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Oriental Snakehead
Oriental Snakehead
Species	Channa orientalis
Family	Channidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	246.052 liters 246,051.766 mL 65 US Gallons (246.1L)
Size	12.992 in 25-33 cm (9.8-13")
sg	1 - 1.015
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temp.	296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R 299.15 K 78.8 °F 538.47 °R23 -26 °C (73.4-78.8°F)
Water Hardness	5-19 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Carnivore Live Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	8-12 years
Habitat	Asia

Contents 1 Alternative names 1.1 Synonyms 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Oriental Snakehead, Walking Snakehead

[edit] Synonyms

Channa burmanica, Ophicephalus apus, Ophiocephalus apus, Ophiocephalus aurantiacus, Ophiocephalus auranticus, Ophiocephalus coramota, Ophiocephalus fusca, Ophiocephalus gachua kelaarti, Ophiocephalus gachua malaccensis, Ophiocephalus harcourtbutleri, Ophiocephalus kelaarti, Ophiocephalus kelaartii, Ophiocephalus limbatus, Ophiocephalus marginatus, Ophiocephalus montanus, Philypnoides surakartensis

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Seriously Fish