practicalfishkeeping magazine from great britain has an article that says you can put 3 to 4 clown knifefish in a 180g tank, the standard size of 72" by 24" by 24", is this true? i believe them because ive been on that forum before and they are sticklers for stocking. very helpful forum though. also, would it be possible to keep pictus cats in with them?
clown knives in 180g tank
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Its a matter of opinion but in my opinion is no. Clowns grow fast and will grow much larger than 24" if kept properly. Clowns are somewhat flexible but if a fish is longer than the width of the tank I think its a poor choice.
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I definitely wouldn't
someone on here has 2 that are 40 inches I do believe. of course they are in a huge pound, but they should reach over 24 easy.
plus I don't think they usually get along with each other but I coudl be wrong about that
someone on here has 2 that are 40 inches I do believe. of course they are in a huge pound, but they should reach over 24 easy.
plus I don't think they usually get along with each other but I coudl be wrong about that
ok. i guess ill stick with a black ghost knife, or a bunch of african brown knifefish. the article says that you should keep one, or 3 or more, since they fight. but apparently if you have three or more they wont. not sure why.
the picking on eachother is spread out like in a shoal the same goes for alot of fish piranha being an example
the article said that they only get about 10 to 20" in an aquarium. here ill get a link.
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=43
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=43
nitrofish1;2062115; said:
yeah, in the first year. ck's are some of the fastest growing fish i have owned. the 2 ive had hit 18" in under a year from 4-5".