Orange-spotted Snakehead tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.

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Orange-spotted Snakehead

Channa aurantimaculata

The Orange-spotted Snakehead (Channa aurantimaculata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Channidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 36.2 cm (total length). In the aquarium it is kept at 10–28 °C.

Size: 36.2 cmtotal length
Temperature: 10–28 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 150 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature10–28 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness2–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyChannidae
GenusChanna
SpeciesChanna aurantimaculata

Quick answers

Orange-spotted Snakehead size: how big does it get?: It grows to 36.2 cm (total length).
Orange-spotted Snakehead tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.
Orange-spotted Snakehead water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 10–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–20 °dGH.