snakehead fish

[Nick89]

Is there any type of predatory snakehead fish that can be kept in a 55?? Without upgrading to anything bigger. thanks. And are they hard to keep? maintain. any info would be good thanks.

-AK

nevermind, didnt realize they were illegal. What other fish similiar to that could go in a 55 ?

[Fishguy2727]

Pike are similar. In the same 'style' of fish you have things like gar and bichirs.

[squirt_12]

How come snakeheads are illegal?????

[Nick89]

i searched for them on here and some people said they are illegal.

can gar's be kept in a 55 gallon? without upgrading?
-AK

[Drumachine09]

I dont know about the legality aspect, but i do know they are one of the most detrimental invasive species in North America. I wouldnt reccomend getting one. They get quite large from what i understand.

Also, if you do happen to get one, even if it dies, do not flush it.

[Nick89]

oh ok, in that case im just going to stick with my 1 oscar i planned. thanks again.

-AK

[Drumachine09]

Anytime.

GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!



Secret message????

[Nick89]

Lol what ?? secret message?

-AK

[squirt_12]

Yeah well i youtubed 'snakeheads' and well it came up with some really cool videos. I will post one if it wil work.
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Ok well this movie is AWESOME and it makes me want to get a fish like that. lol
But i will probably never.
lol

[Drumachine09]

Cool fish, but just make sure it has NO way to get into the ecosystem.

[squirt_12]

yeah thats for sure. It iwll take over!!!!!! lol
Where does it originate from????

[Nick89]

yeah id be afraid to stick my hand in the tank lol.

-AK

[Drumachine09]

I believe they come from china, but dont quote me on that.

[squirt_12]

o yeah well if they do then alot of very strange and different specied come from china. Like the pest the goby. The bay that i live near is infested with them and they are taking over. They may not be big but they eat all of the eggs. lol and they came from china aswell.

[Dave66]

They come from India and SE Asia, drum. When I lived in N. California, there was a huge flap about snakeheads in the Sacramento River. As cold and polluted as it is makes snakeheads one of the toughest fish around. And that, folks is why they are illegal to sell or posess in the United States.

Dave

[squirt_12]

O so i would beable to buy one in Canada???? I am not going to be but i was just wondering.

[Drumachine09]

They are often illegally imported, because aparantley, they are fantastic eating.

[squirt_12]

Yeah i saw the teeth that they have and it sorta scared me. lol
Well if i got anything like that then i would get a little school of phiranas. Ok well with phiranas (or however you spell it) what size of tankwould you need??? Like say a red belly???

[Drumachine09]

Red bellied Piranhas get very large, and need schools. I would say 300 with amazing filtration, but that could be a lowball.

[squirt_12]

HOLLY CRAP!!!!!!!! I knew that they got big but i didn't think that they would need to be in a tank that big. lol
Yeah scratch that off of my list.

[Nick89]

ive heard of people keeping them in 55 gallons in a school of 3-5, which i think isnt enough. depends how many you get, they have to come in schools so its going to have to be a large tank.

-AK

[Dave66]

They are often illegally imported, because aparantley, they are fantastic eating.

I've read in old books about natives being able to chop of two or three steaks off a snakehead before it sees fit to die.

Dave