Golden Cobra Snakehead (Channa aurantimaculata)

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

Alternative names

Golden Cobra Snakehead, Orangespot Snakehead

Sexing

Unknown

Tank compatibility

Golden Cobra Snakeheads are considered to be aggressive fish. They can be kept with larger Bichirs, Cichlids, Sharks and Characins (such as Silver Dollars) as long as the tank is very large. This species is best suited to a species only set up.

Diet

This species will eat anything meaty, they really enjoy live foods but will readily accept frozen alternatives such as cockle, prawns or lancefish in the home aquarium. Dried foods may be accepted by individual specimens although it is not recommended.

Feeding regime

Once every day or once every two days depending on the amount of food the fish eats.

Environment Specifics

A sandy substrate is better than gravel as this fish tends to like digging in the aquarium. For this reason plants should be suitably weighed down or the roots covered with stones to prevent being uprooted. Bogwood and smooth stones also make for nice features.

Behaviour

Aggressive and territorial, best kept alone or with large fish in a big tank.

Identification

One of the most colourful Snakeheads it is easy to distinguish from the others. This fish usually has brown markings down its back and sides with blue veins running through the top of their head, the rest of the body is generally gold and flecked with blue.

Pictures

External links

• Fishbase (Mirrors: )

• Seriously Fish