Indonesian snakehead
Channa micropeltis
- Tank length
- 420 cmabout 14 ft (165 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 26–30 °C79–86 °F
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Adult size
- 70 cm28 in
- Lifespan
- 10–15 yrs
Cute red-striped juveniles become a metre-long, extremely aggressive predator that must live alone in a huge tank.Cute red-striped juveniles become a metre-long, extremely aggressive predator that must live alone in a huge tank.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Acei cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- African butterfly cichlid
Indonesian snakehead may eat African butterfly cichlidIndonesian snakehead may eat African butterfly cichlid
- African clawed frog
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Agassiz's cory
Indonesian snakehead may eat Agassiz's coryIndonesian snakehead may eat Agassiz's cory
- Ajamaru rainbowfish
Indonesian snakehead may eat Ajamaru rainbowfishIndonesian snakehead may eat Ajamaru rainbowfish
Amano shrimpIndonesian snakehead may eat Amano shrimpIndonesian snakehead may eat Amano shrimp
- American flagfish
Indonesian snakehead may eat American flagfishIndonesian snakehead may eat American flagfish
- Angfa rainbowfish
Indonesian snakehead may eat Angfa rainbowfishIndonesian snakehead may eat Angfa rainbowfish
- Arfak rainbowfish
Indonesian snakehead may eat Arfak rainbowfishIndonesian snakehead may eat Arfak rainbowfish
Assassin snailIndonesian snakehead may eat Assassin snailIndonesian snakehead may eat Assassin snail
- Banded gourami
Indonesian snakehead may eat Banded gouramiIndonesian snakehead may eat Banded gourami
- Bandit cory
Indonesian snakehead may eat Bandit coryIndonesian snakehead may eat Bandit cory
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 26–30 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6–7.5 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 1–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Mekong basin | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | active | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | middle | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | predatory | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 10–15 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 36 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 304.8 | curated-v0 (needs expert review); minimum plausibility floor 2 × adultLength.max from AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |