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Predator; keep alone or in a pair.
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Predator; keep alone or in a pair.
Check your local laws. US: all live snakeheads (Channa and Parachanna) and their viable eggs are injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act (listed 4 Oct 2002): import, interstate transport and acquisition are banned without a permit. Other national rules not checked. Check the rules where you live before you buy one, and never release it into the wild.
Good to know: Owning any live snakehead is illegal in the USA and restricted in the EU, UK and Australia. Check your local rules.
Insects, prawns, earthworms.
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Females grow larger and are deeper-bodied than males, especially when full of eggs.
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Egg-layer (substrate spawner) · Hard
Not a mouthbrooder: a biparental free spawner that builds no bubble nest. Eggs float at the surface and both parents guard eggs and fry. Bred regularly in aquaria.
Group of juveniles; pair off.
Planted tank with caves.
Warm water and fresh water changes.
Several thousand floating eggs per spawn (per Seriously Fish).
Infusoria then brine shrimp.
A small, colourful snakehead endemic to the Brahmaputra basin in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is an obligate air-breather and needs access to humid air at the surface.
German aquarist and author Jörg Vierke described this snakehead in 1991 and named it after Heiko Bleher. It comes from a small area in Assam, northeast India. Its blue, orange and red colours make it one of the most sought-after small snakeheads.
First described by Jörg Vierke in 1991. Named for Named after fish explorer Heiko Bleher.
17 facts checked with sources
Legacy has no family. Order Anabantiformes.
FishBase: Channa bleheri summarySeriously Fish 17 cm SL; FishBase 14.4 cm TL. FishBase's figure is smaller than Seriously Fish's SL figure, so it is probably an older/type-series maximum; the larger documented size is used (deviates from the usual 'prefer FishBase for size' rule). Total length will be a little over 17 cm; legacy 20 cm is slightly high.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheri · FishBase: Channa bleheri summaryWider than legacy 18-26 °C; needs a cooler winter period rather than a constant temperature.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriInside Seriously Fish's 6.0-8.0.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriLegacy has no hardness.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheri120 x 30 cm base x 30 cm depth = 108,000 cm³ = 108 L sourced minimum. Legacy 200 L is more generous and fine as a recommendation. Leave an air gap under the lid; it needs humid air.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriSeriously Fish: best kept as a pair; young fish can be kept together but become aggressive. Can be kept singly; never more than one pair. Legacy 1 (max 1) is too strict.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriSeriously Fish's quick facts say 'peaceful', but it is a predator and hostile to other conspecifics; 'semi-aggressive' sits between that and legacy 'aggressive'.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriNo source names a swimming level. Legacy 'bottom' not confirmed.
FishBase: Channa bleheri summarySeriously Fish rates it Easy (6 of 8 measures). Note it still needs a seasonal cool period and a pair-only setup. Legacy 2 = moderate.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriLegacy has no range (story says Assam). IUCN: Near Threatened (2010) per FishBase.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriLegacy 'males have more colourful fins' was not confirmed; the rounder female part fits.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriLegacy 'Mouthbrooder' is WRONG (legacy breeding.type 'substrate spawner' is also off; the eggs float).
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriLegacy 'dozens of eggs; hatch in 2-3 days': egg count corrected. Hatch time not found in sources. The 'several thousand' figure seems high for a 17 cm fish and may be a genus-level statement; treat as approximate.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheriAssam and air-breathing confirmed. 'Can survive out of water for a while' not confirmed. Legal status (US ban, EU/UK/Australia restrictions) not checked here.
Seriously Fish: Channa bleheri · FishBase: Channa bleheri summaryAdded after batch 11, using the genus-wide sources found for species-argus.json.
eCFR 50 CFR 16.13 (US injurious wildlife: fish) · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) fact sheet