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MFK_23
08-20-2005, 11:38 PM
HEllo
I have heard that clown knives gain more spots as they grow older, however i see man large clown knives with only 4 spots, is it true that the gain more spots as they grow?
islander671
08-20-2005, 11:41 PM
HEllo
I have heard that clown knives gain more spots as they grow older, however i see man large clown knives with only 4 spots, is it true that the gain more spots as they grow?
If im not mistaken i believe they can gain, lose, and alter spots as they grow. i had one whose spots started to strectch out a little as he grew.
thefishofdoom
08-20-2005, 11:50 PM
or u can pay a little more for a royal clown knife those look better if u want a clown kife ill get a royal.
islander671
08-20-2005, 11:59 PM
or u can pay a little more for a royal clown knife those look better if u want a clown kife ill get a royal.
yea those royals are abosotly beautiful.
is that one yours?
i understand that their habits and temperments are very similar to regular clown knives as well. do they get as big?
thefishofdoom
08-21-2005, 12:02 AM
no they get to big for my tank but i want one whan i get a bigger tank got the pic in the seach on images google and yes they get as big iv seen them at full size in persone there really nice
FlammingWoodChuck
08-21-2005, 12:41 AM
i have had mine from like 4inch and he is now 11in and i have only had him for about 5months. his spots streched and on of em split in 2 but other than that his spots grew with him
thefishofdoom
08-21-2005, 12:43 AM
ya there so sweet ill get one when i get a new tank
wenjun
08-21-2005, 9:05 AM
royal knife are nice...
rayman45
08-21-2005, 10:20 AM
i have seen adults wit little tiny spots
and some adults with huge spots and plenty of them
all depends
snogard
08-22-2005, 4:32 PM
none of my three knives really gain any more spots. although it's true that as they grow some, not all will stretch and turn in to two spots. but their patterns are genetics. i have one clown that i thought started to gain more spots but i've read that their spots were there to begin with it was just smaller than the rest of their visible spots. would be nice to hear from someone who has a different take on it. :)
FlammingWoodChuck
08-22-2005, 4:53 PM
i found some of my kifes. the first one is the 11in one and the second one is the 6in one but i dont know y one is almost twice the size i bought them at the same time. could one be a female and the other male??? Both have always had the Biggest spots but now i can see all the small ones.
islander671
08-22-2005, 5:08 PM
I like the pattern on the first one. nice fish.
FlammingWoodChuck
08-22-2005, 8:25 PM
ty. he is 11in+ and he grew it all in like 2 weeks :WHOA:
snogard
08-24-2005, 3:45 PM
nice spots on that knife. yah about the size different, it could be apetite difference, and the bigger one obviously has a bigger apetite and also dominance. i have three and all three has different rate, depending on the month LOL.
this is an old pic. the smallest one is almost as big as the other two. but goldie is the largest of the 3.
what do you think of the formation. :D they know how to pose! :grinyes:
FlammingWoodChuck
08-24-2005, 6:46 PM
is that a albino knife???
STIGenome
08-24-2005, 8:31 PM
Wonder if I can mix knife with Aro???
snogard
08-25-2005, 1:20 PM
Wonder if I can mix knife with Aro???
i have one of my knife in the same tank with 2 S.aro and they're doing fine. ;)
FWC- its a gold knife.
Just1nK4ng
08-26-2005, 4:49 PM
If im not mistaken i believe they can gain, lose, and alter spots as they grow. i had one whose spots started to strectch out a little as he grew.
i agree
Just1nK4ng
08-26-2005, 4:49 PM
Wonder if I can mix knife with Aro???
yes they can :naughty:
islander671
08-26-2005, 6:14 PM
Wonder if I can mix knife with Aro???
normally you can as they typically occupy different areas of the tank during different times of the day, but i have had one bad experience which left my aro pretty beat up. but outside of this one incident i have never had a problem having these 2 species comm.
savagesam
09-08-2005, 2:02 AM
A quick question for the experts please? In the past couple of days my clown knife has shown a disturbing spot fading and I was wondering if it was normal or if he is sick in some way? The average spot has a white circle around each black center, and in the mornings the white circle is gone, but in the evenings it has returned. A bit weird. He looks a bit washed out is the best way to put it. Any advice appreciated.
savagesam
09-22-2005, 1:43 AM
Never mind, I figured out the problem. I had been medicating another fish in the tank & the medicine was too strong for the knife. Now that my gourami has passed on and the tank is free of medicine the spots have reappeared.
lissyb2003
10-19-2005, 4:50 PM
ive seen clowns with many varying numbers of spots
:iagree: it all varie's from clown to clown diet , captive breed, wild cout then locatin play a factor etc . still sad mine passed 7'' jumped out of the tank . :cry: lookin foward to getting another own when my arrowan tank takes shape :headbang2 :thumbsup: :nutkick: :cheers:
peanut
10-28-2005, 1:24 PM
they keep on changing
mine have 4 spots on them and they are 4 inches long
summer_rain466
02-13-2006, 9:32 PM
the clown knife is beautiful
MrHarris
03-01-2006, 3:31 AM
mine has 8 spots on one side and 6 spots on the other. been like this since he was 12-13"
paltik
03-05-2006, 11:54 AM
I bought a young Clown Knife, it has no spots in its body, will it grow spots as the CK grows? I bought it because of its sleek body with no spots. Are there Knifefishes that grows up with no spots?
Daniel Machado
03-06-2006, 1:12 AM
There's some variability in the number and disposition of the spots in CK. They're beautiful in every variant, though. My 0.02 ;)
Best regards.
Daniel.
fishnthings
03-06-2006, 1:15 AM
or u can pay a little more for a royal clown knife those look better if u want a clown kife ill get a royal.
clowns and royals are the same price at my lfs, 10.99 for a 8"+
is that a good price?