Rainbow Snakehead (Channa Bleheri)

[JA5ON]

i got one about 3 days ago hes about 2.5in realy nice fish and my first snakehead a just want to no what to feed him on he takes blood worm at the min. I have loads of white fish like COD from fish that is frozen i was wondering if he would take this?

 

[england]

live/dried/frozen bloodworm...flake fish food...chopped prawns,maybe cod never thought of that,dried mealworms from local garden centres<in setion for feeding garden birds,also try pellets as all mine eat pellets...do you have any pics?

 

[JA5ON]

No not yet will get some he is sexy as **** geting 2 more some time this week he only had the one left when a went up for them but hes go some more coming in. the lad in the shop said they have been eating flake dident think they would. i can get live meal worm will that be any good or is that a no no.


or and how many times do u feed them a day.


Please watch your language! This is a family oriented forum.

 

[england]

yes live is good, i feed mine very odd ways,one day yes two days no,one day yes one day no,one day yes next day yes,you get the picture,hehe

Yes a beautiful little channa,i have just sold my ornatipinnis pair,next i shall sell my obscura and pleuro,

 

[gasmask]

Hi Ja5on,
Bleheri are great little channa.
I have never got any of mine to eat pellets (they will eat the occasional one).
Mine live on a diet of blood worms, beef heart, meal worms, earth worms and fresh (i live next to the ocean) squid.

I also find a little chopped raw chicken breast as a weekly treat, as well as live "medaka" (minnow?) that I breed.

They can look great given the right parameters.

Here is an old pic of my male: (he is a proud father of 100s now!)

 

[Amerce]

Wow beautiful fish that, lucky devil

 

[JA5ON]

Hi Ja5on,
Bleheri are great little channa.
I have never got any of mine to eat pellets (they will eat the occasional one).
Mine live on a diet of blood worms, beef heart, meal worms, earth worms and fresh (i live next to the ocean) squid.

I also find a little chopped raw chicken breast as a weekly treat, as well as live "medaka" (minnow?) that I breed.

They can look great given the right parameters.

Here is an old pic of my male: (he is a proud father of 100s now!)

well if mine turns out like him a will be so happy do they get brighter as the age?
cos mine little fella looks nowt like that!

or nelly put abit of cod in this moring but was in a rush to get out to work and its gone now so think they will take it. free food looks gd lol

 

[gasmask]

well if mine turns out like him a will be so happy do they get brighter as the age?
cos mine little fella looks nowt like that!

or nelly put abit of cod in this moring but was in a rush to get out to work and its gone now so think they will take it. free food looks gd lol

All my rainbows colored like this at an early stage.
The secret I found to good Bleheri coloration is a nice low ph, simulate the summer/winter temps as good as close as poss, and I add Kettapang leaves to all my SH tanks.

Good luck!

 

[JA5ON]

ok well let me no what your ph is and what r kettapang leaves?

 

[JA5ON]

right guys a realy realy badly want to breed now after seeing some of the baby photos about. how many will i have to get to make a pair sorry for been a pest but a no u guys r the ppl to ask googling it just anit helping me at all