Cool, but that didn't wholly answer my question.

In a 65 gallon, will 1 be able to live with 8 Rosy Barb's and 6 giant danio? They are quite medium sized fish so they will be able to survive them right?

 

[tlindsey]

Cool, but that didn't wholly answer my question.

In a 65 gallon, will 1 be able to live with 8 Rosy Barb's and 6 giant danio? They are quite medium sized fish so they will be able to survive them right?

Hope this helps:https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/rainbow-snakehead.691347/

 

[headbanger_jib]

Cool, but that didn't wholly answer my question.

In a 65 gallon, will 1 be able to live with 8 Rosy Barb's and 6 giant danio? They are quite medium sized fish so they will be able to survive them right?

All barbs and danios are food for the Channa, these fish are predators.

 

[Bootie08]

You can keep them with faster moving fish. As long as you keep up with feeding your snakehead and it doesn’t go hungry it should be fine. But don’t be surprised if you notice some of the other fish missing. If you’re talking about channa bleheri they are reletively peaceful fish.

 

[Justepic]

So if I get them as a baby, and they grow with the Rosy Barb's and giant danio, the Barb's will be bigger than them, they should be fine? The Barb's and diano are very active and fast moving.

 

[Bootie08]

Correct, I don't think it should be a problem. General rule of thumb with all predator fish. If it can fit in their mouth then it shouldn't be in the tank.

 

[Krismo962]

How did it go?