Rainbow Snakehead tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.

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Rainbow Snakehead

Channa bleheri

The Rainbow Snakehead (Channa bleheri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Channidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 14.4 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened. In the aquarium it is kept at 14–28 °C.

Size: 14.4 cmtotal length
Temperature: 14–28 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature14–28 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness2–20 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyChannidae
GenusChanna
SpeciesChanna bleheri

Quick answers

Rainbow Snakehead size: how big does it get?: It grows to 14.4 cm (total length).
Rainbow Snakehead tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Rainbow Snakehead water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 14–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–20 °dGH.
Rainbow Snakehead: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.