We have all seen the youtube videos, but I'm here to talk about how they act in their natural habitat.
I know a lot of people want and try to house snakeheads with other fish. I would advise against it. As an avid fisherman i have spent hours, days, and weeks (etc.) observing these fish. I have been able to sit down and have wild ones come literally a foot away from me and investigate what i was. When i got up, as most fish would jolt away, the snakehead just casually turned its head and swam away. Basically telling me, I'm not afraid of you.
Using lures to fish i have seen first hand the way these guys instinctively attack anything, anything... ANYTHING that swims next to him.They're hunting instinct is to lay in the shallow waters near the bank and wait for unsuspecting fish to swim by. They also like to swim in pairs when mating or taking care of their young fry. They really are the equivalent to lions hunting fearlessly and precise.
lastly i want to share the craziest thing i ever saw. Sometimes while fishing i like to sit down and stop for a moment to drink some water or just enjoy the scenery. Doing so i saw a full grown duck probably a good 17 pounds walking along the grass just inches from the water. Out of nowhere i saw a 2 and a half foot snakehead lunge out of the water and try to attack the duck. He was not successful, actually nowhere near successful as i doubt he could have ever taken down the duck. But as the duck jumped then flew away, the snakehead just sat there and watched him for a second then kind of slithered and fell back into the water. This shocked me because i had never seen a fish try to eat a duck and this proved to me how big the ego of this fish actually is.
Honestly i don't think that a snakehead is scared of anything, not even you. So i would advise in keeping this fish alone or with other snakeheads. This is just advise and i don't know how they act in fish tanks, just the wild.
I know a lot of people want and try to house snakeheads with other fish. I would advise against it. As an avid fisherman i have spent hours, days, and weeks (etc.) observing these fish. I have been able to sit down and have wild ones come literally a foot away from me and investigate what i was. When i got up, as most fish would jolt away, the snakehead just casually turned its head and swam away. Basically telling me, I'm not afraid of you.
Using lures to fish i have seen first hand the way these guys instinctively attack anything, anything... ANYTHING that swims next to him.They're hunting instinct is to lay in the shallow waters near the bank and wait for unsuspecting fish to swim by. They also like to swim in pairs when mating or taking care of their young fry. They really are the equivalent to lions hunting fearlessly and precise.
lastly i want to share the craziest thing i ever saw. Sometimes while fishing i like to sit down and stop for a moment to drink some water or just enjoy the scenery. Doing so i saw a full grown duck probably a good 17 pounds walking along the grass just inches from the water. Out of nowhere i saw a 2 and a half foot snakehead lunge out of the water and try to attack the duck. He was not successful, actually nowhere near successful as i doubt he could have ever taken down the duck. But as the duck jumped then flew away, the snakehead just sat there and watched him for a second then kind of slithered and fell back into the water. This shocked me because i had never seen a fish try to eat a duck and this proved to me how big the ego of this fish actually is.
Honestly i don't think that a snakehead is scared of anything, not even you. So i would advise in keeping this fish alone or with other snakeheads. This is just advise and i don't know how they act in fish tanks, just the wild.
