View Full Version : clown or royal knife.. which one to choose..
guys, i'm actually planning to get another knife and i've choosing between a royal or clown.. i've had a clown before but i lost it last june.. which one do you guys think is better looking especially as adults? cast your votes please :)
one thing i'd like to confirm though is if clown knives do change spots as they grow older from your own experience? my first clown knife which i grew from about 8" to 23.5" tip to tip was with me for 6 years and its spots considerably changed..
here's a pic when it was about 12"..
and here's a pic last june when i lost him (for no apparent reason i may add).. measured him at about 23.5" tip to tip here..
has anybody experienced this change as well? i moved mine in a 400 gal pond when it was about 18" (no changes in spots at that time yet).. so i never really witnessed the gradual change of the spots.. i'm not sure if this is only because its in a pond?
also, do royals have a similar change in their spots as well?
Loubard
11-06-2005, 4:45 AM
I love the more solid look of a clown knife.
mkpeters6
11-06-2005, 11:53 AM
since i already have a clown knife (as well as you did) i would go with a royal, plus i like their different spotting pattern, just my opinion though
Zorro
11-06-2005, 12:00 PM
clowns look cooler
blacktip
11-06-2005, 1:16 PM
I have always thought Royals were cooler. If you can find one, I'd take it over a regular clown any day. Better yet, get both.
Clown's often have their spot patterns change, don't know about royals. I think royal look better.
Im4u2nV
11-06-2005, 11:00 PM
i have to agree...
Clown looks much cooler
thanks for the votes guys.. keep em coming ;)
FlammingWoodChuck
11-07-2005, 8:39 PM
here's a pic when it was about 12"..
Yours look diff then mine. the spots on your are all on the bottom mine are spread out over the body. here are sum pix. One is about 12" and the other is about 7-8inch
Mourinho18
11-07-2005, 8:47 PM
i voted clown
Steve_89
11-08-2005, 4:11 AM
Go for clown.
redbasser
11-09-2005, 12:16 AM
I voted clown knife.
ballsmcgee1234
11-09-2005, 1:47 AM
definately a clown knife....
PhullTank57
11-09-2005, 2:21 AM
sorry to hear to hear your clown knife loss... personally i'd choose a royal knife, just for the simple fact that they are more rare and uncommon than the clowns. Unless, of course... you come across a reg. clown that has something "different" about it?? like a different distinctive spotting pattern, for example. But that's just me. GL with your decision! :thumbsup:
wism_chan
11-09-2005, 8:21 AM
I still prefer clown knife.....
loach43
11-09-2005, 9:04 AM
Really like both but prefer royal over clown for two reasons:
1. Like the psychedelic pattern on a royal better
2. Less cliche to have a royal than a clown
Both are great though. I don't own a 300g + tank to have either one so I just make miniatures of them.
thefishofdoom
11-09-2005, 8:53 PM
i go for the royal personly because iv seen larg and small ones and they look asome i dont have one of my own but planing on geting one. great model's.
heres a pic of a royal
dangitseric
11-09-2005, 9:37 PM
Royals all the Way!!! :headbang2
Royals would be nice.... Oooo
thank you all for your inputs and suggestions :) ...
after much thought and reading all of the post here, i decided to go with the royal.. eventhough the poll shows clowns to be more popular, the changing of their spots as they grow is what put me off on them.. as with my late one, i really didn't like the result of the deformed spots that turned out.. anyway, i got a 8.5" royal with really nice spots, i'll post some pics as soon as i can ;) ..
again, thanks for all who took time in voting :thumbsup:
loach43
11-14-2005, 11:35 AM
Ya did a good thing! Notice that the poll shows clowns & royals neck & neck in the race for popularity after clowns were way ahead in the beginning. I voted Royal cuz they are more oddball. I'm guessing that most of the older & more jaded fish keepers went with royals for that reason.
Please show us some pics!
blacktip
11-14-2005, 1:46 PM
That's cool that you went with the Royal. I personally love their pattern of small lined spots. Let's see some pics.
snogard
11-14-2005, 2:11 PM
about spots changing, it'll depend on where it's located, if it's on the bottom, then the pattern doesnt' really change. but if it's in the mid body, then it does stretch.
i do like the clowns solid look. and look at the 2nd picture and count the spots on that baby! :D
about spots changing, it'll depend on where it's located, if it's on the bottom, then the pattern doesnt' really change. but if it's in the mid body, then it does stretch.
i do like the clowns solid look. and look at the 2nd picture and count the spots on that baby! :D
have you seen the pics i attached in the 1st page? that was my clown and as you can see its spots changed quite a bit.. all his spots were on the bottom.. i just really didn't like how it turned out..
snogard
11-15-2005, 12:50 PM
their spots are just gettin stretch out (yerpics). did you pick up the royal yet? how much does it cost there in the Philippines? compare Royal to Clown...
sypher
11-15-2005, 7:50 PM
i've only had clowns but thought it would be cool to get a royal... both are beautiful fish... :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes:
their spots are just gettin stretch out (yerpics). did you pick up the royal yet? how much does it cost there in the Philippines? compare Royal to Clown...
yeah, i know it did get stretched, that's actually what i meant when i said it changed .. but again didn't really like how it turned out ..
yup got the royal already, got it for a good deal though, cost me about $6 .. usually royals cost around $8 while clowns cost $4-5 here :)
their spots are just gettin stretch out (yerpics). did you pick up the royal yet? how much does it cost there in the Philippines? compare Royal to Clown...
but wait, you've got great looking clowns though ;)
snogard
11-16-2005, 2:37 PM
thanks! man the price of royals over there just makes me cringe. it'll cost me lots of pera over here. probably 4x more. make sure you get pics of the new royal. :D
I prefer the Royal Knife to the Clown knife as we have had the Clown here in Australia for awhile!
Thomascl
12-28-2005, 3:38 AM
I love the Royals but i would like to have one of each.
Thomas
rook45
01-11-2006, 4:28 PM
i like the clowns but if you want some thing more rare go with the royal
MichaelE
01-15-2006, 6:42 PM
thats a realy nice fish you got there
loach43
01-16-2006, 1:39 AM
Suddenly, after over two months of being behind, the royal takes the lead in the poll!
halofishboy
01-23-2006, 9:03 PM
clowns W00t W00t
dapike1979
01-30-2006, 9:48 PM
Royal for me! :D
narnia
02-07-2006, 9:55 PM
clown
triplethreat
02-24-2006, 2:09 AM
yeah get both, too hard to choose. i have one of each at about a foot long
MrHarris
03-01-2006, 3:35 AM
clown for sure
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