How To Take Care Snakehead Fish. If you have a water garden you should keep a stock of weeds and algae to dissuade them from munching on the plants. 2 Get a filter for the tank.
Fly fishing for Snakehead is also a great way to test your skills and its advised that you use a 3040 lb test fluorocarbon shock leader. Bettas do require some daily care but its minimal making them great pets for busy families and children that with adult guidance are learning to care for an animal. For many medium-sized snakeheads in the 30-40cm12-16 range tank mates should ideally be relatively fast swimming and robust fish.
This way your hooks will stick fish instead of nothing.
Remember this fish is an air breather and can live a long time out of water. As he gets larger you will want to increase his feedings. If you capture a snakehead fish. It is relatively simple to differentiate male from female Snakehead Bettas.