What location has the Snakehead fish been found that is not its indigenous habitat?
Is your pond in direct sunlight. The fish could be needing shade. My troughs are all 2 to 2 1/2 feet deep so the bottom was cool and shaded enough. When they were in a shallow trough only about 18 inches deep; I had to put a board across one end to provide shade and keep refreshing the water to keep it cool enough; especially in the summer. Do you have a circulating pump to aerate the water? As for feeding them; there are several foods that I would recommend. 1. Shrimp pellets. They are available at pet stores and Walmart. They are good for bottom feeders. 2. Flakes. They are good for top feeders. A lot of flakes are species specific and usually need to soften for some fish to eat them. 3. Dried worm squares. These were the favorites and most popular with all the species. They come in dried little squares that float on the surface and as they absorb water break apart. I usually squeezed them in the water so they got soft faster. Then the fish went nuts eating them. When the fish got bi
During the summer of 2002, several individuals of an exotic fish species called the Northern Snakehead were found in a pond in Crofton, Maryland, about 20 miles north east of Washington, D.C. The potential impact of this introduced species was considered so damaging that the event made national headlines. Officials posted signs encouraging anglers to kill any snakeheads that they caught.1 Source: Maryland Department of Natural Resources http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishingreport/snakehead.html Why so much press just for a fish? The Northern Snakehead, Channa argus, is no ordinary fish, biologists explain. It is a voracious top-level predator, meaning that it has no natural enemies, and could decimate populations of native fish. About 90% of its diet consists of other fish, though it also eats crustaceans, insects, and plants. In its native range it can live in water with temperatures
