Ceylon Snakehead tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.

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Ceylon Snakehead

Channa orientalis

The Ceylon Snakehead (Channa orientalis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Channidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 33 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 16–24 °C.

Size: 33 cmtotal length
Temperature: 16–24 °C
pH: 5.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature16–24 °C

pH5.0–7.5

Hardness1–10 °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 orientalis

Quick answers

Ceylon Snakehead size: how big does it get?: It grows to 33 cm (total length).
Ceylon Snakehead tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Ceylon Snakehead water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 16–24 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
Ceylon Snakehead: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.