Gymnotus tigre

[ScatMan]

Nope, you got yourself a Zebra Knifefish. Gymnotus pedanopterus
Had one myself, still a great Knife.

so it is! i read that tigers have blotchy heads and mine is solid.

i don't mind it not being a tiger though, that's just what they were labeled. i think these look better!

thanks for the help!

EDIT: i also just realized fishbase is using the same pic for both species, so i don't know if i should trust that site... is there a definitive way to tell them apart by looking? i'd have to be a jerk to count the fin rays HAHA!

 

[Hoyo12]

so it is! i read that tigers have blotchy heads and mine is solid.

i don't mind it not being a tiger though, that's just what they were labeled. i think these look better!

thanks for the help!

EDIT: i also just realized fishbase is using the same pic for both species, so i don't know if i should trust that site... is there a definitive way to tell them apart by looking? i'd have to be a jerk to count the fin rays HAHA!

No problem.
The pic on fishbase is of a Tiger Knife. Zebra Knives stay much smaller, and will only grow to be about 6". Tiger Knives have a different pattern than a Zebra as well; not as solid "stripes" as a Zebra Knife's.

 

[ScatMan]

No problem.
The pic on fishbase is of a Tiger Knife. Zebra Knives stay much smaller, and will only grow to be about 6". Tiger Knives have a different pattern than a Zebra as well; not as solid "stripes" as a Zebra Knife's.

6"!!! i guess it's staying in my grow-out tank.
i can live with that. thanks again!

who writes the articles on fishbase, kids?