clown knife, NOT for most aquariums, only the largest will do.

[Managuense]

http://www.oscarfish.com/viewtopic.php?t=24379

i realize that several members here have clown knife fish, so i dont post this to start a flame war.....we already have had a lot of those.

people should however know the potential size of the fish they keep.

 

[Mushroomman]

dude the link isnt connected

 

[Managuense]

there's a link to the thread - i couldnt get the picture to come up on its own.

pretty nice one though.

 

[Mushroomman]

nevermind i see it. yes i agree that people should reaserch the size of the fish they are getting. wow that fish is HUGE!

 

[420Loach]

holy smokes! thats a huge clown knife! youd need a pond hehe.

 

[SoulFish]

I have a similar picture to that of one that was caught here in florida, found it in a fishing magazine, ill scan it when i get a chance

 

[theeyrietrainer]

http://www.anglingthailand.com/data/pics/featherback/1(13).jpg
heres the link for the picture there. definately large. seen some ghosts at petsmart for a year now, theres like 2-3 jammed in a tiny tube and the tank is already too small for them! when will people learn...

 

[ClownKnifeKing]

for one your link doesn't work, for two ghost knifes and clown knifes are different fish. when will people learn?

 

[Igor The Cat]

And how did i know it was going to be mana starting this thread by just reading the title??

-Java

 

[knifefishfreack]

i am a knifefish fanantic and i know clowns need a 230 gallon tank to be comfortable. I used to have one in a 300 gall and he kept alive for around 6 years. I used to feed him a variety of live food. I bought him when he was about the size of my hand and when he died he was bigger then my arm. THey are a great fish if u have enough room. dont torcher these wonderful fish if u dont have room forget it.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

What did you do with the 300 gallon, knifefish? Must've been awesome with a clown knife...

 

[Biorium]

It would be really cruel to keep such a fish in a small tank.

They are meant to live free!! in the big, open spaces.

by the way, i heard red PACUs grow pretty big too.

 

[knifefishfreack]

Hey CAPSLOCK the clown died when i trusted my friend to take care of him for a week when i went on a buisness trip. My friend un plugged the filter by accident so it wasnt pretty. It happened about a month ago. I put 2 asian gars about 8 inches and a oscar. I thougt about moving my shovel nose catfish from my indoor pond but i didnt know if it was big enough. What do u thinik

 

[Desi]

i'd love to see a pic of your tank setup; like afull external shot; i can afford a big tank now; but wouldn't know where to keep it.

My biggest tank now fits perfectly into my living room wallunit (1 half is books and dvds, other half is alcohol bar and more dvds; in center my tank), so i'd love to see how you set up your tank knifefishfreak.

 

[knifefishfreack]

i actually have been downsizing that tank was drained about 2 weeks ago. i do miss it though.

 

[zombiegrrll]

i have a red pacu but when it gets too huge its going to a aquarium my hubs cousin works at so it can be admired there.

 

[denden]

that fish is a monster wow i wish i had a massive tank to house the monsters like that

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

i have a knife fish. its like 2 and a half inches. i knew how big they got when i bought it. i bought it when i still had my ten gallon tank. i kind of (accidentally on purpose) forgot to tell my mom how big they got so i could later talk her into helping me buy a bigger tank. i currently have him/her/...it? in a 30 gallon tank with intention of going bigger. i have yet to see it eat but ive had it for like 2 months and its not dead yet so it eats sometime.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

here is a picture of my clown knife. it doesnt even have rings around its spots yet.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

sorry the picture quality is so bad.