Fish Data : Channa Ornatipinnis

Common name/s:..... ornate snakehead/burmese spotted snakehead 

Scientific name:......... Channa ornatipinnis

Family:.............. Channidae

Origin:.......... Irrawaddy and Sitang River basins Myanmar

Maximum size:......... Their maximum size is about 12"

Feeding:........ This fish can feeding with live and frozen meaty foods of all kinds, earth worms and mealworm's dried all mine seem to love and chopped prawn's

Sexing:........... They are very difficult to sex, male's usually being bigger than the female, wider face

Breeding:...... Once a pair has formed breeding should come a while after, They lay there egg's in a nest at the suface, and brood care is similar to that of cichlids, the fry can be fed on new born live bearer fry and small live foods..I grew mine up 100% on deshelled brineshrimp egg's and finely crushed dried 



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Fish Data : Channa Aurantimaculata

Origin : India

Feeding : These fish like to eat small live insect , small fish and crustraceans

Habitat : Sometime they are aggressive fish should be kept with a fish that larger than they mouth

Tank Size : Should be kept in larger tank size on pond




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Fish Data : Giant Snakehead ( Channa micropeltes )

Species name: Channa micropeltes

Synonym: Ophiocephalus serpentinus; Ophicephalus bivittatus; Ophiocephalus stevensii; Ophiocephalus diplogramma

Common name: Giant Snakehead

Family: Channidae

Order: Perciformes

Class: Actinopterygii

Maximum size: 150 cm / 60 inches

Environment: freshwater

Water parameters: Temperature 22-28˚C / 72-82˚ F; pH 6-7.5

Origin: Channa micropeltes (Giant Snakehead) is found near the coast of India, Thailand, Mekong basin of Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Southeastern Sumatra

Temperament: Aggressive and predatory should not kept with small fish.

    The giant snakehead, normally called red or redline snakeheads are a popular fish to be sold in the pet trade. They are commonly sold as juveniles as pets. Some are even sold as feeders to be fed to larger carnivorous fish. Generally peaceful while young, they grow into foracious predators that will chase and eat anything that fits in their mouth.

     These fish can found in south east asia ( Thailand , Vietnam , Laos , India, and possibly Burma.. ) They need  a big aquarium of 450 gallons (preferably larger) when they grow up , as they will grow to be up to 42 inches long. The keeper can use a sandy to smooth gravel substrate with several large pieces of driftwood as well as rock caves for their shelter. They will thrive with plenty of dense, live vegetation and floating plants as they are ambush predators and also appreciate low to medium light and the ability to find shade. They can survive in a wide range of water conditions, but strong and efficient filtration is required to ensure clean water due to the extreme bio-load this species will bring down on their environment; high-end (possibly custom), external biological and mechanical filtration (e.g., a sump-style wet/dry filter) will be needed and quality chemical filtration is also recommended. Red Snakeheads will need a strong, tight-fitting lid on their aquarium as they will sometimes jump or get carried away while hunting live fish. Species specific aquariums are recommended as they are highly predatory and aggressive; although they can coexist with a few of the largest cichlids (Gars are usually a safe bet), large catfish, and various large Plecos. Their tank mates should be chosen carefully and should comparable in size as adults.

    These fish are ferocious, predatory carnivores and mainly eat massive amounts of live fish, but also eat frogs, insects and crayfish in the wild. In the aquarium they should be fed a constant supply of live fish, but they will also accept live earth worms, frogs, crickets, and crayfish. For balanced nutrition, the best idea would be to have a separate tank of minnows and other baitfish and feed them high quality, vitamin-enriched flake foods to get them "gut-loaded" before they are fed to the Snakeheads. Feed twice daily.



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http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/channa/micropeltes.php

Fish Data : Channa pleurophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851) , Ocellated Snakehead

 

Species name: Channa pleurophthalma

Synonym: Ophicephalus urophthalmus; Ophicephalus spiritalis

Common name: Ocellated Snakehead

Family: Channidae

Order: Perciformes

Class: Actinopterygii

Maximum size: 40 cm / 16 inches

Environment: freshwater

Origin: Rivers of Southeastern Sumatra; Kapuas and Barito basins of Kalimantan

Temperament: Predatory

Company: Channa pleurophthalma (Ocellated Snakehead) should be kept with fish of equal size.

Water parameters: Temperature 22-28˚C / 72-82˚F; pH 6-7.5

Yellow Area is the place that have this fish in the nature

   These fish is a Predator fish that like to eat small live animals in the water 

, They can housed with same kind of Fish that similar aggression  , we can 

kept them in the water plant tank because they did not destroy water  plant in 

the tank , They need some of hiding spot , That make them feel relax and 

happy. They like many oxygen in the water  so you should prepare a good air 

pump and great water condition for their good health. Their Tank size should

be about more than 36 Inch.

Credits : 

http://fishindex.blogspot.com/2009/10/ocellated-snakehead-channa.html

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/channa/pleurophthalma.php