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Barca Snakehead

Channa barca

The Barca Snakehead (Channa barca) is a subtropical freshwater fish of the family Channidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 105 cm (total length). In the aquarium it is kept at 10–28 °C.

Size: 105 cmtotal length
Temperature: 10–28 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Climate zone: Subtropical

In the aquarium

Temperature10–28 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness2–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Subtropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyChannidae
GenusChanna
SpeciesChanna barca

Quick answers

Barca Snakehead size: how big does it get?: It grows to 105 cm (total length).
Barca Snakehead water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 10–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–20 °dGH.