{"id":3267,"date":"2026-02-16T23:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/product\/chinese-red-snakehead-channa-asiatica-10cm\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:25:37","slug":"chinese-red-snakehead-channa-asiatica-10cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/?product=chinese-red-snakehead-channa-asiatica-10cm","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Red Snakehead Channa Asiatica 10cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Chinese Red Snakehead Channa Asiatica<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Care Level: Moderate<\/li>\n<li>Tank Size: 88 Gal (400 Ltr) min<\/li>\n<li>Temperament: Aggressive<\/li>\n<li>PH: 6 &#8211; 8<\/li>\n<li>Temperature: 22-28\u00b0C (72-82\u00b0F)<\/li>\n<li>Flow: Moderate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What We Like About This Fish:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautiful Markings<\/li>\n<li>A Real Standout Fish<\/li>\n<li>Stunning Colouration<\/li>\n<li>Manageable size<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Channa asiatica is a relatively small snakehead. This species is very intolerant towards conspecifics (unless a couple is formed) and other fish. Requires a seasonal drop in water temperature below tropical values<\/p>\n<p>Snakeheads have an accessory respiratory organ, which allows them to breathe outside of the water for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Snakeheads will need a strong, tight-fitting lid on their aquarium as they will sometimes jump or get carried away while hunting live fish.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Species specific aquariums are recommended as they are highly predatory and aggressive; although they can coexist with a few of the largest cichlids (Gars are usually a safe bet), large catfish, and various large Plecos. Tank mates should be chosen carefully and should comparable in size as adults.<\/p>\n<p>Snakeheads are ferocious, predatory carnivores and mainly eat massive amounts of live fish, but also eat frogs, insects and crayfish in the wild. In the aquarium they should be fed a constant supply of live fish, but they will also accept live earth worms, frogs, crickets, and dry foods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Red Snakehead Channa Asiatica\u00a0 Care Level: Moderate Tank Size: 88 Gal (400 Ltr) min Temperament: Aggressive PH: 6 &#8211; 8 Temperature: 22-28\u00b0C (72-82\u00b0F) Flow: Moderate What We Like About This Fish: Beautiful Markings A Real Standout Fish Stunning Colouration Manageable size Channa asiatica is a relatively small snakehead. This species is very intolerant towards [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3266,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[41],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3267","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-snakehead","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"group_of_quantity":0,"min_quantity":0,"max_quantity":"","exclude_order_quantity_value_rules":"no","exclude_category_quantity_rules":"no","combine_variations":"no","exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/3267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=3267"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=3267"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=3267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}