Suicidal Snakeheads

[Concaj1]

Bad day today, arrived home from work to find my 7 inch Rainbow Snakehead dried up and dead on the floor, it had jumped through a very small hole in my lid.

Thought i would post to remind other Snakehead keepers to keep a tight lid on their tanks.

Sad times!

 

[techen]

Its common sense to always have your tank lids fitted so theres no gaps, Almost all fish are jumpers not just snakeheads.

 

[Concaj1]

yeah thanks for that! 1st time it has happened, I have 8 tanks and they all have heavy or weighed down lids, i had inadvertently left the feeding hatch half open,
I had her for about 4 yrs so gutted.

 

[techen]

Sorry for the loss

 

[nellynelly]

Channa are escape artists, you will need to ensure every gap is covered, even where filter comes into tank, most channa keepers have glass slats/sliders which cover vertually all gaps, but even then still they escape, Sorry to hear loss...I have said on many a thread about this, i recommend anytime you see a channa post with a newbie, tell them