Baby Clown Knife

[Sandybug36]

Hi I'm brand new here and I need some advice! Clown knives have always been one of my favorite fish and I finally decided to get one. I am picking up a little 5 inch ck tomorrow at my lfs and I just want to known if anyone has had any experience housing knives with lungfish. I have a 1.5 foot very docile african lung - once the clown knife hits about a foot would it be possible to house these guys together?

Also, what is the best stuff to feed young ck's? Blood worms? Sinking pellets? I hear something different from every store I ask!

- Thanks!

 

[Hoyo12]

Once the Clown Knife gets bigger, it will be fine to put in with the Lungfish. For a diet, they eat pellets, flakes, earthworms, Tubifex, Blood worms, Brine shrimp, ect. Variety is always best.
Good luck with your CK.

 

[Sandybug36]

Thanks I just love clown knives and I want some more movement in my 125! (They will be upgraded as necessary) My lungfish is awesome but quite lazy

 

[Sandybug36]

Also, would it be appropriate to grow the ck out with some pangassius cats, a senegal bichir, and a golden guarami(not a permanent resident)? He will be started in his own tank just in case but i would like to keep them all together in time.

 

[Hoyo12]

Probably not the Golden Gourami (Might be eaten), and it would depend of the size of the other fish. \

 

[Sandybug36]

Well like I said the guarami is just in there for now while he is still bigger then everyone else lol but the cats are around 4 inches and the bichir is around 5 so they are all small. There is also a medium size pleco in there but in my experience plecos can live with just about anything so I'm not worried about him. Basically the ck would be living with all fish his own size I just don't know if he would grow too fast for the senegal and the cats or if he wouldn't eat as well in a tank with these guys ???

 

[Hoyo12]

If he gets too large, or larger than them, he might eat the Senegal. He is the only one I would be worried about. But for now, it will work out. Seems like it should be just fine.

 

[Sandybug36]

Thanks Thats kind of what I figured. I have had other large bichirs in the past but never senegals, I have heard they are slow growers and don't get that big so he will probably be moved to a different tank as everyone else grows.

 

[Hoyo12]

Senegals do get a pretty good size of 12 inches, which isn't half bad. Bought mine at 3 inches a few months ago, and he is now 5 inches.

 

[benzjamin13]

Your CK and Lung should be fine providing they're both docile, but keep an eye on them when you decide to put them in together. Dietwise, they'll eat Pellets, Frozen, and Fresh. I don't really like flakes, but that's just me. And it also seems to be ignored by all the CKs I've ever had.

Senegals can reach an average of 12" unless it's an Albino which in that case, they tend to be more around 8"