Snakeheads – Science, Nature and Husbandry

over 60 species from all three genera of Snakeheads
German edition available
English edition available
Hardcover
detailed species section

About the book

They’ve been known for a long time, and yet they’ve only become popular a short time ago. Channa, or snakeheads, are exciting and multi-faceted fish that fascinate us both in nature and in our aquaria. The enormous variety of the species in the genus Channa really offers the right fish for every snakehead aficionado.

The author Dominik Niemeier has been interested in these fish since his childhood. He is considered one of the most accomplished snakehead experts in Europe. In this book, he sheds light on the subject from all sides, closes knowledge gaps, explains interdependencies, and offers new lines of thought.

In “Snakeheads”, the author elaborates on the members of the Channidae family from different points of view. In the first part, he covers their history, the classification of their natural areas of distribution as well as of areas where they have been introduced. He writes about possible endangerment and protection status, and sheds some light on different aspects of humans using them as food, game fish or aquarium inhabitants, among others.

In the second part, the book deals with keeping snakeheads in the aquarium. Among other things, the author discusses the ideal tank for Channidae, socialization with other fish, behavior, reproduction and breeding.

In the third part the author presents nearly all the species represented in the aquarium hobby, both those that have already been scientifically described and those still waiting for a description, in words and pictures.

Snake Heads - Science, Nature and Husbandry / Dominik Niemeier - Channa andrao, Enrico Richter

This book is intended for snakehead keepers, people interested in these fascinating fish, for scientists, nerds, and all other snakehead aficionados. If you aren’t a fan now, you will be after reading this book!

The book will be published in the beginning of summer 2022. There will be a German and an English version.

It is their individual character, their uniqueness – I’ve never been able to find that in other fish

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General information about Snakeheads

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Introduction

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Description

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Natural History

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Archaeology

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Classification

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Anatomy, physiology and sensory performance

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Natural distribution

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Distribution in alien areas

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Habitats

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Predators

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Endangerment and protection

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Human use

Snakeheads in the aquarium hobby

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An ideal aquarium for snakeheads

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Keeping snakeheads

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Reproduction and breeding

Species Section

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Aenigmachanna

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Channa

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Parachanna

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The Author

Dominik Niemeier has been active in the aquarium hobby since 1992, and has specialized in snakeheads since 1999. He regularly publishes in professional journals and gives lectures, including at the international snakehead fish meeting he organizes. He is an expert on snakeheads of world-wide reputation, and contributes actively to scientific papers in this field.
In addition to his involvement in various social media groups and forums, he runs the largest German-language website on the subject of snakeheads. In the meantime, he has kept and successfully bred most of the snakeheads known in the aquarium hobby, and even managed to breed some species that have never been bred in the aquarium hobby before. Currently he dedicates himself to breeding Channa barca in captivity, and as he was able to be the first to document them spawning he comes ever closer to this goal.
Since his childhood he has been actively and passively involved in animal, nature and species conservation, and he works as an animal (conservation) officer for the pet trade. This book on snakeheads was born from his desire to share knowledge about these unique creatures, and his hope that this will lead to more efficient protective measures for these fish families in their habitats and, at the same time, to optimizing the conditions for snakeheads in the aquarium hobby.