will my birchirs live with dwarf snakeheads ?

[tommy_dunk@mfk]

i bought some dwarf channa snakeheads of ebay there tiny atm but will grow to 7 inches i was wondering wether i can put them in with my 4" albeano seagual 3" senigaul 19" rope 10"rope 6" fourline catfish oh and 11" delhazi 16"fire eel oh and the snakeheads are only 3" any help would be great

ps soz bout crappy spelling lol

 

[Austin]

i would say no but have never (and won't )owned a snakehead.

 

[beblondie]

I wouldn't unless you want to feed the bichirs and eel-Anne

 

[Yellow Bichir]

i'd love to see a picture of your 19" ropefish... and no that won't work.

 

[machine]

i'd like 2 c some pics of the 19" rope 2

 

[FishGoneWild]

A general rule with all fish is to never put fish together in the same tank that has too much size differences. I think it may work if there is not that much size differences.

 

[uwe]

Hello,

the most snakeheads are not wonders of socialization ... sometimes it works with a community where they are integrated, sometimes are not.
If not it's a bad time for other tankmates ...

I'm keeping only one snakehead (if you are keeping a breeding pair of snakeheads together no other fish will have any future in the same tank - definitely!) in every bichir tank - without problems. But these bichirs were always bigger than my channa or almost the same size.
The problem is not the fact that dwarf snakeheads (i'm speaking about Channa gachua) aren't fisheaters - they are territorial.

It may be a problem that the bichirs or that big rope will snack the lil channa by night.
Another problem: Sometimes channa are aggressive against fish and on cannot see any reason for it - i had this with my Heteropneustes fossilis ... the channa cut his tail totally and seemed to kill the catfish. Peace came - curious - with the P.teugelsi ... it seems that it was clear that the teugelsi was the new "chief".

You see: It's not so easy! In doubt it's better not to do ... it works in my tanks but does it work in yours?

Greetings
Uwe

 

[eternity302]

Amazing pictures! it would be nice to have some together... but it's the matter of fact if you're willing to take that kind of risk?

 

[tommy_dunk@mfk]

thanks for the help great pics uwe i do have a diff tank but im growing a male green terror in there n yh that will not be gd for the channa's i will try and get some pics of the birchir tank this week if i get time again many thx

 

[tommy_dunk@mfk]

thanks for the help great pics uwe i do have a diff tank but im growing a male green terror in there n yh that will not be gd for the channa's i will try and get some pics of the birchir tank this week if i get time again many thx