rarer chitala species in captivity?

[predatorpassion]

Hi,

well I have been looking around and found that the only chitala "featherfin" knifefish are royals, and clowns (I love those fishes! :drool: :D ) but was wondering if anyone has/ or has seen these chitala "featherfins" in captivity

chitala ornata/ spotted featherback

chitala lopis/ giant featherback

and this isn't in the chitala family

notopterus notopterus/ grey featherback

I'm not looking at purchasing these or anything but just wondering if they have ever been seen in the home aquaria

thanks,
Shane

[gman]

I think the ornata is a clown, but I'm not sure.

[predatorpassion]

right, that is what I thought when I saw a pic of one but the spots seem a lot smaller then the spots clown knifes....

[thefishofdoom]

i have chitala ornata (albino version :D )

[predatorpassion]

wow, do you really :thumbsup:

good luck

any pics?

[thefishofdoom]

wow, do you really :thumbsup:

good luck

any pics?
ya heres one i have to take more and get clear ones.

[benzjamin13]

"Featherfin" refers to their dorsal fin which resembles a feather.

Chitala blanci aka Royal Clown Knife- The Spotted Featherback to science. Principally found in the Mekong Delta of Southeast Asia. Bred in Thailand as a food fish. To four feet in length in the wild. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, and insects.

Chitala chitala aka Clown Knife- A hardy animal that gets to four feet in length. East Asia, mainly the Indus and Ganges of India. pH 6.0-8.0, dH 5-19.

Chitala ornata aka Clown Featherback- Southeast Asia. To three feet in length. Looks like a svelte version of Chitala chitala.

Chitala lopis aka Mekong Featherback- Asia: Borneo Sumatra, Java, Malaysia and Thailand. To four and a half feet in length. Only occasionally imported to the aquarium trade in the West.

Notopterus notopterus aka Bronze Featherback, Black Clown Knife- Found all over Asia: Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia. A shiny bronze beauty when in good condition. To two feet in length. Important food fish.

Papyrocranus afer aka Reticulate Knife, African Featherback- West Africa: the Niger and Ghana. To thirty two inches in length.

Xenomystus nigri aka African Knife- Western Africa. To eight inches maximum length. Vies with the Clown Knife as most popular aquarium species of the family. Easy going, intelligent addition to peaceful tanks.

[benzjamin13]

Here's some pics of them

[benzjamin13]

One more

[predatorpassion]

nice photos... well I can't see them until I have 5 posts.... which I have now... and I am sure the pics are nice....

[kido]

i've got a 10" notopterus notopterus that been with me for about 2 years now :)

[predatorpassion]

cool... well I see the pics now and they are nice!

[Thomascl]

Great looking fish, Im looking foward to my clown getting big

[rottbo]

that pic with the little kid is hopefully how big mine will be i am moving mine into a pond in my basement where he wont out grow it