Channidae

Channa micropeltes

Afghanistan to Southeast asia

100 cm

26 C

7

8

Carnivorous, small fish

not a good community fish

Eggs are cared for by the male. Females may become swollen when ripe.

It will attack other fish. I had one and it killed a bunch of my fish until it jumped out of my tank and died. Keep a good cover on your tank. They are very interesting fish. They can breath air.