My LFS in VA Beach recently got this unusual knifefish in that's labeled as a duckbill knife. $130 for it. It's definitely a Gymnorhamphichthys species.
Duckbill Knife?
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lol, need more info than that.Death Pony;4052014; said:
There are no Knives in that are a Gymnorhamphichthys species that have the common name "Duckbill Knife", how ever, there is a Knife with the Common name Duckbill Knife.
Parapteronotus hasemani.
Video, not mine. (Aka as a Dragon Knifefish, as said in the video)
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Need some pics if that isn't it, or a better description.
It was a lot paler than that. It's snout looked more pointed too. I'll get pictures next week when I go to turn in the job application. It doesn't like to show itself much.
Yeah, it looked a lot like that! What's their minimum tank size? I'm not getting it, there's no way I could justify or afford spending that much money.
Knew I'd guess it eventually, lol.Death Pony;4054161; said:
These guys only get to be around 10" at the Max, so a 55-Gallon would be a minimum, IMO.
Great Knife, but I don't blame you for not getting one because of the price, lol. $130 is more than I would pay for a Knife, but I like em cheap, lol.
Hoyo12;4055333; said:
Perfect size for my future plan! I'm either getting one of these or a centipede knife. It'll take a while before I can do this. Gotta get the gecko a new terrarium and a job before I can set the 55 up for aquatics.
lol, glad to hear it works out!Death Pony;4055408; said:
I have never had experience with this species of Knife before, but I have had experience with keeping a Centipede Knife, and I will say, they suck to care for, lol. They will only eat at night, complete darkness, normally only go after Bloodworms, and can get picked on by its tank-mates that are normally community fish. I had mine with Tetras and they ate its tail. Not a very 'gifted' knife, lol, but they lay on their side all day, motion-less. lol, of course it's your choice, but just thought I'd share my experience.
Hoyo12;4055424; said:lol, glad to hear it works out!
I have never had experience with this species of Knife before, but I have had experience with keeping a Centipede Knife, and I will say, they suck to care for, lol. They will only eat at night, complete darkness, normally only go after Bloodworms, and can get picked on by its tank-mates that are normally community fish. I had mine with Tetras and they ate its tail. Not a very 'gifted' knife, lol, but they lay on their side all day, motion-less. lol, of course it's your choice, but just thought I'd share my experience.
The only centipede I've ever seen just laid there too. The pelican is much more active! The plans for the 55 once the gecko gets a new terrarium or passes on (he's 12 years old) is either a crested gecko setup (I have some nice plants growing in there) or an Amazonia biotope. The aquarium route will include (in consideration);
-pelican knifefish
-Apistogramma viejita pair
-a group of whatever unusual tetras my LFS has in stock
-Panaque maccus, or whatever odd pleco my LFS has that stays small and likes my water.