Parachanna africana - African Snakehead
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V X Y Z latin name: Parachanna africana, Parophiocephalus africanus, Channa africana
common name: Niger snakehead, African Snakehead
Family: Channidae
Continent of origin: Africa
Origin country: Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon,
Size: under 32 cm (12.6 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 200 litre (53 US gal)
Temperature: 22 °C (71.6 °F)
- 28 °C (82.4 °F)
pH tolerance: 6
- 7,5
Water hardness tolerance: 3
- 12 °dKH
Tank type: freshwater tank
Floor water column: bottom
Life span: 5 years
Behavior: aggressive
Care level: moderately difficult
Feeding: carnivore -
Similar fish in catalogue: Parachanna obscura,
Channa asiatica,
Channa ornatipinnis,
Channa pulchra,
Channa bleheri,
Channa marulius,
Channa micropeltes, ...
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Summary
Latin name:Parachanna africana
Parophiocephalus africanus
Channa africana
Common name:African Snakehead
Family: Channidae
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added: 30th Aug 2009
updated: 31st Jan 2010
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